On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Patrick and Cassi about the Biden campaign’s recent activity in Texas, the fallout of a census undercount and early indications of what the legislative session might look like in a pandemic.
2020 elections
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Coronavirus in Texas
Analysis: The Texas Legislature can meet for up to 140 days. The pandemic raises a question: Should it?
The Legislature starts its next regular session in January and can meet for up to 140 days. That gives lawmakers time to consider more than 6,000 bills. During a pandemic, they might want to do a lot less.
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Texas 2020 Elections
National Democrats commit at least $1 million to MJ Hegar’s effort to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced it “will make a seven-figure coordinated investment for the general election in Texas.” It’s the first time it has made such an investment in a Texas race.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Joe Biden’s campaign names first Texas hires for general election
The announcement comes as polls continue to show a close race in Texas between the presumptive Democratic nominee and President Donald Trump.
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Politics
Despite promising to step aside after racist Facebook post, Keith Nielsen becomes Harris County GOP chair
Nielsen said earlier this summer that he would forfeit the job amid condemnation for sharing a graphic on Facebook that juxtaposed a Martin Luther King Jr. quote with a banana.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott will skip Republican National Convention to deal with coronavirus
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will instead chair the Texas delegation to the pared-down convention later this month in North Carolina.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Raul Reyes seeking recount in Republican runoff against Tony Gonzales for U.S. Rep. Will Hurd’s seat
Reyes was U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s choice in the race. President Donald Trump backed Gonzales.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: President Trump’s attempt to rock the vote sends a shudder through the political world
President Donald Trump tweeted about delaying the November election, and in the process, launched an attack on whether anyone should trust the results when the votes are tallied.
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Texas 2020 Elections
In a rare move, Texas Republicans tell President Trump “no” after he calls for delaying the election — something he’s not legally allowed to do
The president does not have the legal authority to move Election Day; that power resides with Congress.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Trump rallies oil and gas workers in the Permian Basin against Democrats ahead of the November election
President Donald Trump’s comments doubled as part campaign speech, part policy announcement, as polls continue to show a close competition with presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the once-solidly red state.
