Town Square
Town Square: How to Vote in the 2020 Election (Oct. 1, 2020)
Posted on · We spend an hour with experts to answer your voting questions and concerns.
Politics
Election 2020
Gov. Greg Abbott Orders Counties To Reduce Ballot Drop-Off Locations, Bolstering GOP Efforts To Limit Absentee Voting Options
Posted on · Harris County, the state’s most populous and a major Democratic stronghold, had designated a dozen locations where voters could deliver their own ballots — and already began collecting them this week.
Immigration
Trump Plans To Slash Refugee Admissions To US To Record Low
Posted on · In a notice to Congress late Wednesday, the government said it intends to let in 15,000 refugees in 2021. That's 3,000 fewer than the 18,000 ceiling the administration set for fiscal year 2020.
Election 2020
People Have Ideas About What ‘Poll Watchers’ Do. Here’s What Texas Law Says They Can Actually Do
Posted on · Before you grab your face mask and head down to your local polling place to “keep an eye on things," you should probably know what Texas law says about poll watchers. Some of it might surprise you.
Election 2020
No Straight-Ticket Voting For Texas’ 2020 Election, Federal Appeals Court Says
Posted on · A three-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a 2017 state law ending the popular one-punch option — and admonished a lower court judge for trying to bring the practice back so soon before early voting starts Oct. 13.
Town Square
Town Square: Post-Debate Reaction (Sept. 30, 2020)
Posted on · We offer an analysis of the 2020 election's first presidential debate.
Texas
About A Million Texans Could Gain Health Insurance This Year If Texas Expands Medicaid, Study Finds
Posted on · Based on what has happened in other states, it is estimated about 950,000 Texans would sign up for a plan.
Politics
Harris County Mail-In Ballot Lawsuit Could Be Decided Soon, After Texas Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments
Posted on · Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins is seeking to send mail-in ballot applications to all registered voters – the state argues that violates the Texas Election Code
Election 2020
Trump Derails 1st Presidential Debate With Biden, And 5 Other Takeaways
Posted on · The president ran roughshod over debate moderator Chris Wallace and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden — and crossed many lines in the process.
Election 2020
From Debate Stage, Trump Declines To Denounce White Supremacy
Posted on · Asked to disavow white supremacists, Trump addressed the Proud Boys directly, telling them to "Stand Back, Stand By." He did not expand on what he meant.
Election 2020
Texas Decides: Your Questions About Mail-In Voting For The 2020 Elections Answered
Posted on · We have been asking for your questions about the voting process as part of our Texas Decides project. KUT’s Trey Shaar spoke with KUT's Matt Largey to answer some of those questions.
Harris County
Harris County Leaders Propose Property Tax Rate Cut
Posted on · If approved, the tax rate for county property owners would drop by 1.3 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Politics
Sen. Ted Cruz Says Judge Amy Coney Barrett ‘Will Make A Strong Justice’
Posted on · The Texas Republican, author of One Vote Away, a book about the Supreme Court, says President Trump's nominee to the court should not recuse herself if the November election ends up at the high court.
Election 2020
First Trump-Biden Debate Ends With Many Insults, Little Substance
Posted on · Follow live updates and fact checks beginning at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday. President Trump and Joe Biden are expected to cover a range of topics, including the coronavirus and the economy.
Election 2020
Houston Republicans Sue To Limit In-Person And Absentee Voting Options In Harris County
Posted on · 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.