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What 5 Texas Political Science and Policy Experts Are Reading Now
Political science and policy experts are doing plenty of reading over the summer and as the election nears. Here’s what five experts are reading...
USPS Warns Texas Mail Ballots May Not Get Delivered on Time
The U.S. Postal Service is requesting deadlines for mail-in ballots, and without it fears that ballots will not make it in time to be...
A Penny for Your Thoughts? Not During the Pandemic.
Cash not accepted. No coins on hand. Are we running out of money, or is something else going on?
COVID-19 has changed every point of...
Texas Election Officials in the Hunt for Poll Workers, Polling Locations for November
With the November election just two and a half months away, county election officials across Texas are scrambling to find safe polling locations and...
Texas’ True COVID-19 Death Toll Higher Than the Numbers Show
Thousands of COVID-19 deaths appear to be missing from the numbers attributed to the pandemic, according to an investigation by the Houston Chronicle.
The Chronicle’s...
Deadline for Texas Gold Star ID is Extended Until October 2021
The Texas Department of Public Safety has extended the deadline to get a Gold Star driver’s license by a year. The new deadline is...
Abbott Threatens to Rein in Local Police Defunding Efforts
In a statement issued following Austin’s decision to reduce its police budget by $150 million, Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to intervene in local...
COVID-19 Increases the Need, Economics for Medicaid Expansion in Texas
COVID-19 has brought a new urgency to the conversation about Medicaid expansion in Texas. With millions facing unemployment and loss of health insurance and...
Austin City Council Votes to Cut Police Department Budget by One-Third, Reinvest Money in...
The Austin City Council unanimously voted to cut its police department budget by $150 million on Thursday, after officers and the city’s top cop...
For Some Evangelicals, Black Lives Matter Now
Patricia Ann Ashley said her mother was still in high school when the white man her family worked for as sharecroppers accused her grandfather...
