Ken Paxton sues Travis County to block voter registration efforts

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Travis County to block an effort to register more voters before the November election.

The Texas Tribune and Votebeat obtained a draft copy of the lawsuit.

“Travis County has blatantly violated Texas law by paying partisan actors to conduct unlawful identification efforts to track down people who are not registered to vote,” Paxton said in a statement, confirming the lawsuit. “Programs like this invite fraud and reduce public trust in our elections. We will stop them and any other county considering such programs.”

Paxton took a similar step earlier this week when he sued Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, the state’s second most populous city.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Natalia Contreras contributed.

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