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Texas 2020 Elections
Texans are poised to set a record for voter turnout with Tuesday’s election. Voters are casting ballots in a litany of races, from president and U.S. Senate to seats in the Texas House. Watch live election results come in here, and check out what you need to know here. If you see an issue while voting, let us know about it here.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Federal judge blocks Texas’ elimination of straight-ticket voting
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office has filed a motion to stop the judge’s order and will file an appeal of the district court’s ruling.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Native American tribes in Texas rally to increase voter turnout
Native American tribe members say mistrust of the government and a history of erasure of indigenous people contribute to a lack of voter participation.
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Race for Texas House majority has kept the contest for speaker quiet
No House members have declared their candidacy for speaker. Many say they have their sights set on November first as Democrats aim to flip the lower chamber.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Coronavirus restrictions and remote learning may hamper college student voter turnout
Campaigns, political organizations and students at schools across Texas say they’re worried and frustrated that pandemic health restrictions are stymying efforts to register and turn out students to vote.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Analysis: Coronavirus splits Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his own party
Voting in the 2020 general election starts in Texas in less than three weeks. But the governor’s responses to the coronavirus have strained Republican unity.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Republican dissent over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s pandemic response animates state Senate special election
As Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther and state Rep. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, continue to spar ahead of Tuesday’s election, Luther directs some of her harshest criticism at Abbott.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Texas Republicans avoid criticizing Donald Trump for his electoral integrity comments
Many Republicans in Congress called for a peaceful transition of power if Trump loses, but did not engage directly with the president’s comments suggesting he might not accept the election results.
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Police brutality in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott wants to raise the stakes for protesters during a divisive Texas election
Abbott’s campaign event came after a majority of likely Texas voters in a recent poll said that law and order is a bigger issue than the pandemic. Yet they were also more likely to say that racism in the criminal justice system is a larger problem than riots in American cities.
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Split Decision 2020
Watch state Rep. Sarah Davis and Democratic challenger Ann Johnson debate hurricane relief, flipping the House and more
In our “Split Decision” series, we asked the two attorneys about issues important to voters in this Houston-area district.