Texas voter guide for college students
The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 7. The last day to apply to vote by mail is Oct. 25. Early voting in person is from Oct. 21 to Nov. 1. Full Story
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![Dance majors from the Department of Theater and Dance perform under a banner encouraging students to vote at the Union Building at the University of Texas at El Paso in El Paso on Oct. 25, 2022.]()
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Democrats running for Sheila Jackson Lee’s congressional seat debate who is best suited to replace her
Saturday’s debate came days before Democratic precinct chairs are set to decide who will replace the late Houston congresswoman on the November ballot. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D- Houston, gathers with members of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force at an event to mark the he 11th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on the House Steps of the Capitol in Washington on Dec. 14, 2023.]()
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Robert Kennedy Jr. will be on the 2024 Texas ballot
Despite objections from Democrats, Texas election officials say the independent candidate for president has enough valid signatures to be on the ballot. Full Story
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![Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee on July 26, 2024.]()
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In competitive South Texas legislative race, a fight emerges over a candidate’s Hispanic surname
The Bexar County GOP accused Democrat Kristian Carranza of using a Hispanic surname to appeal to the district’s largely Hispanic population. Full Story
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![Kristian Carranza speaks at the Lady Bird Breakfast during the Texas Democratic Convention in El Paso on June 8, 2024. Carranza is the Democratic candidate for state House District 118 in San Antonio.]()
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Ted Cruz touts endorsement from Kim Ogg, a Houston Democrat, in bid for crossover votes
Ogg is no darling of the left. She lost her Democratic primary in a landslide election this year after a number of intraparty feuds. Full Story
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![Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg speaks during a press conference regarding corruption in Lina Hidalgo’s staff at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Houston.]()
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Here are the Democrats seeking to replace U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Because Jackson Lee died after winning the Democratic primary, Texas Democratic officials will get to decide who replaces her on the November ballot. Full Story
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![Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner speaks to a crowd of supporters during an election night party at the George R. Brown Convention Center Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Houston. Turner, who is running for reelection, first became mayor of Houston in 2015 after winning a runoff election.]()
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Gov. Greg Abbott sets special election to fill U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s seat
The winner of the special election will represent the state’s 18th Congressional District for about two months. Full Story
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![The U.S. Capitol Building on the fifth day of the impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump, on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., Feb. 13, 2021.]()
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Voting Rights Act doesn’t protect coalitions of racial or ethnic groups challenging political maps, appeals court rules
In a lawsuit challenging redistricting in Galveston County, the 5th Circuit said the protections afforded to a single racial group don’t apply to multiple groups who collectively claim voting rights violations. Full Story
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Texas activist frustrates election officials with lawsuit about threat to ballot secrecy
Laura Pressley claims she found an “algorithmic pattern” that links voters to their ballots. But she won’t make it public. Full Story
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Colin Allred keeps Kamala Harris at arms length as he makes a play for the center
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who is facing off against Allred in his reelection campaign, has worked to tie Allred to Harris’ political record. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, speaks during a coordinated campaign kickoff hosted by the Travis County Democratic Party in Austin on Sunday, July 21, 2024.]()
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An “unrelenting” Sheila Jackson Lee remembered by Kamala Harris, former colleagues
More than 50 of Jackson Lee’s former colleagues in Congress, along with a star-studded lineup of national and local elected officials, packed the church sanctuary to celebrate her life. Full Story
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![U.S. Vice President and Democratic candidate for president Kamala Harris speaks during a service for Sheila Jackson Lee at Fallbrook Church in Houston on Aug. 1, 2024.]()
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Harris in Houston slams Trump as divisive and disrespectful
The vice president spoke to a historically Black sorority hours after the Republican candidate falsely accused her of avoiding her racial identity. Full Story
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![U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.'s 60th International Biennial Boule event in Houston, Texas, on July 31, 2024.]()
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Former Texas prisoners describe suffocating heat during trial over state’s un-air conditioned lockups
A lawsuit seeks to force Texas to fully air condition its prison system. Inmate advocacy groups say temperatures can push above 120 degrees in some units. Full Story
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Weak infrastructure, distrust make communication during natural disasters hard on rural Texas
When disaster strikes, Polk County Judge Sydney Murphy takes command of her county’s emergency communication channels, including a text service and Facebook page. Full Story
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![Floodwater accumulates in a residential area following significant rainstorms in Coldspring, on Saturday, May 4, 2024.]()
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Ted Cruz, Secret Service leader tangle at Senate hearing over assassination attempt
Cruz accused the U.S. Secret Service on Tuesday of making a politically motivated decision to deny former President Donald Trump extra security. Full Story
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The wait is over: Here’s our full 2024 Texas Tribune Festival lineup
We’ve added Nancy Pelosi, Janet Yellen, Lyle Lovett, Wes Moore and Daniel Lubetzky to our roster of more than 300 speakers across 100 must-see conversations on the issues facing our state and our nation. Join us. Full Story
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In Austin, Biden slams “extreme” U.S. Supreme Court
Biden asked Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to end to presidential immunity during a speech to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library. Full Story
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![President Joe Biden delivers the keynote address during an event commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library Monday, July 29, 2024, in Austin. Biden’s visit to Austin, originally planned for July 15, was postponed for two weeks after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally on July 13 in Butler, PA and comes only a week after he dropped out of the 2024 presidential election.]()
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Mourners describe Sheila Jackson Lee as a dedicated public official
The congresswoman represented her Houston district for 30 years. Several services are planned ahead of her Thursday morning funeral. Full Story
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Mayra Flores gets boost in training, resources as Republicans seek to flip South Texas district
Republicans view Flores’ race against Democrat Rep. Vicente Gonzalez as potentially competitive race. Full Story
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![Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Los Indios, and incumbent candidate for Texas’ 34th Congressional District at her watch party in Weslaco on Nov. 8, 2022.]()
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Most Texas adults support school vouchers, new survey finds
Most respondents agreed with arguments against paying for private schools with public funds — but ultimately favored creating the programs. Full Story
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![Students enter a classroom at one of the 11 Houston-area campuses of Yes Prep, a public charter school system serving 7,000 low-income students.]()
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