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Texas Senate Moves to End Countywide Voting on Election Day

Countywide polling locations on Election Day would be banned in Texas under a bill approved by the Texas Senate on Thursday.

In East Texas, skepticism over private school tuition assistance persists despite push from conservative...

TYLER — On a Thursday evening in March, parents and community leaders inside Grace Community School erupted into applause as Gov. Greg...

Texas Senate Gives First OK To Make Illegal Voting A Felony Again

The Texas Senate on Monday gave initial approval, on a 19–12 vote, to legislation that would raise the penalty for voting illegally...

Texas Cities Debate Costly Infrastructure Investments In Age Of Extreme Weather

Two years after a winter storm killed 246 people and left millions of Texans without electricity, Texas cities once again buckled under a menacing...

As Texas Thaws Again, Calls To Rethink How Cities Prepare For Winter Weather Are...

Two years after a winter storm killed 246 people and left millions of Texans without electricity, Texas cities once again buckled under...

Texas’ Private And Rural Schools Again Brace For A Showdown On School Choice

LUFKIN — Michael Lee knows what it’s like to make tough budget decisions. As the former superintendent of Booker...

An East Texas Town Must Boil Its Water On Thanksgiving As Officials Seek A...

ZAVALLA — The nearly 700 residents here must boil their water this Thanksgiving as the small East Texas town grapples with aging...

Rural Texas Is The State’s Foundation. And It’s In Jeopardy.

Pastor Alan Pollard often looks out the front window of his church and sees a bulky fixture he once thought could help...

Conspiracy Theorists And 16-Hour Days: Inside The Stress Elections Officials Face Ahead Of The...

NACOGDOCHES — Since Todd Stallings began working in Nacogdoches County’s elections office in 2003, his responsibilities have grown exponentially.

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