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![Voters wait in line to cast their ballots on March 3, 2020, in San Antonio, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_0307-voters-texas-400x300.jpg)
Democracy Is Under Assault Around the World, and Right Here in Texas
The consequences from the 2013 evisceration of the Voting Rights Act came to full bloom in Texas this week.
![Long Lines, Closed Polling Places Hurt Black, Latinx and Student Voters](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/SEG2-Voting-400x300.jpg)
Long Lines, Closed Polling Places Hurt Black, Latinx and Student Voters
On Super Tuesday, many voters reported waiting in line for more than three hours to cast a ballot.
![Voters wait in line to cast their ballots during the presidential primary in Houston, Texas, on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_0303-texas-voters-400x300.jpg)
Texas Closed Hundreds of Polling Sites in Black and Latino Communities
Counties with the largest Black and Latino population growth saw 542 polling place closures.
![Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds a press conference on President Trump's 2021 Budget Request on February 11, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/GettyImages-1205577483-400x300.jpg)
Pelosi Slammed for Backing Koch-Backed Texas Democrat Over Progressive Contender
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is joining Charles Koch and the NRA in backing an anti-choice candidate for reelection.
![Bernie Sanders](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/2020_0214-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Bernie Sanders Takes Lead in Texas Primary Poll, Doubling Support Since October
Sanders surged from 12 percent support in October to 24 percent in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune survey.
![UMich's endowment finances Tim Dunn, who uses his fossil fuel fortune to fund efforts against abortion and LGBTQ rights.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/GettyImages-1165771214-400x300.jpg)
UMich’s Investments Are Financing a Billionaire Who Bankrolls the Far Right
UMich's endowment finances Tim Dunn, who uses his fossil fuel fortune to fund efforts against abortion and LGBTQ rights.
![Sharon Wilson with an optical gas imaging camera next to the Lara Cemetery near a Diamond Back oil and gas production site outside of Pecos, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/02/2020_0208-emissions-01-400x300.jpg)
The Hunt for Fugitive Emissions in the Permian’s Oilfields
Methane emissions in these West Texas sites are inadequately regulated -- and a huge driver in the climate crisis.
![Diane Wilson kayaking to the fence line of Formosa’s Point Comfort plant to check for nurdles newly discharged from the plant on January 15, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/01/2020_0123_plastic-pollution-01-400x300.jpg)
Despite Lawsuit, Activists Find Evidence Plant in Texas Still Polluting Water
The plant has violated the terms of the largest settlement in a Clean Water Act lawsuit so far.
![Houston public schools are not failing. Rather, a planned state takeover is influenced by racism and political power.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/01/GettyImages-1049266734-400x300.jpg)
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Texas Republicans Are Manufacturing a Crisis in Houston’s Public School System
Houston public schools are not failing. Rather, a planned state takeover is influenced by racism and political power.
![A father lays on the ground with his daughter alongside many other migrants](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/01/2020_0117-migrant-shelter-400x300.jpg)
The Battle With Trump Over Refugee Resettlement Is Not Over Yet
The White House is expected to appeal the ruling against Trump's anti-refugee resettlement executive order.