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Early Voting in Texas Has Already Surpassed the State’s Vote Total from 2016
The Lone Star State is deemed competitive this year, with recent polls showing statistical ties between Trump and Biden.
Trump May Become First Republican to Lose Texas Since 1976, New Polls Suggest
The Cook Political Report placed formerly solidly Republican Texas and Georgia in the “tossup” column this week.
Texas Is Limiting Ballot Drop-Off Locations. Activists Are Pushing Back.
Despite a last-minute ruling restricting absentee voting, civil rights advocates are doubling down to get out the vote.
Texas Governor Cuts Ballot Drop-Off Sites to Only One Per County
The last-minute move has been decried as a desperate and “blatant voter suppression tactic.”
Hurricane Laura Signaled the Arrival of Climate-Intensified Toxic Disasters
Pollution will become a significantly worse consequence of climate disasters as greenhouse gas levels continue to rise.
Vanessa Guillén Family Wants Fort Hood Shut Down Over Its Rape Culture Cover-Up
The family is set to introduce a bill in Vanessa Guillén’s name on Capitol Hill next week.
Hurricane Laura Ravages Gulf Coast, Exposing Legacies of Environmental Racism
Local communities are dealing with multiple crises amid the devastation of the hurricane.
Texas and Arizona Request Refrigerated Trucks as Morgues Run Out of Space
Some Texas morgues have already run out of space, while at least one morgue in Phoenix is at 97 percent capacity.
Democrats Have Long Dreamed of Turning Texas Blue. Will It Finally Come True?
Though Texas has been overhyped as a swing state, Democrats have posted numbers unmatched in a generation.
Texas Progressives Eye GOP House Seat That Got Away in 2018
The three Democratic candidates have collectively raised nearly $3.3 million to the incumbent's $1.9 million.