Government & Politics

September 20, 2021

With Redistricting, Texas GOP Works To Cement Its Power Despite Changing Demographics

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September 20, 2021

Here’s Why Republicans Have More Power In The Redistricting Process Than Ever

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September 20, 2021

Why Few Big Brands Have Spoken Out About Texas’ Restrictive New Abortion Law

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September 20, 2021

With The State At The Center Of Political Universe, Another Texas Tribune Festival Kicks Off

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September 17, 2021

Ken Paxton Draws Another Republican Primary Opponent

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September 16, 2021

As Congressional Democrats Work To Pass New Voting Laws, They’ve Been Keeping One Eye On Texas

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September 16, 2021

It’s About More Than Funding: Digging Into Austinites’ Vision For A ‘Modern Police Force’

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September 16, 2021

To Win Back Latino Voters They Lost In 2020, Democrats Will Have To Address The Distinctiveness Of South Texas

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September 15, 2021

Next Step For Texas’ Foster Care Mess: A Summit Among State Agencies And Plaintiffs

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September 15, 2021

The Pandemic Has Put More Kids At Risk Of Sex Trafficking, And Funding To Help Survivors Has Dwindled

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September 14, 2021

People With Low Incomes Can Qualify For A $50-A-Month Internet Access Discount

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September 13, 2021

New Book Tells The Story Of How The GOP Became The Dominant Political Party In Texas

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September 10, 2021

Third Special Session Coming For The Texas Legislature

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September 9, 2021

After Halting His Execution, The Supreme Court Will Hear A Texas Death Row Inmate’s Case

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September 9, 2021

100 Years After Devastating Flood, Its Effects Are Still Visible In San Antonio

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September 9, 2021

Why The Freedom Phone Isn’t As Free Of Big Tech As Advertised

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September 8, 2021

New Special Session Agenda: Redistricting, Transgender Athletes And Potential Leeway For Vaccine Mandates

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People stand in line next to a sign that says "vote aqui here"
September 8, 2021

Lawsuits Challenge Texas’ New Voting Law. Do They Stand A Chance?

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September 8, 2021

Texas Is Underfunding Unemployment To Keep Business Taxes Low. Now It Owes $7 Billion And Counting.

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September 7, 2021

Justice Department Promises To Protect People Who Seek Abortions in Texas

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September 7, 2021

Democrats Say Voting Law Targeting Harris County Could Inspire A Backlash

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September 7, 2021

Meet The Legal Strategist Who Devised The Texas Abortion Law’s Most Unique Provision

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September 6, 2021

New Poll Gives Greg Abbott His Highest-Ever Job Disapproval Rating

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September 3, 2021

Looking Back On 10 Years Since Bastrop Fire, And What Central Texas Is Doing To Mitigate Future Disasters

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September 3, 2021

Texas Legislators Adjourn And ‘End The Cruel Summer’ –  But They’ll Be Back

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September 3, 2021

For The Past Year, Austinites Could Pick Up The Phone And Yell During Council Meetings. Not Anymore.

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September 3, 2021

North Texas Principal Faces Backlash Over Antiracism Efforts

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September 3, 2021

Millions Went To Gov. Abbott’s Wall Fund In August, But The Donor List Is So Far Opaque

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September 2, 2021

Legal Expert: In Banning Most Abortions, Texas Now ‘A Constitution-Free Zone’

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September 2, 2021

Can The Texas Legislature – Legally – Redraw New Political Boundaries? 

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September 2, 2021

20 Years After 9/11, Reflecting On America’s Failure To ‘Reshape The World In Our Image’

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September 1, 2021

Texas Now Has A Ban On Abortions As Early As Five Weeks. Anti-Abortion Groups Are Prepared To Enforce It.

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September 1, 2021

Six New Texas Laws You May Have Missed

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September 1, 2021

New Texas Law Removes Medical Procedure Approval Process For Some Doctors

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September 1, 2021

Texas’ Mask Fight Boils Over Into San Antonio Schools

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September 1, 2021

Fact Check: Diving Into Dan Patrick’s Claim About Vaccination Rates Among Black Americans

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August 31, 2021

More Than 650 Texas Laws Go Into Effect Sept. 1. Here Are 13 You Should Know.

