The past and future of the Voting Rights Act in Texas
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Dan Patrick picks sides in Texas attorney general, Railroad Commission GOP runoffs
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday threw his support behind state Sen. Mayes Middleton in the GOP primary…
Ken Paxton narrowly leads John Cornyn in new poll of Texas’ Senate GOP runoff
Attorney General Ken Paxton leads Sen. John Cornyn by three percentage points in a new poll of Texas’…
Voting Rights Act ruling could change representation on city councils, school boards across Texas
This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access.…
Nearly 96,000 students receiving Texas school voucher award notices
By May 6, roughly 96,000 students will have received notices that they can participate in Texas’ school voucher…
San Antonio school districts reveal costs of new seat belt requirements
Local school districts say it’s not “financially feasible” to install three-point seat belts on all school buses, even…
Civil rights groups sue to stop Texas immigration law
A group of civil rights organizations on Monday filed a new lawsuit seeking to stop parts of the…
Will Texas turn blue this year? – Houston Public Media
State Sens. Sarah Eckhardt and Nathan Johnson discuss the future of the Democratic Party in Texas during the…
Who is running and what to know
In this rare clash of sitting incumbents, Houston Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee are squaring off…
How the Voting Rights Act reshaped Texas’ electoral maps by empowering voters, candidates of color
In 2002, U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla, a Republican, nearly lost his South Texas seat to Democrat Henry Cuellar.…
Gov. Greg Abbott’s viral post compares Texas cities to celebrities
Gov. Greg Abbott is no stranger to sparking debate on social media, but in his latest post, he…
One of America’s Most Prolific Far-Right Political Donors Has All But Disappeared
These were once the months of Farris Wilks, the time when the far-right billionaire’s fortune would shape Texas…