Competing Messages Around A Midterm Convention
While Republicans held court at the American Airlines Center, many Texas Democrats offered counter programming to the unconventional midterm convention
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Inadvertent Harm From State Veterans Exceptions
In most cities, the veterans property tax exemption accounts for very little financial burden. But for cities like Killeen and El Paso, which are next to major military installations like Fort Hood, that burden can be extraordinary.
Tarrant County To Cut Election Day Voting Sites
The Tarrant County Commissioners voted down party lines to shutter over 90 polling locations on Election Day in the third largest county in the state
Prisoners Sent Out Of State, Left Out Of The Count
Despite the alarming number of deaths and high cost to send inmates out of state, Harris County keeps sending people anyway
Public Hearings On Immigration Enforcement In Texas
Over the span of several hours, The People’s Hearing in Dallas included panels dedicated to the immigration enforcement pipeline, racial profiling, and DACA
Tarrant County Postpones Election Site Closures Vote
The Commissioners were considering a proposal to reduce the number of Election Day polling sites from 316 to 176, and the number of early voting sites from 50 to 42
The Candidates Running Against Corruption
For many of the Democratic challengers in Texas, combating corruption is taking center stage in their campaigns.