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Celia Israel

State representative, D-Austin

State Rep. Celia Israel, D-Austin serves as vice chair of the elections committee and is a member of the transportation committee. She is second vice chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus and works as a Realtor.

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The Texas voting system needs immediate repair

By Celia Israel,

Texas, we’ve got a problem — a serious problem. A large part of our election technology across Texas is past its recommended useful life of 10 years. On top of that, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security says Russia tried to hack our state's election infrastructure.