The committee previously subpoenaed several Trump allies with Texas ties. The hearing begins at 7 p.m. Central time Thursday, but a witness list has not been released.
2020 elections
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Criminal Justice
Texas man charged with threatening election officials in Georgia
Chad Christopher Stark from Leander is the first person arrested by a federal task force created in June to prosecute those making threats against election workers and public officials.
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Texas 2022 Elections
COVID-19 kept Texas Democrats off the campaign trail in 2020. Not this time.
In 2020, Democrats took their campaign efforts virtual. But they later admitted that the lack of in-person campaigning hurt them at the polls.
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Politics
U.S. Capitol Police intelligence thought Louie Gohmert appeared to encourage violence before insurrection
A Capitol Police assessment flagged comments made by the Texas congressperson as a potential danger, Politico reported.
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Texas 2020 Elections
First part of Texas’ 2020 election audit reveals few issues, echoes findings from review processes already in place
An initial review of four counties’ election results — launched after pressure from former President Donald Trump and touted by GOP leaders — showed few discrepancies between electronic and hand counts of ballots in a sample of voting precincts.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott sticks with hands-off approach to COVID-19 as omicron spreads
Abbott’s office says vaccines are the best defense to the pandemic, however, the governor has rarely spoken about vaccines in recent months other than to push back against mandates. He did not respond to a question about whether he got the booster.
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Demographics
Unhappy holidays: Texas endures another COVID Christmas
After nearly two years of navigating life during a pandemic, many Texans are now scrambling for COVID tests, delaying plans and worrying about relatives who have been exposed to the virus.
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Politics
Former President Donald Trump downplays Jan. 6 insurrection, doubles down on false election claims on Texas trip
“This wasn’t an insurrection,” the former president said of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol that left five dead.
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Texas Abortion Restrictions
“Every constitutional right is now at risk”: Legal experts warn Supreme Court action on Texas abortion law could lead to copycats
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the majority was straying from the court’s precedent to step in when state laws chill the exercise of constitutional rights while allowing other states to follow suit.
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Texas Legislature 2021
A growing number of Texas Republicans want a fourth special session to pass COVID-19 vaccine mandate ban
It remains unclear whether Gov. Greg Abbott — the only official with the power to convene special sessions — will order state lawmakers back to Austin, or what issues he would include on the agenda.
