- Watch Stacey Abrams discuss voting rights, the census and more at noon at The Texas Tribune Festival September 22, 2020The voting rights activist will talk about increasing turnout, battling suppression, why a complete census count is so critical and her future plans.Texas Tribune Events Staff
- As Texas college towns emerge as coronavirus hot spots, universities try to keep students from infecting locals September 22, 2020In counties where four-year college students make up at least 10% of the population, cases have grown 34% since Aug. 19, according to a Texas Tribune analysis. That’s compared with 23% in counties with a smaller proportion of students.Emma Platoff, Shawn Mulcahy and Anna Novak
- U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw calls expanding mail-in voting “playing with fire” despite rarity of voter fraud September 21, 2020Crenshaw, a freshman Republican from Houston, made the comments in an interview during The Texas Tribune Festival that aired Monday. He also discussed immigration and changing voting patterns in Houston.Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff
- High-speed train between Dallas and Houston gets federal approval September 21, 2020The railroad plans to connect Texas' two biggest cities within 90 minutes. Construction could begin in the first half of next year.Juan Pablo Garnham
- Texas needs more poll workers this year because of the pandemic. Here's how to become one. September 21, 2020Working at polls is going to look different this year. Find out what poll workers do, who qualifies to be one and how to become one yourself.Catherine DeLaura
- Watch U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw talk about the 2020 election and more at The Texas Tribune Festival September 21, 2020Crenshaw, R-Houston, also talked about his first term in office and his own bid for reelection.Texas Tribune Events Staff
- Analysis: COVID-19’s almost incomprehensible toll in Texas September 21, 2020We’ve lost a lot of Texans already and will surely lose more to the coronavirus. Doesn’t it seem like there should at least be a moment of silence?Ross Ramsey
- From abortion access to immigration, the battle over the open Supreme Court seat will affect Texas for a generation September 20, 2020Just days after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Republicans and Democrats are already engaged in an expensive and divisive fight over the future of the Supreme Court.Abby Livingston
- Texas Tribune photojournalists on the front line: photography in a year of pandemic and unrest September 20, 2020Photojournalists are regularly in the thick of things when they cover stories, but 2020 has made their jobs even more difficult. Here's a look at the work of five Tribune photographers in this extraordinary year — and some of the gear they've used.Miguel Gutierrez Jr., John Jordan, Pu Ying Huang, Eddie Gaspar, Jordan Vonderhaar and Shelby Tauber
- Texas bars and distilleries rip Gov. Greg Abbott for leaving them out of "unacceptable" reopening plan September 19, 2020While restaurants are allowed to expand to 75% capacity, those in the bar industry worry prolonged shutdowns could lead to 30% of its businesses closing within six months.Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff