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Harris County, Texas ends ads targeting minority voters in settlement

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Democracy Docket
“Texas county ends ads encouraging minority voters, settling lawsuit”, Friday, October 30, 2026
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Harris County, Texas, agreed to end social media ads targeting minority voters to settle a lawsuit brought by the Texas Attorney General's Office. The Texas Attorney General's Office had accused the county of running a racially discriminatory get-out-the-vote campaign.1

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Sources

  1. Democracy Docket, https://democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-county-ends-ads-encouraging-minority-voters-to-settle-lawsuit · Friday, October 30, 2026

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