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Uvalde County Ordered Changes for Ballots
Uvalde County voters looking over the Nov. 3 ballot will see some changes, with the Republican Party having nominated a candidate for the local Precinct 1 constable position and the Supreme Court of Texas restoring three Green Party candidates to the ballot as of Tuesday.
Texas needs more poll workers this year; here’s how to become one.
Working at polls is going to look different this year. Find out what poll workers do, who qualifies to be one and how to become one yourself.
Blind US voters sue over lack of accessible, mail-in ballots
Voters with visual impairments say without accessible absentee ballots they must risk their health or give up privacy.
Texas Supreme Court rules 3 Green Party candidates be added back to November ballot
Democrats successfully sued last month to remove from the ballot the Green Party nominees for U.S. Senate, Railroad Commission and the 21st Congressional District.
Analysis: President Trump’s attempt to rock the vote sends a shudder through the political world
President Donald Trump tweeted about delaying the November election, and in the process, launched an attack on whether anyone should trust the results when the votes are tallied.
Trump rallies oil and gas workers in the Permian Basin against Democrats ahead of the November election
Photo by Carlos Barria By Patrick Svitek and Mitchell Ferman at Texas Tribune, July 29, 2020 President Donald Trump sought to give a morale boost to the beleaguered Texas energy industry during a visit Wednesday to the Permian Basin, while also rallying oil and gas workers against Democrats ahead of the November election. “We are
Texas Republicans face tough 2020 election after a rocky 12 months
The state's Republicans have had to weather a monthslong series of distractions while preparing for a November election that is now clouded by President Donald Trump's declining poll numbers and the coronavirus pandemic.
Former Florida congressman Allen West unseats James Dickey to become Texas GOP chairman
West defeated Dickey, who was running for a second full term, early Monday morning at a tumultuous virtual state convention.
With high-stakes election season looming, Texas GOP Chair James Dickey faces formidable opposition
With Texas Republicans months away from perhaps their most challenging election in years, the state party could see an abrupt change in leadership this week as it gathers online for its biennial convention.
Six things to watch in Texas’ primary runoff election
Polls open in July. Voters wearing masks and gloves. Texans will be voting in the middle of a pandemic on Tuesday in a runoff election originally scheduled for May.
Do you plan to vote in Texas’ November elections? The time to register is now
People stand in line to vote for the primaries at the Flawn Academic Center on the University of Texas campus on March 1, 2016. Image credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune Texans hoping to participate in the Nov. 5 election have until Oct. 7 to register to vote. By LELVIA LIMÓN, The Texas Tribune.
President Trump to hold October campaign rally in Dallas
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso on February 11, 2019. Image credit: REUTERS/Leah Millis The event is set for Oct. 17 at the American Airlines Center. It’s his first visit to Texas since the U.S. House launched an impeachment inquiry. By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune.
