The ruling, made by U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez, immediately halted the state’s ability to investigate alleged cases of vote harvesting, such as the investigation into the League of United Latin American Citizens by Attorney General Ken Paxton.

U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez found that a key part of the Texas 2021 omnibus voter legislation is confusing, vague, overly broad, violates freedom of speech along with the 14th Amendment and there is no actual problem of illegal vote harvesting.

The ruling said Texas' ballot harvesting provisions were unconstitutional by being too vague, restricting free speech and violating the 14th Amendment

A federal judge has ruled that parts of a sweeping Texas voter security law are unconstitutional, and the state can no longer investigate voter assistance efforts as a criminal act.

A federal judge has ruled that parts of the Texas voter security law SB1 are unconstitutional, and Texas can no longer investigate voter assistance efforts as a criminal act. In a 78-page ruling, U.S.

The attorney general said he would move to block the order “so Texas can continue to defend its elections from bad actors seeking to undermine the ballot box.”