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How Bernie changed Texas
Stories of struggle Believing in Bernie Sanders in Texas was once — and still can sometimes feel like — a ...Ken Paxton is bluffing. Voting by mail in a pandemic is still on the table.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was in a cheerful mood Wednesday evening when the Republican-stacked Texas Supreme Court agreed that ...Trump’s marginalization of face masks could jeopardize economic recovery
Partisanship over social distancing guidelines could set back economic recovery as states continue to open and the COVID-19 death toll ...As coronavirus spreads among inmates, advocates call for release
Some Texans spent Memorial Day weekend tanning at the beach; others, namely dozens of family members of Texas prisoners, spent ...Joe Biden announced as latest Texas Dems convention guest
Former Vice President Joe Biden will be joining House Speaker Nancy Pelosi next week at the 2020 Texas Democratic Convention. ...Texas Supreme Court rules against citing COVID-19 exposure as a disability to vote by mail
The Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday voted against citing fear of contracting COVID-19 as a “disability” in mail-in-ballot applications. Under ...Center for Public Policy Priorities, nonprofit progressive think tank, rebrands
The Center for Public Policy Priorities, a nonprofit progressive think tank that has long been a leading voice on healthcare ...In Texas, summer camps can reopen but it’s still a mixed bag
For many kids around Texas, summer is a magical time. No school. No curfew. And time away from home at ...Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, and Julián Castro to speak at Texas Dems convention
Three former presidential candidates are slated to attend the 2020 Texas Democratic Convention as guest speakers. Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA), ...Nancy Pelosi to attend Texas Democratic Convention
Texas Democrats announced Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be attending the state party’s virtual convention next month as ...Abbott facing bipartisan criticism over $295M contract for contact tracing
Republicans and Democrats are both questioning Gov. Greg Abbott over a $295 million contract for COVID-19 contact tracing. Most of ...Trump, Pence float moving Republican National Convention to Texas
In a series of tweets Monday morning, President Trump threatened to move the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina. ...
