Hearing held Monday in Paxton’s lawsuit against Bexar County over voter registration form mailouts [Video]

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — A Bexar County judge heard the state of Texas’ case for a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit against Bexar County over voter registration forms.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Bexar County to block an effort to register more voters before the November election. This came after Bexar County commissioners approved a contract with a non-partisan company to send forms by mail to residents of the county.

Monday, a temporary restraining order intended to prevent the county from mailing the forms was denied by the judge. Bexar County officials say they already sent them to resident last Tuesday. 

Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai said he decided to implement the voter registration program because voter turnout has been low in the area he oversees, which includes underserved areas.

“I want to make it …