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Town Square: How to Vote in the 2020 Election (Oct. 1, 2020)

Posted on October 1, 2020 · We spend an hour with experts to answer your voting questions and concerns.

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Town Square: The Challenges Facing Voters for Election 2020 (August 31, 2020)

Posted on August 31, 2020 · Experts discuss concerns about our voting system in the upcoming election.

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Addressing affordable housing at the legislature (March 21, 2023)

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Posted on March 21, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: We learn how state lawmakers plan to address the issue of affordable housing during this legislative session. And we talk with a Houston storm chaser.

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GOP-authored bills would increase penalties for illegal voting and limit Harris County’s control over elections

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Posted on March 20, 2023 · Senate Bill 2 would make illegal voting a felony again. Other Republican-authored bills, filed in response to the 2022 Harris County general election, could cost Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum his job.

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Texas Senate passes bill making illegal voting a felony again; bill moves to Texas House

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Posted on March 14, 2023 · Senate Bill 2, authored by Senator Bryan Hughes, would also change the requirement that a person know he or she was voting illegally in order to be charged and convicted.

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Texas A&M University System bans diversity statements from job applications

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Posted on March 3, 2023 · The system is the latest to make changes after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop considering diversity in their hiring practices.

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