In a year when four justices face reelection, the all-Republican high court has made a slate of controversy-generating decisions, including lifting a moratorium on evictions and — for now — limiting voting by mail in this year’s elections.
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Texas Supreme Court puts expansion of voting by mail on hold
The state Supreme Court’s order comes one day after a state appeals court had allowed the expansion to stand while a legal case was appealed.
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Cascade of endorsements animates Texas’ Democratic U.S. Senate runoff, which coronavirus has upended
A steady stream of endorsements has been illuminating some of the battle lines between MJ Hegar and Royce West as they vie to take on U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.
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Race to replace U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe gathers steam as Republican activists set date to pick his likely successor
The Heath Republican is on track to be confirmed as the director of national intelligence, which would create a vacancy in his solidly red district.
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Texas’ age limit for mail-in ballots discriminates against Latinos, LULAC argues in new lawsuit
The civil rights group is raising questions of constitutionality and violations of the federal Voting Rights Act because the pool of voters eligible to vote by mail based on age is predominantly white.
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Complaint filed over Texas AG Ken Paxton’s tactics to limit mail-in voting
In a series of tweets and a public statement, Paxton said eligibility for absentee voting has not been expanded. But a state judge’s order says otherwise.
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Texas doubles early voting period for July primary runoff elections
Early voting for the July 14 runoffs will begin June 29, instead of July 6, under a proclamation issued Monday by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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How gun control advocates plan to make Texas a top political priority in 2020
One group, Everytown for Gun Safety, has already committed $8 million to the state this election cycle and is now naming three hires, including two seasoned Democratic operatives, to help see the plan through.
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Trump narrowly leads Biden in presidential race in Texas, UT/TT Poll finds
President Donald Trump leads former Vice President Joe Biden by 5 points in the race for president in Texas, but voters give the president mixed grades on his handling of the pandemic and the economy.
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Texas voters: Gov. Greg Abbott is doing better on the economy and coronavirus than President Donald Trump
Even some Democrats who are dissatisfied with the president give good marks to Texas’ Republican governor, according to a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll of the state’s voters.
