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Here’s how two Texas constitutional amendments could lower some property taxes

April 28, 2022 By The Texas Tribune 2 Comments

The propositions on the May 7 ballot would lower property taxes by shifting more public school costs to the state. But the measures’ language can be hard to understand.

Filed Under: Neighborhoods, Property Values, Texas Tagged With: Dick Lavine, Every Texan, James Quintero, Paul Bettencourt, Texas, Texas Public Policy Foundation, The Texas Tribune

Texas businesses must decide whether to require face masks. Some worry they could lose customers either way.

March 4, 2021 By The Texas Tribune 1 Comment

A COVID-19 safety sign last year in Austin.

A day after Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans to fully reopen businesses and end the state’s mask mandate, small business owners across Texas found themselves struggling to decide what to do next.

Filed Under: COVID-19, Restaurants, Retail

Advocates worry vaccines will be out of reach for Black and Hispanic neighborhoods devastated by Covid-19

January 10, 2021 By The Texas Tribune 1 Comment

In the state’s largest metropolitan areas, vaccine distribution centers like hospitals and pharmacies are more common in white, affluent neighborhoods.

Filed Under: COVID-19, Texas Tagged With: Austin Public Health, Bexar County, coronavirus, Covid-19, Dallas County, Gov. Greg Abbott, Harris County, Latino Health Forum, Operation Warp Speed, UTHealth School of Public Health in Austin

Texas extends rental assistance program designed to avoid evictions until March 15

December 24, 2020 By The Texas Tribune 2 Comments

The move comes after Congress passed a stimulus bill Monday extending the federal moratorium on evictions through the end of January. The moratorium order was set to expire at the end of the year.

Filed Under: Evictions, Housing Tagged With: Bexar County, CARES Act, Congress, Eviction Diversion Program, Michael Depland, Texas Department of Housing and Community Afffairs, Texas Housers, Texas Supreme Court

Texas is on track for record turnout in this election after breaking early voting records

October 31, 2020 By The Texas Tribune 1 Comment

Voters wait in line at a polling site at Austin Oaks Church during early voting.

After early voting, 57.3% of registered voters in Texas have cast ballots, just shy of the total turnout of 59.4% in 2016.

Filed Under: Elections, Texas

Texas’ massive early voting numbers have persisted, leading to predictions of overall turnout unseen in years

October 24, 2020 By The Texas Tribune Leave a Comment

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Sunland Park Mall in El Paso on the first day of early voting.

Experts are predicting that as many as 12 million people could vote in Texas this year.

Filed Under: Elections, Texas Tagged With: Brennan Center for Justice, coronavirus, Decision Desk HQ, Derek Ryan, Election Day, Gov. Greg Abbott, Hillary Clinton, Manny Garcia, Michael Li, New York University, Pandemic

Texas can reject mail-in ballots over mismatched signatures without giving voters a chance to appeal, court rules

October 20, 2020 By The Texas Tribune Leave a Comment

Texas mail-in ballots require voters to sign the outer envelope.

A federal judge had ordered the state to give voters a chance to resolve signature questions in time for their ballots to be counted. Now that won’t happen unless counties do it voluntarily.

Filed Under: Elections, Texas

Texas hits nearly 17 million registered voters for November election

October 17, 2020 By The Texas Tribune Leave a Comment

Voters waited in line Wednesday at a polling site at Bee Cave City Hall.

The final number heading into the Nov. 3 election represents 1.9 million more registered voters than Texas had for the 2016 presidential contest.

Filed Under: Elections, Politics

Analysis: Keep calm and vote on

September 30, 2020 By The Texas Tribune 1 Comment

From left: Catherine Harvey, Connie Ford and Jean Anthony attend a training lab at the Collin County Elections Department.

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.

Filed Under: Elections, Politics

Texas will spend $171 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to help renters avoid evictions

September 26, 2020 By The Texas Tribune 1 Comment

An apartment complex near downtown Waco. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that he was dedicating $171 million in federal coronavirus relief money to helping renters avoid evictions.

The new program will provide rental assistance and legal aid for tenants who are behind on rent. Details on how Texans could apply or qualify weren’t immediately released.

Filed Under: COVID-19, Evictions, Housing

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