Nearly a dozen pieces of legislation, all of them filed by Republicans, target mail-in balloting, illegal voting and misbehaving elections officials — inspired by events and talking points from the previous election cycle.
2020 elections
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Politics
Harris County GOP chair who assumed role after facing backlash for racist Facebook post resigns
Keith Nielsen won the job in March, but as he prepared to take office this summer, he faced widespread condemnation for posting a Facebook graphic juxtaposing a Martin Luther King Jr. quote with a banana.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Analysis: Texas elections are over. Now it’s time to govern.
The seasons change in the political world, too. We’re in that periodic move from electioneering to governing. The Washington version is noisy. The Texas version is a bit quieter, but it’s underway.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas Republicans have blocked voter access legislation for years. The pandemic may change that.
More than 60 election-related bills have been filed in the House and Senate in the three weeks since the election. About half of them are aimed at increasing voter access, which lawmakers said became a more urgent issue during the pandemic.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: Trust the voters and congratulate the winners, or bear the consequences
Tearing down confidence in the election process takes everything else along with it, from winners and losers to the government itself.
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Energy
Oil companies snag Gulf of Mexico waters for offshore drilling in last bid before Biden transition
President-elect Joe Biden has promised to ban new oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters. The Trump administration held its last Gulf of Mexico auction Wednesday.
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Here are the Texas 2020 election results
Get all of Texas’ election results through The Texas Tribune’s coverage of the 2020 races for president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature.
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Texas 2020 Elections
How split-ticket voting might have saved two Republican Texas lawmakers in a blue county
Texas Republicans managed to avoid net losses in the state and U.S. House this election cycle in part because voters in key districts showed a willingness to vote Democratic at the top of the ballot and Republican lower down.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: Texans in many border counties voted for Donald Trump — and then for Democrats
Trump flipped a couple of historically Democratic counties on the Texas border this year. But in many cases, his showing didn’t benefit the other Republicans on the ticket.
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TribCast
TribCast: Many Texas Republicans aren’t acknowledging Joe Biden as president-elect
On this week’s TribCast, Matthew talks with Ross, Abby and Emma about the Texas GOP’s response to the presidential election, the Affordable Care Act before the U.S. Supreme Court and the upcoming legislative session.
