It’s Election Day. Here’s what you need to vote in Texas.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. Here’s what’s on the ballot, what you’ll need to vote, how to get help and how to find election results. Full Story
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![Early voting for the primaries opened on Feb. 14, 2022.]()
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Federal judge tells Beaumont election officials not to harass or discriminate against Black voters
Claims of misconduct during early voting were raised in a federal lawsuit filed Monday by the Beaumont chapter of the NAACP, accusing election workers of scrutinizing Black voters’ identities and shadowing them while at voting stations Full Story
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![Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at Dan Ruiz Branch Library in Austin on Election Day. Nov. 3, 2020.]()
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South Texas, Abbott vs. O’Rourke, and Harris County: Here are the biggest things to watch for on election night
While the GOP focuses on the border and economy under President Joe Biden, Democrats are hoping to prove polls and political forecasters wrong by tapping into anger over the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the Uvalde school shooting. Full Story
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![Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O'Rourke, left, and Gov. Greg Abbott during a debate in Edinburg on Sept. 30, 2022.]()
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Federal appeals court releases True the Vote leaders from jail
True the Vote’s lawyers appealed a contempt order by federal district Judge Kenneth Hoyt to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, arguing the finding was in error and the pair should be released. Full Story
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![Catherine Engelbrecht, founder of True the Vote, speaks during a news conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 12, 2022.]()
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Bill Clinton stumps in South Texas for Democrats ahead of Election Day
Clinton traveled to Laredo in the morning to stump for U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and then went to the Rio Grande Valley to boost Michelle Vallejo, who is running for an open seat. Full Story
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![From left: Former President Bill Clinton, Democratic candidate for Congress in District 15 Michelle Vallejo, and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, at a get-out-the-vote rally in Edinburg on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022.]()
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U.S. Justice Department will again have election monitors in Texas
Federal monitors will be on the ground in Harris, Dallas and Waller counties on Election Day as part of the department’s regular deployment for major elections. Full Story
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![Super Tuesday voting at the Metropolitan Multi Service Center near downtown Houston on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.]()
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Don’t jump to conclusions as Tuesday election night results come in
If you’re keeping a close eye on the results Tuesday night, you should follow one overarching rule: Don’t jump to conclusions. Full Story
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![A long line forms outside the Randall's Grocery Store in Westlake Hills during Super Tuesday voting on March 3, 2020. Voters waited in line for up to two and a half hours at this polling location.]()
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Why Texas Republicans still oppose Medicaid expansion
More than two-thirds of Texans support Medicaid expansion. But on the eve of the midterm elections, the subject is still taboo for the state GOP. Why? Full Story
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Caught between feuding politicians, nonprofits shoulder burden of Texas’ migrant busing program
Texas has transported about 13,000 migrants to New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C. But in the absence of communication between the state and those cities, nonprofits are having to pick up the pieces for this mass movement of migrants. Full Story
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![Migrants transported from Texas arrive at the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City, New York on Aug. 25, 2022.]()
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Rural Texas is the state’s foundation. And it’s in jeopardy.
Downtowns are deserted, hospitals are closing, teachers are leaving. Every part of life in rural Texas is harder — but it’s worth saving. Full Story
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![Vehicles pass through Dublin in Central Texas on March 25, 2021.]()
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These 20 churches supported political candidates. Experts say they violated federal law.
Churches aren’t supposed to endorse political candidates, according to IRS rules. Across the country, churches appear to be doing so anyway. Full Story
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National political leaders stump through Texas ahead of midterm elections
First lady Jill Biden and U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy were in Texas Sunday to help members of their respective parties energize voters before Election Day. Full Story
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![From left: Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee; Monica De La Cruz, Republican candidate for U.S. House District 15; U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy; U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Los Indios; GOP candidate for U.S. House District 28 Cassy Garcia; and former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich at a press conference before a get-out-the-vote event in McAllen on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022.]()
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Texas churches violated tax law ahead of Tuesday’s election, experts say
Churches in Texas invited Beto O’Rourke and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to speak to their congregations before the 2022 midterms, raising questions about the effectiveness of the Johnson Amendment. Full Story
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State Rep. John Lujan hopes to beat Frank Ramirez and finally represent Bexar County in a legislative session
Lujan has twice won special elections to the Texas House — but he has never served while the Legislature met. Full Story
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![John Lujan speaks to people at his watch party on Nov. 2, 2021. Lujan won the election for State representative of district 118.]()
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GOP Congressman Dan Crenshaw says election deniers know they’re lying
The representative from Houston said fellow Republicans admitted behind closed doors that the 2020 election wasn’t stolen, and he warned that such messaging could dangerously mislead voters. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Houston, speaks at a press conference at the Capitol in Washington on Dec. 2, 2021.]()
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Panic buttons, automatic locks and bulletproof windows top the proposed safety rules after Uvalde shooting
These proposed requirements could take effect this school year after the Texas Education Agency takes public comment into consideration. Full Story
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![Two DPS officers test classroom doors and patrol the campus at Dalton Elementary School on the first day of school in Uvalde on Sept. 6, 2022.]()
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TribCast: What’s at stake for both parties in next week’s elections?
In this week’s episode, Matthew Watkins is joined by political writers Matthew Choi, Patrick Svitek and James Barragán for one last preview of Tuesday’s elections. Full Story
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![Adair Apple places an early voting sticker on her dress outside her home in Corpus Christi, on Oct. 28, 2022.]()
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Rio Grande Valley abortion clinic bought by anti-abortion pregnancy center
Whole Woman’s Health, which owned the building for nearly two decades, said they were “duped” after the doctors who bought the building sold it to the McAllen Pregnancy Center. Full Story
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![A mural on the side of the Whole Woman’s Health abortion clinic in McAllen on June 24, 2022. South Texans for Reproductive Justice and Planned Parenthood South Texas organized a rally at the McAllen City Hall hours after the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade. The landmark decision ultimately ended abortion rights at the federal level.]()
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State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, one of the most far-right members of the House, announces he’s running for speaker
The current speaker, fellow Republican Dade Phelan, is expected to seek the gavel again but has not made an official announcement yet. Full Story
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![State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, speaks to a colleague on the House floor on July 13, 2021.]()
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Republican confidence grows as they eye a South Texas congressional sweep
Democrats are spending big to stop Republicans from flipping two of the three key battleground seats that have historically gone blue. Full Story
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![Republican Mayra Flores is greeted by a woman during her primary night watch party in San Benito, on June 14, 2022.]()
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