Bexar County will mail voter registration forms, defying Ken Paxton’s threat to sue
The move escalates a brewing fight with Texas Republicans over initiatives to proactively send applications to unregistered voters.
State health department blocks transgender Texans from changing sex on birth certificates
The agency quietly rolled out the policy change on its website last week, days after DPS blocked changes to the sex listed on a Texas driver’s license.
Watch Wes Moore at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
The Maryland governor will discuss his first two years leading the Old Line State and the sprint to Nov. 5.
Watch Liz Cheney live at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
The former Wyoming congresswoman will speak at 1:15 p.m. Friday in Austin.
Watch John Fetterman speak live at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
The U.S. senator from Pennsylvania will speak at 11 a.m. Saturday from Austin.
Watch a conversation about Latino influence on national politics at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro will speak with Maria Teresa Kumar, Mike Madrid and Luis Miranda Jr.
Alejandro Mayorkas joins Texas Tribune Festival lineup
The U.S. Homeland Security Secretary will be interviewed by Laura Barrón-López of “PBS NewsHour.”
What Texans need to know about helping people register to vote or cast ballots
Texas officials have launched investigations into voting fraud allegations, but assisting other voters isn’t automatically illegal.
What Texas can learn from Italy’s big bet on tiny community health homes
In Italy, as in Texas, funding hospitals over primary care leaves many feeling “medically homeless.” Italy’s post-COVID plans show another way.
Group of Texas Democrats asks DOJ to investigate Texas over possible voter rights violations
The request by the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus in a letter to the Department of Justice follows a similar request by a Latino civil rights organization.