Ken Paxton's office sues to block Houston effort to encourage people of color to vote

Ken Paxton speaks during a conservative convention last year.

Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Gage Skidmore The Texas Attorney General's Office has sued Harris County election officials for get-out-the-vote efforts targeting Black and Latino voters in the Houston area.

The lawsuit, filed in Harris County District Court, argues that a social media ad campaign by the county constitutes reverse racism because it encourages members of historically disenfranchised racial groups to head to the polls.