Texas and other states are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, one that’s preying disproportionately on unvaccinated people.
Ross Ramsey
Ross Ramsey co-founded The Texas Tribune in 2009 and served as its executive editor until his retirement in 2022. He wrote regular columns on politics, government and public policy. Before joining the Tribune, he was editor and co-owner of Texas Weekly. He did a 28-month stint in government with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Before that, he reported for the Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Times Herald, as a Dallas-based freelancer for regional and national magazines and newspapers, and for radio stations in Denton and Dallas.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Analysis: Texas Democrats may find themselves in the wilderness of wandering public attention
The legislative Democrats who decamped from Texas to Washington, D.C., to block a voting bill need public attention to pull the argument their way — and that’s going to be harder to get after last week’s first news of their quorum-busting.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Analysis: Texas legislators are fighting ferociously — and for voters’ attention
Texas lawmakers are battling over voting laws — pushing people into late hearings and walking out on the proceedings in Austin — and hoping their voters will appreciate the ferocity.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Analysis: There’s plenty still to play out ahead of 2022, but Greg Abbott is starting to run up the score
With a big endorsement and a record-setting fundraising period behind him, Texas’ governor is in a political sweet spot.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Analysis: A “special” session of culture wars, politics and unfinished business
The agenda for the special session that begins today previews some of the issues you’re likely to hear about during the 2022 election cycle.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Analysis: The noisiest branch of Texas government goes into overtime
Special sessions are tempting for governors, but they’re risky. Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest attempt — starting Thursday — might go better if it’s relatively short.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Analysis: A critical culture war over how to teach history
The fight over critical race theory is thriving in Texas, and could make an appearance in the special legislative session that starts next week.
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TribCast
TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters on how Texans feel about immigration, voting, Greg Abbott and more
In this edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Joshua Blank, James Henson and Daron Shaw about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and what voters are thinking about issues argued in the Legislature, immigration and border security, voting law and the pandemic.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Analysis: A majority of Texas voters isn’t enough to sway a Republican state government
The Texas Legislature has a Republican majority, and knowing what most voters want isn’t the best way to predict what lawmakers will do. You have to know what Republican voters want.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Analysis: The most influential non-voter in Texas
The most important voter in Texas politics in 2022 doesn’t even live in the state, but he’s popular with Republican voters. Donald Trump’s influence is already changing next year’s GOP primary.
