Texas 2020 Elections

Conservative activist Steve Hotze and a number of Republican candidates and officials are asking the Texas Supreme Court to shorten the early voting period and limit drop-off locations for absentee ballots in the state’s largest Democratic county. Full Story 

Political people in high places are sowing doubt about voting and elections, making our 200-year-old system seem fraught with problems and even crime. Vote anyway. Full Story 

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office has filed a motion to stop the judge’s order and will file an appeal of the district court’s ruling. Full Story 

No House members have declared their candidacy for speaker. Many say they have their sights set on November first as Democrats aim to flip the lower chamber. Full Story 

Native American tribe members say mistrust of the government and a history of erasure of indigenous people contribute to a lack of voter participation. Full Story 

Campaigns, political organizations and students at schools across Texas say they’re worried and frustrated that pandemic health restrictions are stymying efforts to register and turn out students to vote. Full Story 

Voting in the 2020 general election starts in Texas in less than three weeks. But the governor's responses to the coronavirus have strained Republican unity. Full Story 

As Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther and state Rep. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, continue to spar ahead of Tuesday's election, Luther directs some of her harshest criticism at Abbott. Full Story 

Many Republicans in Congress called for a peaceful transition of power if Trump loses, but did not engage directly with the president's comments suggesting he might not accept the election results. Full Story 

Abbott's campaign event came after a majority of likely Texas voters in a recent poll said that law and order is a bigger issue than the pandemic. Yet they were also more likely to say that racism in the criminal justice system is a larger problem than riots in American cities. Full Story 

In our “Split Decision” series, we asked the two attorneys about issues important to voters in this Houston-area district. Full Story 

The limited move, ordered by a federal judge, marks the first time Texans have been able to register to vote online. Full Story 

On this week's Tribcast, Matthew talks with Ross, Emma and Alex about the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, Gov. Greg Abbott's latest reopening announcement and voter registration in Texas. Full Story 

Five Texas Tribune political journalists answered questions on Reddit about the Nov. 3 general election. Full Story 

State party Chair Allen West, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and members of the Texas Legislature were among those who filed the suit against Abbott. Full Story 

Incumbent John Cornyn is pitching himself as a "steady hand on the wheel." Democratic challenger MJ Hegar says that hand is driving Texas toward a cliff. Full Story 

The former U.S. secretary of state discussed the takeaways from her 2016 presidential campaign, what's at stake in the general election and more about her career in public service. Full Story 

Democrats have their eyes on winning back the Texas House majority they lost in 2002. That wouldn't give them the power to pass legislation, but it would give them the power to stop legislation they don't like. Full Story 

The junior Texas senator objected to language his Democratic counterparts added noting that late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dying wish was that a successor not be chosen until after the presidential inauguration. Full Story 

The voting rights activist talked about increasing turnout, battling suppression, why a complete census count is so critical and her future plans. Full Story