Texas could receive coronavirus vaccine doses to give an initial dose to up to 1.4 million Texans in December, assuming U.S. health officials approve coronavirus vaccine candidates from drugmakers …
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By Edgar Walters | The Texas Tribune
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12/2/20
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The number of Texas high school seniors filling out the federal financial aid application for college, known as FAFSA, is down so far from last year, a sign worrying state higher education leaders …
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By Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune
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12/1/20
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Texas again sets record for new coronavirus infections as testing also sees sustained highs
By Edgar Walters, Carla Astudillo, Chris Essig and Mandi Cai, The Texas Tribune
Nov. 25, …
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By Edgar Walters, Carla Astudillo, Chris Essig and Mandi Cai | The Texas Tribune
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11/28/20
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It’s been a tough year for everyone, which can take a toll on our mental health. Texas continues to set records for COVID-19 cases, and health experts fear the holidays could exacerbate an …
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By Elvia Limón | The Texas Tribune
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11/26/20
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The Texas attorney general’s office has fired the last remaining whistleblower who alleged Ken Paxton broke the law in doing favors for a political donor — just days after aides had sued …
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By Emma Platoff | The Texas Tribune
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11/25/20
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COVID-19 vaccines may be coming soon, but most Texans won’t get them for months. Here’s why.
By Shannon Najmabadi and Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune
Nov. 20, 2020
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By Shannon Najmabadi and Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Nov. 20, 2020
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11/23/20
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The Texas unemployment rate dropped to 6.9% in October, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday, an improvement from the state’s September rate of 8.3% as a new wave of coronavirus infections …
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By Mitchell Ferman | The Texas Tribune
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11/21/20
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At 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, David Maxwell and Mark Penley, then two top aides to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, reported separately to the agency’s offices, where, they claim, they were …
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11/15/20
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The upstream sector of the Texas oil and natural gas industry added 700 jobs in September, according to data from the Texas Workforce Commission. This is the first uptick since February, bringing the …
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CONTRIBUTED REPORT
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11/6/20
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Some thought it might happen as early as 2014 — and then 2016, and, of course, in 2018.
When all those elections proved disappointing, Texas Democrats said 2020 would be the year, given …
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By Emma Platoff | The Texas Tribune
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11/4/20
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After record-setting turnout at the polls, Katy area residents made their voices heard and sent a mix of newcomers and familiar faces to city hall, Austin and Washington on Election Day.
School …
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By R. Hans Miller | News Editor
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11/4/20
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has defeated Democratic challenger MJ Hegar.
With an estimated 63.9% of the votes counted and Cornyn in front by 1 percentage point, Decision Desk called the race …
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By Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune
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11/3/20
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This coverage is made possible by Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. The article is available for reprint under the terms of …
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By Hanna Kozlowska | Votebeat via The Texas Tribune
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11/2/20
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A legal cloud hanging over nearly 127,000 votes already cast in Harris County was at least temporarily lifted Sunday when the Texas Supreme Court rejected a request by several conservative Republican …
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By Jolie McCullough | The Texas Tribune
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11/1/20
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More than 9 million Texans have cast ballots so far, surpassing the state’s total votes cast in 2016
The number of voters who cast ballots in the Texas early voting period this year has now surpassed the total number of people who voted in all of 2016.
Through Thursday, 9,009,850 have voted so …
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By Alex Samuels, Matthew Watkins and Mandi Cai | The Texas Tribune
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10/30/20
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A state appeals court on Friday upheld a Travis County State district court order allowing Texas counties to have multiple drop-off locations for hand delivery of absentee ballots, undercutting Gov. …
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By Jolie McCullough | The Texas Tribune
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10/25/20
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Children in Texas’ youth lockups are suffering from widespread sexual assault and other constitutional violations, reform advocates wrote Wednesday in a complaint urging a federal investigation …
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By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff | The Texas Tribune
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10/22/20
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If a COVID-19 vaccine is ready next month, Texas health officials predict it won’t be widely available to Texans until at least July.
Under the state’s vaccine distribution plan, …
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By Aria Jones | The Texas Tribune
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10/20/20
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In the first few days of early voting in an unprecedented election year, two key Texas counties saw a rush of voters coming to the polls.
Houston’s Harris County has gotten state and …
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By Mandi Cai, Juan Pablo Garnham and Alex Samuels
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10/19/20
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The Texas unemployment rate rose to 8.3% in September, the Texas Workforce Commission said Friday, surpassing the national unemployment rate of 7.9% and returning the state to the unemployment levels …
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By Mitchell Ferman | The Texas Tribune
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10/17/20
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