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Greg Abbott leads Beto O’Rourke by 9 percentage points in hypothetical matchup, UT/TT Poll finds
BY PATRICK SVITEK at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 5, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Gov. Greg Abbott has a comfortable lead over potential Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke, according to a new poll from the University of Texas at Austin and The
Texas voters split on whether voting laws should be more strict, UT/TT Poll finds
BY CASSANDRA POLLOCK at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 5, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. About two months after the Texas Legislature approved new voting restrictions into law, roughly a third of the state’s voters believe that voting rules here should be
Vaccination slots filling up as Texas children ages 5-11 receive first COVID-19 vaccines
BY JAMES POLLARD at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 4, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. For months, Pearland realtor Gerald Hatter had been anxiously waiting on news that her 11-year-old daughter Bella Hatter would be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. On Wednesday,
Citing overwhelming demand, Texas Rent Relief Program will stop taking new applications after Friday
BY JOSHUA FECHTER at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 4, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas is shutting the door on a massive program to help struggling households make rent and keep the lights on during the COVID-19 pandemic — months before
U.S. Justice Department sues Texas over new voting law
News // Politics Cassandra Pollock for Texas Tribune, Nov. 4, 2021Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 4:45 p.m. The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Texas over its new voting law. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) (Photo by ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images) Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Texas over
Justice Department sues Texas over new voting law, targeting restrictions on mail-in ballots and voter assistance
BY CASSANDRA POLLOCK at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 4, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Disabled, elderly and non-English speaking voters risk disenfranchisement under Texas’ new voting law passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice claims
Twitter erupts after Texas family tells CNN they buy 12 gallons of milk a week
Steven Santana at MYSA, Nov. 4, 2021 Twitter is struggling to comprehend why a Texas family buys so much milk a week. The Stotler family out of Kennedale, Texas, were the subject of segment on CNN about how U.S. inflation is hitting American families. But what caught Twitter’s attention was when Krista and her
TxDOT: Expect delays on I-10 in Boerne for the next five weeks
by Camille Sauers at MYSA, Nov 4, 2021 The ongoing I-10 frontage road construction project will cause the existing eastbound Exit 540 approaching SH 46 and Bandera Road to close. Construction will begin on Monday, November 8, at 12:30 a.m. and is expected to last five weeks, according to TxDOT, The contractor is progressing to
White House says big businesses must mandate vaccines or require testing by Jan. 4, regardless of what states like Texas say
BY MITCHELL FERMAN at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 4, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Companies with more than 100 employees will have to ensure their workers are vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested weekly for the virus under
Democrat Eddie Lucio Jr., known for voting with Republicans on key issues, to retire after three decades in Texas Senate
BY PATRICK SVITEK at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 4, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. State Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville, announced Thursday that he is not seeking reelection after three decades in the upper chamber. He made the announcement during a
In latest blunder, charges dropped against migrants arrested in Texas governor’s border crackdown because of faulty paperwork
BY JOLIE MCCULLOUGH at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 4, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Trespassing charges filed against dozens of migrants arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s “catch and jail” border security initiative were dropped last week because court documents filed by
Texans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz join GOP senators to block voting rights bill that would have protected voters of color
BY BETHANY IRVINE AND ABBY LIVINGSTON at The Texas Tribune, NOV. 3, 2021 Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz of Texas joined GOP senators to block a federal voting rights bill that would have restored
