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Texas Legislature 2021
“Everything is on the table”: Democrats mull options for special session, including another walkout
After killing Republicans’ priority voting bill during the regular legislative session, Democratic lawmakers are mulling how to try to stop it in the special session that starts July 8.
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TribCast
TribCast: Donald Trump and Greg Abbott visit the U.S-Mexico border
In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Ross, Patrick and Reese about the politics surrounding Donald Trump’s trip to Texas and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on student learning.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Analysis: A critical culture war over how to teach history
The fight over critical race theory is thriving in Texas, and could make an appearance in the special legislative session that starts next week.
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Politics
Donald Trump visits Texas to tour “unfinished border wall” on U.S.-Mexico border with Gov. Greg Abbott
The former president is touring the border Wednesday with Abbott, who has promised to build a state-funded border wall.
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Texas 2022 Elections
State Rep. James White announces primary challenge to Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller
Miller is running for a third term.
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TribCast
TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters on how Texans feel about immigration, voting, Greg Abbott and more
In this edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Joshua Blank, James Henson and Daron Shaw about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll and what voters are thinking about issues argued in the Legislature, immigration and border security, voting law and the pandemic.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Analysis: On the border with Trump, Abbott and an enthusiastic GOP base
Gov. Greg Abbott’s proposal to build a wall between Texas and Mexico taps into a lasting preoccupation with immigration and border security among Texas Republican voters — and one of former President Donald Trump’s favorite issues.
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Texas Legislature 2021
State Rep. Jessica González defends Democrats’ walkout on Texas voting bill
González, of Dallas, and fellow state Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, discussed Senate Bill 7, which failed to pass during the regular legislative session, and what’s next for legislators.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff visiting Texas to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations
Their Texas swing is part of a larger effort by senior administration officials who are fanning out across the country this week to encourage vaccinations ahead of the administration’s self-imposed goal of hitting a 70% countrywide vaccination rate by July 4.
