TribCast: Are Texasβ voter systems ready for a contentious election?
Votebeat's Natalia Contreras joins TribCast to explain the state of Texasβ voter rolls one month before election day.
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The Distance Between Dying and Death
Jamaal Howard and I are close. Wednesday, Jamaal and I will be in the execution chamber together in Huntsville. More than likely, only I will…
Read full article βDemocrat Jon Rosenthal outraises Bo French in Railroad Commission race in latest report
A big chunk of Rosenthalβs haul came after Frenchβs racist social media comments following a UT-Austin football game went viral.
Read full article βGreg Abbott outraises Gina Hinojosa but burned through much of his campaign cash in Texas governorβs race
Abbott outspent Hinojosa 6-to-1 from July to late September, but the governorβs narrow polling lead was largely unchanged as he tapped a war chest that…
Read full article βSouth Texas Is Moving On from Trump
Ten years after Donald Trump was first elected President, the Republican Party has placed its chips on a region that would have made little sense…
▶️ Watch →In new San Antonio district, law enforcement Democrat and GOP Air Force vet upend partisan script
The 35th Congressional District was redrawn to elect a Republican, but Latino votersβ brewing leftward shift has put the seat in play for Democrat Johnny…
Read full article βTexas college campus protest law faces First Amendment challenge
A federal appeals court will consider whether restrictions on protests at Texasβ public universities and colleges violate constitutional rights.
Read full article βThese are the most competitive November races and where they are up and down Texasβ midterm ballot
Texas has an unusually large slate of competitive races for the state Legislature and U.S. House this year. Hereβs our list of contests to watch.
Read full article βKen Paxton raises personal-best $18 million in third quarter for Texasβ U.S. Senate race
The attorney general more than doubled his second-quarter haul, but still is well short of past totals posted by Democrat James Talarico, who has yet…
Read full article βTexasβ glitchy voter registration system makes it harder to clear backlog, election officials say
Frustrated officials say βunacceptableβ technology glitches with Texasβ TEAM system are impeding work to resolve a backlog of hundreds of thousands of records.
Read full article βHarris Countyβs cashless bail policy for misdemeanors upheld
The policy dates to a 2019 settlement after the countyβs cash bail system was found to exacerbate poverty while not βmeaningfullyβ promoting public safety.
Read full article βItβs Time for the Catholic Church to Distribute the Loaves
I was 7 years old the first time I put on the vestments. White surplice over red cassock, the fabric stiff and foreign against skin…
Read full article βHasan Pikerβs UT Appearance Put Campus Protection Act to the Test
Austinites who expected overwhelming turnout and chaos on Wednesday for the appearance of the leftist political streamer Hasan Piker at the University of Texas at…
Read full article βTexas city charges $2 million for Flock records as agencies make it harder to see how cameras are used
High invoices and challenges to accessing data on how departments use the surveillance cameras have hindered requests by privacy advocates and journalists.
Read full article βAngela Paxtonβs Message: Elect the Elephant at All Costs
When Angela Paxton spoke to a room of Republican women in Texas in September, she named her speech βThe Elephant in the Room.β The elephant,…
Read full article βA Blue Wave Could Sweep Greg Abbottβs Handpicked Houston Judges Out of Office
In Texasβ most populous county, the judges who preside over the roughly 50 felony and misdemeanor criminal courts have been riding a political tiger for…
Read full article βTexas Tells Students to Report Threats. It Should Give Us a Seat at the Safety Table.
This fall, Texas students are receiving a serious message: If you see or hear a threat, do not make it, do not share it and…
Read full article βInside Downballot Demsβ Effort to Flip Texasβ Key County Battleground
On an August day in Fort Worth, when the temperature will reach the high 90s before noon, Tiffany Burks is counting door hangers. Volunteers have…
▶️ Watch →Houstonβs βLiving Archiveβ of Migration
The first thing you see when you walk in is a dark wooden dresser covered with a white lace cloth, dozens of family photographs lying…
Read full article βA Texas Soldierβs Death Casts Doubt on Federal Whistleblower Protections
When they found Adrian Martinez in his room at Schofield Barracks, his things had already been packed in boxes. His trip to Houstonβpaid for with…
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