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August 31, 2021

Passing Voting Bill Priority In Last Days Of Second Special Session

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August 31, 2021

13th Check For Retired Teachers Just A ‘Band-Aid’ Without Bigger Changes, Says Union President

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August 31, 2021

Orange County’s Running Two Hurricane Ida Shelters Amid Severe Coronavirus Spread

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August 31, 2021

‘I Will Never Tell Anyone There’s No Hope’ — San Antonio Afghans Who Helped US Troops Fear For Their Families

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August 31, 2021

Sexually Harassed At Work? It’s Now Easier To File A Complaint In Texas

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August 30, 2021

Abortion Activists Say Pregnant Texans Are Collateral In Senate Bill 8’s Battle Against Abortion

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August 30, 2021

Houston Parents Evicted, Separated From Their Toddler After Landlord Rejects Rent Relief

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August 27, 2021

Texas’ Republican-Backed Voting Bill Likely Headed To Gov. Abbott’s Desk By End Of This Week

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August 27, 2021

Day After Bombings, Tenuous Relationship Between US And Taliban Hopes To Keep ISIS At Bay

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August 27, 2021

New Medical Marijuana Law Goes Into Effect, Expanding Access To Cancer Patients And Texans With PTSD

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August 27, 2021

Ken Paxton Cleared Of Wrongdoing By … Ken Paxton

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August 26, 2021

Greg Abbott’s $2 Billion Plan For Border Security Gets ‘First Class Treatment’ From Texas Republicans

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August 26, 2021

National Security Expert Says Cooperating With Taliban A ‘Hard Pill To Swallow,’ But Essential For Safe Evacuations From Afghanistan

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August 26, 2021

Federal Government Offers Stricter Counts Of Offshore Oil And Gas Worker Deaths

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August 26, 2021

Podcast Gets At Heart Of Uproar Over Critical Race Theory With A Deep Dive Into Southlake, Texas

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August 26, 2021

Texas Churches Can’t Be Forced To Close, Ever, Under New Law

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August 25, 2021

New Texas Voting Laws, Overshadowed By Quorum Break, Set To Take Effect Next Week

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August 25, 2021

Fact Check: Is The Biden Administration ‘Not Even Testing’ Migrants Released By Border Patrol Into The US?

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August 24, 2021

Texas GOP Advances Voting Bill Following Democrats’ Return

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August 24, 2021

Permitless Carry Becomes Legal In Texas Next Week. Here’s What You Need To Know.

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August 23, 2021

Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Allows School Mask Mandates To Remain

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August 23, 2021

Here’s What You Need To Know About A Texas Bill That Aims To Ban Critical Race Theory

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August 23, 2021

One Lawyer Argues Against ‘Prison Gerrymandering,’ To Make Redistricting More Fair

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August 23, 2021

Texas Democrats Return Home To A New Battle: Redistricting

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August 23, 2021

Confusion Reigns In Texas As Legal Fight Over Mask Mandates Rages Between Local Officials And Gov. Greg Abbott

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August 23, 2021

For Some Vietnam Vets, Images From The Afghanistan Withdrawal Look Disturbingly Familiar

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Texas House members converse in the chamber, standing behind empty chairs with the Texas state seal on them.
August 20, 2021

Three Houston Democrats Return, Giving The Texas House Enough Members To Reach A Quorum

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August 19, 2021

Texas Has Long Offered Virtual Public School Options. So What’s The Problem Now?

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August 19, 2021

Texas Groups Are Scrambling To Get Afghan Interpreters Into The U.S. On Special Visas

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August 18, 2021

Hundreds Of Afghans Who Worked With US Troops To Be Resettled In Texas

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August 18, 2021

These Girls Represented A New Hope For Afghanistan. Now They Are ‘Left To The Wolves.’

