The Latest Breaking News from Trudy Hancock

Feds subpoena Texas counties for voters’ records

At least three Texas counties were contacted this week by the Department of Homeland Security for detailed records about individual voters.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 10

Texas lawmakers to consider restoring limits on late voter registration changes

Legislation pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott would bar voters at the polls from immediately casting a ballot based on a last-minute update to their address.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 25, 2025

Brazos County election officials feel the strain of unrelenting scrutiny from right-wing skeptics

Voting went well in the presidential election, but Trudy Hancock and her staff are still fielding questions. And the answers don’t seem to matter.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 15, 2024

How Texas counts ballots and keeps elections secure

From election equipment to ballot counting and storage, Texas elections officials follow a long list of laws and procedures to ensure free and fair elections.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 4, 2022

No, Texas voting machines aren’t switching your votes

Sensitive touch screens aren’t always user friendly and make it easy for voters to accidentally select the wrong candidate. Voters should carefully review their ballots before submitting them.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 28, 2022

Election staff abruptly quits, upending rural Texas county

The entire elections staff in a rural Texas county has quit less than three months before November's midterm elections

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022