Experts say the Supreme Court is unlikely to strike down the law in its entirety. Texas’ GOP leaders have yet to produce a promised plan to replace it.
Emma Platoff
Emma Platoff was a reporter at the Tribune from 2017 to 2021, most recently covering the law and its intersection with politics. A graduate of Yale University, Emma is the former managing editor of the Yale Daily News.
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East Texas official arrested for alleged mail-in voter fraud involving 2018 Democratic primary for local seat
The indictments center on about 38 ballots or applications for ballots in a Gregg County Commissioners Court race. Experts say voter fraud is rare.
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Coronavirus in Texas
As Texas college towns emerge as coronavirus hot spots, universities try to keep students from infecting locals
In counties where four-year college students make up at least 10% of the population, cases have grown 34% since Aug. 19, according to a Texas Tribune analysis. That’s compared with 23% in counties with a smaller proportion of students.
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Reopening Texas Schools
State releases numbers showing low Texas public school infection rates, but the data is limited
The state’s first effort to publicly report coronavirus data from schools shows low statewide infection rates. Breakdowns by school districts should be reported next week.
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Reopening Texas Schools
With colorful masks and many new rules, Mrs. Hogan’s “honeybees” arrive for kindergarten
In-person classes resumed at Highland Village Elementary School on Tuesday. The youngest students wore masks printed with pepperoni pizza and Polly Pocket, adjusting to new safety protocols.
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Reopening Texas Schools
Many Texas students will return to classrooms Tuesday. Little will be normal.
As students across Texas return to schools for in-person classes, there will be masks, distancing and lunches eaten at desks. Many students will remain at home, joining in on laptops and phones.
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Reopening Texas Schools
Absent widespread testing, Texas schools have limited tools to prevent coronavirus spread
Coronavirus cases are inevitable as Texas schools reopen. The challenge for administrators will be preventing large-scale outbreaks.
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Criminal Justice
Judge won’t be removed from criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Paxton’s team had asked that the judge, Jason Luong, be recused from the case because the Texas attorney general’s office is representing him — along with about 20 other Houston-area judges — in an unrelated lawsuit.
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Reopening Texas Schools
Bucking local health warnings, two private religious schools are set to reopen in hard-hit Rio Grande Valley
Desperate to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Cameron County has ordered all schools to keep classrooms closed until late September. But state officials say local health orders don’t apply to private religious schools.
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Coronavirus in Texas
In shift, Texas begins publishing some data on coronavirus cases at child care centers
Without numbers on how many children or staff are in Texas child care facilities — which the state does not report — it’s hard to gauge the magnitude of infections.