Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A pioneering elections office, contrary guidance from the state and partisan discord are once again jumbling the complex task of counting votes in Harris County, making it more likely that …
Texas voters will choose party nominees Tuesday in the primary runoff election
The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization dedicated to helping you navigate Texas policy and politics — including the 2022 elections. We’re tracking the results of the Texas 2022 primary runoffs happening May 24. Texas voters will finalize which Democratic and Republican primary candidates will be on the ballot …
End of the Bush era? Democratic men in trouble? 5 things to watch during Texas’ primary runoffs
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Democrats and Republicans in Texas are getting their final say on their nominees for the November election in Tuesday’s primary runoffs — and there are plenty of statewide and national …
Text with The Texas Tribune for 2022 election news and resources
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. We have used The Texas Tribune’s texting service to deliver updates during critical moments — the 2021 winter storm, power shortages and COVID-19 surges. Now we want to help you …
Businesses that help employees get abortions could be next target of Texas lawmakers if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. With Texas poised to automatically ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, some Republicans are already setting their sights on the next target to fight the …
Baylor will rename campus area and relocate statue of slave-owning former university president
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Baylor University Board of Regents voted Friday to rename a campus quadrangle and relocate a statue of a slave-owning former university president more than a year after a university-commissioned …
Judge blocks Biden administration from lifting public health order used to quickly expel migrants
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday blocked the Biden administration from lifting a public health order that immigration officers have used to quickly expel migrants at the southwest border, …
TribCast: Previewing the runoffs and reviewing how Texas’ Hurricane Harvey relief was disbursed
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with James and Zach about next week’s primary runoffs and the Gulf Coast’s ongoing frustrations over Hurricane Harvey relief funds. Tickets are on sale …
Texas resumes investigations into parents of trans children, families’ lawyers confirm
For LGBTQ mental health support, call the Trevor Project’s 24/7 toll-free support line at 866-488-7386. You can also reach a trained crisis counselor through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by calling 800-273-8255 or texting 741741. Texas’ child welfare agency has resumed at least some of its investigations into parents who …
A GOP power grab shatters 30 years of political progress for Black voters in Galveston County
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. TEXAS CITY — Miles inland from Galveston’s beaches and colorful vacation homes, a group of Black men dribble and jump on a covered basketball court, aiming for a chain-link net. …
Experts say Texas is ready for latest COVID-19 uptick but advise caution
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas and the rest of the U.S. are experiencing a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases — but health experts say not to panic, noting that the most recent infections seem …
UT-San Antonio reaches Texas Tier One status, allowing access to state funds for research
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The University of Texas at San Antonio is the latest public university to achieve the distinctive statewide Tier One status, which qualifies the school for access to $6 million in …