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A push in the state Legislature to end countywide voting on Election Day. Nearly 100 counties in Texas allow voters to cast their Election Day ballots anywhere in the county. But now a move to require voters to cast their ballots in specific district locations. Why the push, and why it matters. The Veterans Administration […]

Is a plan to advance credit for early parole to prisoners with good conduct records or educational advancements a good idea for Texas? A deadly shooting in West Texas. The victims: migrants. The suspects: brothers in law enforcement. Seven months later, questions mounting about what’s happened to the investigation. Angela Kocherga of KTEP El Paso […]

Early voting is underway statewide for the May 6 elections. What’s at stake? A roundtable of reporters survey the landscape. New emissions rules from the EPA could mean some big changes coming to Texas coal plants. Changes to a bill restricting purchases of property by citizens of China, North Korea, Russia and Iran aren’t good […]

One of the state’s biggest counties is looking for a new top election official amid friction over the difficulty of running non-partisan elections. With early voting underway in races statewide, why the resignation of the top elections official in Tarrant County has special resonance. A closer look at claims of Republican voter suppression in Harris […]

A decision from the Supreme Court on the availability of an abortion pill, and why it’s likely not the last word on the matter. What is the significance of the Supreme Court’s move regarding mifepristone? Constitutional law scholar Steven Vladek of UT Law joins us. Also, a Texas bill to restrict real estate purchases by […]

What’s behind a bill that would remove Texans from voter rolls if they miss two federal elections? We’ll hear from a UT Law voting rights expert on what’s behind the push for a law that proponents say is designed to clean up messy voting registration lists, and what opponents see as voter suppression. After five […]

Tensions are growing in Austin over the use of DPS officers to augment local police. Facing resistance to a plan similar to school vouchers, an alteration getting attention at the state Capitol is focused on students with disabilities. Talia Richman of the Dallas Morning News Education Lab has more. NASA’s plans to return to the […]

Almost a year after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, two injured fourth graders are still trying to recover. Edgar Sandoval of the New York Times talks with us about his profile of two children injured in the shooting – and the months since. Yesterday’s half-hour grounding of Southwest Airlines departures was […]

A Texas couple chose midwife care over a hospital, and now their baby is in foster care. Why this story is sounding alarm bells for many across the state. Changes are coming to telehealth with the end of a federal pandemic order – and some patients will have to return to in-person medical care. A […]

Tenure is on the agenda in the Texas Senate this week, as lawmakers weigh a bill that would end the practice for the new faculty at public colleges and universities. The Texas Department of Transportation wants to bury Interstate 345, a 1.4-mile stretch of highway that connects Dallas to its Deep Ellum neighborhood. But the […]