Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos delivered the keynote address at the first annual Keynote Dinner for the Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The Center focuses on cross-border research involving trade, economics, energy, and education between Texas and Mexico.
Rolando Pablos, Texas Secretary of State; Southern Methodist University, Host institution; Mission Foods, Center partner
Republican strategist Karl Rove said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will lose his U.S. Senate race if he refuses to debate Democratic opponent state Rep. James Talarico. Paxton has not agreed to any proposed debates, while Talarico has accepted invitations to debates scheduled for Oct. 6 in Dallas and Oct. 13 in Austin.
Karl Rove, Republican strategist; Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, Senate candidate; James Talarico, State representative, Senate candidate and 2 more
The Texas Secretary of State announced that mailing of new voter registration certificates is delayed due to ongoing redistricting litigation. Previously-issued cards expired December 31, 2011, but existing voter registrations remain valid. Dallas County residents had until October 5 to register or update their address for the November 3 general election.
Texas Secretary of State, state official announcing registration certificate delays; Dallas County, county administering voter registration