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How Texas counts ballots and keeps elections secure

From election equipment to ballot counting and storage, Texas elections officials follow a long list of laws and procedures to ensure free and fair elections.

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Photos: In the wake of tragedy, Uvalde residents look to murals for healing

Murals of the victims give the community a positive outlet to process their grief and celebrate their loved ones’ lives.

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LGBTQ Texans voting with marriage, worker protections and trans rights in mind

The Texas Tribune spoke with LGBTQ voters, the parents of queer youth and advocates from across the state about what’s at stake for them this November.

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Port Arthur pollution fight shows how Texas blocks citizen protests

A local activist went before a judge, arguing for lower pollution limits on two new liquified natural gas facilities. The judge sided with him, but the state environmental agency sided with the companies.

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As abortion access evaporates, many Texans aren’t able to find care, new studies show

Several new studies show that not everyone denied access to abortions in Texas can travel out of state, but more people than ever before are seeking ways to self-manage abortions with medication at home.

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O’Rourke outraises Abbott in final month of Texas governor’s race

In the homestretch of the state’s governor race, Beto O’Rourke outraises incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott though he still trails in the polls.

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“I’m so scared”: 911 recordings reveal fear and urgency of those trapped in Uvalde elementary school

Audio obtained by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica shows just how long police and dispatchers likely knew that children and teachers were in danger before taking action at Robb Elementary School.

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Texas Secretary of State John Scott says our elections are secure, but he sometimes muddles that message

Heading into the midterm elections, Scott has repeatedly insisted that Joe Biden is the rightful president and that Texas’ elections are free, fair and secure. But his delivery has been at times ambiguous and given oxygen to election misinformation.

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Paxton, Cornyn and Cruz prod U.S. Supreme Court to end affirmative action in college admissions

The high court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases brought by a group led by the same man who previously lost an affirmative action case against the University of Texas at Austin.

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Texas’ plan to provide water for a growing population virtually ignores climate change

Texas’ biggest single solution to providing enough water for its soaring population in the coming decades is using more surface water, including about two dozen new large reservoirs. But climate change has made damming rivers a riskier bet.

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Bernie Sanders tours Texas hoping to amp up progressive turnout, including in key South Texas race

The two-time Democratic presidential candidate visited Central Texas and South Texas amid concerns that young and working-class voters are not mobilized enough for the midterm election.

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Pediatric hospitals short on beds as respiratory illnesses surge among children

After two years of mild flu seasons, Texas hospitals are seeing high rates of respiratory illnesses among children. A shortage of pediatric beds has forced some families to seek treatment out of state.

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See the daily trends in turnout for mail-in and in-person early voting

Turnout for midterms is usually much lower than in presidential elections, but a competitive governor’s race this year could change that.

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Wayne Christian retracts “only Christian on the ballot” slogan after outcry from Jewish opponent Luke Warford

Christian, who’s running for reelection to the Texas Railroad Commission, said he did not realize Warford was Jewish and would stop using the slogan, which he’s used for previous campaigns.

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No, Texas voting machines aren’t switching your votes

Sensitive touch screens aren’t always user friendly and make it easy for voters to accidentally select the wrong candidate. Voters should carefully review their ballots before submitting them.

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Dan Flynn, who served 18 years in the Texas House, has died at 79

He also served much of his life in the military, including the U.S. Army, the Texas Army National Guard and the Texas State Guard.

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College voters held back by Texas election law, lack of on-campus polling sites

Many Texas universities don’t have early-voting locations on campus. And state laws regarding voter ID and registration make it hard to turn out younger voters, advocates say.

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Dallas-Houston bullet train developer vows project is on track, but state officials lack confidence

With lingering skepticism about Texas Central’s ability to build a high-speed rail line, landowners along the route want the company to be more forthcoming about the project’s status.

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Why all eyes are now on the often ignored Texas Board of Education races

All 15 seats of the State Board of Education are up for grabs in November, and one race in District 7 highlights how critical race theory has become a key issue.

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Watch: Abortion isn’t on the ballot, but here’s how your vote could impact access in Texas

Texans are headed to the polls for the first time since the procedure was essentially banned across the state. Texas Tribune women’s health reporter Eleanor Klibanoff explains how each ballot cast influences the future of abortion policy.

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Texas Supreme Court weighs whether to dismiss abortion funds’ defamation case against anti-abortion activist

Several abortion funds have sued anti-abortion activist Mark Lee Dickson, who called them “criminal organizations,” for defamation.

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Inside a bus, East Texans get the health care they can’t afford or find anywhere else

Access to health care is limited in rural Texas. The mobile clinic operated by Beaumont-based TAN Healthcare aims to close that gap.

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After suspending political donations post-insurrection, AT&T and Valero fund election-deniers in the midterms

AT&T and Valero were among a handful of political action committees that donated to candidates this cycle who have denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election results.

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Texas Republicans in tight races open to rape and incest exceptions to abortion ban

In some battleground state legislative races, Republicans have been making overtures to those who believe the ban as too extreme. They have said they are open to revising the ban to include the exceptions — and even voiced confidence that the Legislature will do so when it reconvenes in January.

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Texas students’ math scores saw a sharp decline during pandemic

State math scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress dipped significantly between 2019 and 2022, but reading scores for fourth and eighth graders held steady.

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