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August 17, 2021

District Court Judge Sides With San Antonio, Bexar County In Lawsuit Against Gov. Abbott’s Mask Mandate Ban

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August 17, 2021

Dallas Superintendent Says Masking Policy Was Most Immediate Way To Protect Students, Staff At Start Of School Year

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August 17, 2021

Abbott Calls For Special Election On Constitutional Provisions

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August 17, 2021

Texas Election Bill Raises Concerns About Possible Power Struggles Between Partisan Poll Watchers And Election Workers

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August 16, 2021

‘It Just Didn’t Need To Be This Way’: A Former Ambassador To Afghanistan On US Troop Withdrawal

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August 16, 2021

Greg Abbott’s Appeal Is Still Strong In Texas, Despite Grid Failure And Stalled Legislature

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August 16, 2021

Texas, Three Other States, Will Play Key Redistricting Role In 2022

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August 13, 2021

Texas Population Growth, And Where It Comes From, Ensure The Redistricting Process Will Be ‘Messy’

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August 13, 2021

This Week In Texas Politics: Arrest Warrants For House Dems, School ‘Revolt’ Over COVID Protocols

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August 12, 2021

Greg Abbott’s Second Special Session Call Puts Political Pressure On Democrats To Return To The Capitol

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August 12, 2021

Funding For Texas Legislative Staffers Is Set To Expire Oct. 1. How Far Will Gov. Abbott’s Veto Go?

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August 12, 2021

What’s In the $1 Trillion Senate Infrastructure Bill For North Texas?

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August 11, 2021

US Sens. John Cornyn, Ted Cruz Vote Against Infrastructure Bill That Could Give Texas More Than $30 Billion

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August 11, 2021

Fact Check: Among The Rare Cases Of Voter Fraud In Texas, Mail-In Ballot Fraud Is Most Common

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August 9, 2021

COVID Surge Has Local Leaders In Texas Looking For Ways Around Gov. Greg Abbott’s Mask Ban

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August 10, 2021

Energy Companies Want Texas Taxpayers To Cover $6.5 Billion In Winter Storm Debts

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August 10, 2021

Austin Judge Signs Order To Block Arrests Of Democrats Who Refuse To Return To Texas Capitol For Special Session

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August 9, 2021

School Districts And Local Governments Weigh Bucking The Governor’s Ban On Mask Mandates

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August 6, 2021

After Big 12 Changes, West Texans Question Equity Of One Higher Education Fund

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August 6, 2021

Houston Chronicle Calls For Better Price Controls During A Disaster For Natural Gas

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August 6, 2021

Will Texas Voting Reforms Keep State Democrats in Washington? 

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August 5, 2021

Texas Democrats In Washington ‘Hanging On’ For Federal Voting Legislation Before Returning Home

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August 5, 2021

What Happens When Paychecks Stop At The Capitol?

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August 2, 2021

As Federal Eviction Moratorium Expires, Tenants And Rent Advocates Scramble To Obtain State And Local Rental Relief Funds

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August 2, 2021

Greg Abbott’s Executive Order On Migrant Transport Is ‘Wreaking Havoc’ In El Paso

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August 2, 2021

3 Reasons Why Jake Ellzey Defeated Trump-Endorsed Opponent For Fort Worth Area Congressional Seat

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July 30, 2021

Democrats Defend Walkout, Call For National Voter Protections At Congressional Hearing On Texas GOP Voting Bill

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July 30, 2021

Texas House Speaker Signs Arrest Warrant For Missing Democratic Lawmaker

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July 29, 2021

Gov. Greg Abbott Orders Texas National Guard To Help With Migrant Arrests At The Border

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July 28, 2021

Teachers Group Asks Governor For More Flexibility on Mask Requirements

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July 28, 2021

Criminal Case Against Texas Attorney General Hits Six-Year Mark

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July 28, 2021

Fact Check: Were 74K Fraudulent Mail-In Ballots Found In Arizona?

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