Analysis: Texas voters elect to stay the course
If you're going by the numbers of Republican and Democratic winners, nothing really happened in the general election in Texas this year. But there's a lot beneath the numbers. Full Story
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![A view of the state capitol on Election Day. Nov. 3, 2020.]()
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A controversial rule limiting housing options for homeless Texans with criminal records was softened, but it still worries advocates
The regulation applies to new supportive housing projects, which provide subsidized homes and social services. Gov. Greg Abbott still needs to approve the rule by Dec. 1. Full Story
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![Tents at the state-run homeless encampment off of U.S. Highway 183 in Austin on Feb. 25, 2020.]()
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Texas schools still failing special education students, federal review finds
The state isn't showing that it is ensuring students with disabilities, especially those with dyslexia, are getting the extra help they need, federal education officials said, echoing findings from a 2018 investigation. Full Story
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![Instructor's Aid, Nicole Johnson, walks JoAnn Zavala's pre-K students down the hall to music class, their first "specials" visit for the day, on Sept. 5, 2019.]()
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Republicans maintain majority on Texas education board
Democrats targeted three seats on the Republican-dominated board and won one of them this week. Republicans won the other two seats. Full Story
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![Desks are spaced out in a classroom at Ott Elementary School on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 in San Antonio. The arrows on the floor indicate the direction for students to walk to control the flow of traffic through the classroom.]()
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Masks, lines and clear skies: Photos from Election Day in Texas
Photographers for The Texas Tribune spent Election Day (and much of the night) capturing the experience of casting votes in a pandemic. Full Story
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![Barbara Boyle poses for a portrait after voting at Sugar Lakes Clubhouse on Election Day in Sugar Land on Nov. 3, 2020.]()
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Whistleblowers say Texas AG's office retaliated against them — placing an armed guard in the office — after they reported Ken Paxton
In formal complaints, six whistleblowers allege they were retaliated against after reporting Paxton — with a “hostile” work environment that included being kept from attending important meetings and empty cardboard boxes delivered near their offices. Full Story
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![Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke to the Republican convention delegates in 2018.]()
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Democrats hoped high turnout would usher in a blue wave across Texas. It didn’t.
In Texas, at least 66% of the 17 million registered voters cast ballots in the 2020 general election. That’s 6.6 percentage points higher than total turnout in 2016. Full Story
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![Voters wait in line to vote at the Austin Central Library, prior to polls opening on Election Day 2020. Nov. 3, 2020.]()
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Joe Biden’s struggles along the Texas border raise questions about Democrats’ outreach there
Democrats once again won a large number of counties along or near the Texas-Mexico border, but by narrower margins than in recent elections. That showing played a big role in disappointing results for the state’s Democrats. Full Story
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![Curbside early voting at Brownsville's Main Branch Library on Oct. 21, 2020.]()
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Texas 2020 elections: 815 Texas mail-in ballots recovered and sent to counties in USPS sweep
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan earlier Wednesday ordered the agency to conduct two sweeps of processing facilities in the state for returned mail-in ballots that were postmarked by Tuesday. Full Story
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![Supporters of President Donald Trump outside of the Metropolitan Multi-Services Center during Election Day in Houston on Nov. 3, 2020.]()
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State Rep. Dade Phelan says he has votes to become speaker of Texas House
Phelan, a Republican from Beaumont, made the announcement the morning after the GOP maintained its control of the lower chamber in the 2020 elections. Full Story
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![State Rep. Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, announces he has the votes to be elected the next speaker of the Texas House at a press conference at the Capitol in Austin on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020.]()
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TribCast: What a bad night for Texas Democrats means for the future
In this week's episode, Matthew talks to Ross, Abby and Patrick about Democrats falling short of their goals for Texas and the latest on the race for state House speaker. Full Story
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![Voters wait to cast their ballots at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center in Houston on Election Day. Nov. 3, 2020.]()
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Texas Republicans fighting off Democrats in battleground congressional races
Several Republican wins in U.S. House races came near the end of an election cycle in which Texas was the centerpiece of a Democratic offensive. Full Story
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![Newly elected Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during the 116th Congress on the house floor at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3, 2019.]()
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El Paso officials attribute Nov. 4 single-day record coronavirus case count to data backlog
Cases continued rising as a state district judge heard arguments Wednesday over a shutdown order issued by El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego. Judge William Moody said he would render a decision later this week on whether to temporarily halt the county order. Full Story
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![Residents wait in line at a COVID-19 testing site at the University of Texas at El Paso on Election Day in El Paso on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.]()
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Texas Republicans decline to condemn President Trump's premature declaration of victory while votes are still being counted
Texas’ top Republican congressional leaders are mostly staying silent after President Donald Trump prematurely and falsely declared victory early Wednesday morning as votes continue to be counted in multiple battleground states, including Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Full Story
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![President Donald Trump spoke about early results from the 2020 U.S. presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington on November 4, 2020.]()
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Republicans appear to keep majority of Texas House
Texas Republicans appeared to have fended off a well-financed Democratic effort to gain a majority in the Texas House. Full Story
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Jim Wright wins Texas Railroad Commission race, extending decades of Republican dominance on the oil and gas regulating board
Wright defeated Democrat Chrysta Castañeda. The commission's elected, three-member board has been entirely Republican for at least 25 years. Full Story
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![James "Jim" Wright defeated incumbent Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton in the Republican Primary.]()
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Analysis: Texas voters still fly a red political flag
Texas Republicans might not be able to do everything their most ardent partisans would like, but Tuesday's election left them in the driver's seat in what remains a GOP-controlled state government. Full Story
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![Flags wave on Election Day at a merchandise stand in Kingwood owned by resident Homer Price.]()
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Democrats' hopes of flipping Texas again fall short as Republicans dominate the state's 2020 elections
This year proved another disappointment for Texas Democrats, who underperformed the high expectations they had set for themselves, particularly in a hotly contested battle for dominance in the Texas House. Full Story
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President Donald Trump wins Texas, Republican John Cornyn wins another Senate term
Texans were poised to set a record for voter turnout with Tuesday's election. Voters cast ballots in a litany of races, from president and U.S. Senate to seats in the Texas House. Full Story
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![Will Cash waves a Trump flag for motorists outside the Kingwood Community Center on Election Day. He and his friends biked around Kingwood with flags to show support.]()
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John Cornyn defeats MJ Hegar to retain U.S. Senate seat
Hegar called Cornyn and conceded within minutes of the race being called, according to both campaigns. Cornyn gave a victory speech shortly after 9 p.m. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, visited College Station on Oct. 28, 2020, as part of his statewide bus tour. Cornyn was also joined by Rick Perry and Pete Sessions at this campaign stop.]()
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