On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Alex, Ross and Miguel about how Texas is mourning George Floyd and protesting police brutality, and the group does a quick elections check-in.
Alexa Ura
Alexa Ura reported for The Texas Tribune from 2013 to 2023. She covered the complex dynamics of race, ethnicity, wealth, poverty and power and how they are shaping the future of Texas and Texans, in the long and short term. Alexa started at the Tribune as a reporting intern before graduating from the University of Texas at Austin and joining the staff full time. Originally from Laredo on the Texas-Mexico border, she is a native Spanish speaker and is based in Austin.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Three top Texas GOP officials who oppose expanding mail-in voting have each used it
Texas’ top Republican officials call absentee voting a recipe for fraud and are fighting efforts to expand it during the coronavirus pandemic. But the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general have all used the option.
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Courts
Texas on the hook for $6.8 million after long voter ID fight
The state plans to appeal the Wednesday ruling from a federal judge in Corpus Christi.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas Supreme Court: Lack of immunity to coronavirus alone isn’t enough for mail-in ballot
Although the court sided with state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s interpretation of what constitutes a disability, it indicated that it is up to voters to assess their health and determine if they meet the state’s definition, which could allow them to vote by mail.
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COVID-19 Recession in Texas
TribCast: How to vote in a pandemic and Texas’ record unemployment rate
On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Emma and Ross about the state’s recently released guidance for the upcoming elections, the reopening of water parks and the economic devastation faced by Texas workers.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas recommends people bring their own hand sanitizer to vote this summer
The secretary of state suggested that voters “may want to consider” voting curbside if they have symptoms of COVID-19, including a fever, cough or sore throat, when they arrive at a polling place.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Federal appeals court temporarily blocks voting-by-mail expansion in Texas
While a panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals put one federal judge’s ruling on hold, the Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a separate case aimed at limiting mail-in voting.
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TribCast
TribCast: Bars are back, but questions remain on child care and voting by mail in a pandemic
In this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Aliyya and Ross about the latest reopenings in Texas amid missed benchmarks, child care complications for low-income parents and swirling voting-by-mail questions.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Federal judge says all Texas voters can apply to vote by mail during pandemic
District Judge Fred Biery granted a preliminary injunction that allows all registered voters to apply to vote by mail during the coronavirus pandemic after finding the state’s existing election rules violate the Equal Protection Clause.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas Supreme Court puts expansion of voting by mail on hold
The state Supreme Court’s order comes one day after a state appeals court had allowed the expansion to stand while a legal case was appealed.
