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• Immigration policies hang in the balance as U.S. Senate prepares for fight over Ginsburg's successor

  by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune and Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica 2 hours ago

  President Trump hopes to quickly appoint a replacement for the liberal justice, and immigrant and civil rights groups are bracing for what could be years of losses in the high court. Full Story 

• Native American tribes in Texas rally to increase voter turnout

  by Trinady Joslin 2 hours ago

  Native American tribe members say mistrust of the government and a history of erasure of indigenous people contribute to a lack of voter participation. Full Story 

• Coronavirus restrictions and remote learning may hamper college student voter turnout

  by Karen Brooks Harper 3 hours ago

  Campaigns, political organizations and students at schools across Texas say they’re worried and frustrated that pandemic health restrictions are stymying efforts to register and turn out students to vote. Full Story 

• Republican dissent over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's pandemic response animates state Senate special election

  by Patrick Svitek 4 hours ago

  As Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther and state Rep. Drew Springer continue to spar ahead of Tuesday's election, Luther directs some of her harshest criticism at Abbott. Full Story 

• Analysis: Coronavirus splits Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his own party

  by Ross Ramsey 4 hours ago

  Voting in the 2020 general election starts in Texas in less than three weeks. But the governor's responses to the coronavirus have strained Republican unity. Full Story 

• As part of revived federal death penalty, Christopher Vialva executed for Texas double murder

  by Jolie McCullough Updated: 11 hours ago

  Vialva was the seventh man executed in the federal execution chamber this year after a 17-year hiatus of the federal death penalty. Texas, meanwhile, is expected to have a comparatively low number of state executions this year because of the pandemic. Full Story 

• East Texas official arrested for alleged mail-in voter fraud involving 2018 Democratic primary for local seat

  by Emma Platoff Sept. 24, 2020

  The indictments center on about 38 ballots or applications for ballots in a Gregg County Commissioners Court race. Experts say voter fraud is rare. Full Story 

• Texas surpasses 15,000 coronavirus deaths as cases, hospitalizations remain below July's record highs

  by Texas Tribune Staff Updated: Sept. 24, 2020

  The state also reported 3,840 new cases and 3,204 current hospitalizations due to the coronavirus. Full Story 

• Gov. Greg Abbott wants to raise the stakes for protesters during a divisive Texas election

  by Jolie McCullough and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff Updated: Sept. 24, 2020

  Abbott's campaign event came after a majority of likely Texas voters in a recent poll said that law and order is a bigger issue than the pandemic. Yet they were also more likely to say that racism in the criminal justice system is a larger problem than riots in American cities. Full Story 

• Most coronavirus cases among Texas public school students found in teenagers, data shows

  by Emma Platoff and Mandi Cai Sept. 24, 2020

  Data released this week shows that at least 3,735 Texas public school students who have returned to campus in person have tested positive for the virus — less than 1% of students learning in person, according to state estimates. Full Story 

• Health expert Peter Hotez warns of a third COVID-19 wave, says a vaccine likely won't come for another year

  by Shawn Mulcahy Updated: Sept. 24, 2020

  The co-director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children's Hospital talked during The Texas Tribune Festival about the hunt for a vaccine and how we can reopen safely. Full Story 

• More congressional action needed for strong recovery, former Trump economic adviser says

  by Mitchell Ferman Updated: Sept. 24, 2020

  Gary Cohn said another round of federal coronavirus relief funding is needed to ensure a strong economic recovery. Full Story 

• More than 3.5 million Texans have filed for unemployment relief since mid-March

  by Anna Novak and Mitchell Ferman Updated: Sept. 24, 2020

  The economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak has left the economy heading into a recession, with more than 3.5 million Texans filing for unemployment relief since the beginning of the crisis in mid-March. Full Story 

• Worried that flu season and coronavirus pandemic could overwhelm hospitals, health officials urge Texans to get flu shots

  by Aria Jones Sept. 24, 2020

  Health experts worry about testing shortages and crowded hospitals as flu season approaches in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Full Story 

• Foreign hackers compromise Hamilton County’s email system, raising election security concerns

  by Jack Gillum, Jessica Huseman, Jeff Kao and Derek Willis, ProPublica Sept. 24, 2020

  The malware attack, which sent fake email replies to voters and businesses who contacted officials in the Central Texas county, spotlights an overlooked vulnerability in counties that don’t follow best practices for computer security. Full Story 

• Watch state Rep. Sarah Davis and Democratic challenger Ann Johnson debate hurricane relief, flipping the House and more

  by Alana Rocha, Todd Wiseman and Justin Dehn Sept. 24, 2020

  In our “Split Decision” series, we asked the two attorneys about issues important to voters in this Houston-area district. Full Story