Entity: Texas - Harris County

Records Request to Harris County, Texas, for Records Reflecting Requests to Inspect Voted Ballots Made by Members of the Public

November 30, 2022
Records request to Harris County, Texas, seeking records of requests to inspect voted ballots made by members of the public. In August 2022, Attorney General Paxton issued an opinion effectively enabling broad third-party access to voted ballots soon after counting.

Records Request to Harris County, Texas, for Communications Regarding AG Paxton’s Opinion Enabling Near-Immediate Third-Party Access to Ballots

November 21, 2022
Records request to Harris County, Texas, seeking communications regarding Attorney General Ken Paxton’s opinion enabling third-party access to ballots soon after they are counted.

American Oversight Launches Investigation into Texas Election ‘Audit’

October 6, 2021
“As we’ve seen in Arizona, these phony audits have nothing to do with election security and are intended to perpetuate false claims of voter fraud to justify new restrictions on voting,” said American Oversight's executive director.

Records Request to the Harris County, Texas, Commissioners Court for Communications Sent to Specific Individuals Regarding 2020 General Election ‘Audit’

October 5, 2021
Records request to the Harris County, Texas, Commissioners Court seeking the sent communications of officials to specific external individuals concerning the Texas Secretary of State’s “full forensic audit” of the 2020 general election results in Dallas, Harris, Tarrant, and Collin counties.

Records Request to the Harris County, Texas, Elections Department Seeking Sent Communications Concerning the Audits of the 2020 Election Results

October 5, 2021
Records request to the Harris County, Texas, Elections Department seeking the sent communications of select officials concerning the Texas Secretary of State’s “full forensic audit” of the 2020 general election results in Dallas, Harris, Tarrant, and Collin counties.

Records Request to Harris County, Tex., for Assessments of 2021 Winter Storm’s Impact on Imprisoned Population

March 18, 2021
Public records request to the Harris County Sheriff's Office seeking assessments of the impact of the February 2021 power crisis caused by a winter storm on county jail population.

Records Request to Harris County, Tex., for Complaints Submitted in Any Harris County Jail During 2021 Winter Storm

March 18, 2021
Public records request to the Harris County Sheriff's Office seeking complaints submitted by the people detained in any Harris County jail during the February 2021 crisis caused by a winter storm.

Harris County, Texas, Email Communications with External Groups

November 20, 2020
Emails produced by County Clerk's Office of Harris County, Texas, in response to American Oversight's request for communications with external entities including state and local Republican parties.

Investigations Update: Poll Watchers, Vaccine Communications, and Continued Political Interference in Pandemic Response

October 27, 2020
See the latest in our investigations into state elections operations, political interference in the pandemic response, and the executive order to cease federal diversity and inclusion training.

Records Request to Harris County, Tex., Seeking Communications with External Entities

October 26, 2020
Open records request to the Harris County Elections Department seeking communications from external entities regarding election administration.