Former President George W. Bush — and some other prominent Republicans — won’t be voting to reelect Donald Trump, The New York Times reports.
Stories by Texas Tribune fellows
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Police brutality in Texas
Dallas, San Antonio lift curfews as protests continue
Dallas and San Antonio announced Saturday they are lifting downtown-area curfews, though protests against police brutality and racism continue.
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Harris County GOP chair-elect resigns after sharing racist Facebook post juxtaposing an MLK quote with a banana
Outcry over his racist post on Facebook prompted Keith Nielsen, the chair-elect of the Harris County Republican Party, to say he won’t take the job in August.
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Conspiracy theories and racist memes: How a dozen Texas GOP county chairs caused turmoil within the party
On Friday morning, five GOP county chairs were facing backlash for sharing racist social media posts. The Texas Tribune identified seven other GOP county chairs across the state who shared similar posts.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texans still face obstacles to collecting unemployment benefits months into the coronavirus pandemic’s economic crisis
Last week, another 106,821 Texans filed for unemployment. Already, the agency has processed more than four typical years’ worth of unemployment claims since mid-March.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas colleges expect larger online summer classes as students lose jobs, internships
School officials, still reeling financially from shutting down their campuses mid-semester, are unclear what the summer surge signals for their fall enrollment.
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Coronavirus in Texas
University of Texas at Austin to offer 2,100 classes online, limit classrooms to 40% capacity
About 20% of classes at the University of Texas at Austin will be taught remotely this fall. Students who choose not to return to campus can take all their courses online but will pay the same tuition rate as they would for in-person classes.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texans could receive up to a year of unemployment benefits under second extension of aid
The state triggered an extended benefits period, adding an additional 13 weeks of unemployment starting in July. It is the second benefits extension this year.
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Coronavirus in Texas
The coronavirus pandemic has strained the mental health of front-line health workers
Doctors, nurses and other health workers are increasingly reaching out for mental health support as they risk exposing themselves or their families to the novel coronavirus.
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Criminal Justice
Dallas mayor blamed “outsiders” for violence at protests. But almost everyone arrested was from North Texas.
Of the 185 people the Dallas Police Department arrested, 172 people live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, arrest records provided by Mayor Eric Johnson’s office showed.