GOP governors see big dip in approval over handling of coronavirus
Democratic governors are more trusted by their residents than their Republican counterparts, a new poll shows.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 14, 2020Democratic governors are more trusted by their residents than their Republican counterparts, a new poll shows.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 14, 2020Republican Gov. Greg Abbott did not include polling places in his recent statewide mask order.
By Associated Press - July 14, 2020Trump said the privately built wall ‘doesn’t even work.’
By Associated Press - July 13, 2020Doctors say they have seen children with cases of the virus.
By Emily Singer - July 10, 2020Roughly three-quarters of new coronavirus cases are from states Trump won in 2016, where the backlash against his response could hurt GOP candidates up and down the ticket.
By Emily Singer - July 07, 2020A number of transgender people have been killed in the past few weeks and are being misgendered in death.
By Casey Quinlan - July 07, 2020John Cornyn once called extended unemployment benefits a ‘lifeline’ for U.S. families.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 02, 2020Bars and restaurants are closing in Texas and Florida as both states see record levels of new infections.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 26, 2020Mike Pence tried to spin the grim news as the coronavirus spreads in states that reopened too soon, against the advice of public health experts.
By Emily Singer - June 26, 2020Substantial barriers remain in states across the country.
By Lisa Needham - June 25, 2020Sen. John Cornyn accused a state legislator of trying to ‘scare people’ over concerns that hospitals will soon reach capacity.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 25, 2020The pause on further reopenings does not roll back previous orders that already allowed much of the economy to reopen.
By Associated Press - June 25, 2020Gov. Greg Abbott, who has undermined public health measures in his state, now calls the coronavirus situation ‘unacceptable.’
By Josh Israel - June 23, 2020Republican Gov. Greg Abbott repeatedly dismissed concerns over the virus to reopen the state’s economy. And now that cases are spiking, he’s shifting blame to residents.
By Emily Singer - June 17, 2020Arizona, Florida, and Texas are among those states seeing the number of new coronavirus cases spike higher than ever.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 09, 2020Voters in the state will receive absentee ballot applications in the mail for November’s election.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 28, 2020Also: Virginia decriminalizes marijuana and voter safety wins the day in a couple of key states.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 22, 2020Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson noted that most voters ‘across the political spectrum want the option to vote by mail.’
By Dan Desai Martin - May 19, 2020Republican Ken Paxton claims allowing more Texas voters to apply for absentee ballots ‘increases the risk of voter fraud.’
By Dan Desai Martin - May 14, 2020A month of court battles has left behind chaos and confusion for patients seeking abortions.
By Lisa Needham - May 06, 2020Republican officials across the country have urged reopening businesses despite public health experts’ advice that doing so too quickly will result in more cases of the virus.
By Josh Israel - May 06, 2020Also: Local governments work to ensure everyone can vote by mail, and Texas Democrats innovate to make voter registration easier.
By Josh Israel - April 24, 2020State Rep. Jeff Leach praised Texas’ abortion ban during the coronavirus pandemic.
By Emily Singer - April 22, 2020RegisterTexas.com allows voters to safely register to vote from home without having to risk their health during the pandemic.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 21, 2020Texas is trying to force people who need abortions to wait — but it also bans abortions later in pregnancy.
By Lisa Needham - April 10, 2020The comment came as the Jewish community prepared to celebrate Passover.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 09, 2020GOP officials are using the pandemic as an opportunity to push their right-wing agenda.
By Lisa Needham - April 02, 2020Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said elderly people at higher risk for the coronavirus would take care of themselves.
By Associated Press - March 24, 2020Greg Abbott spent the past week refusing to order the closure of businesses and schools.
By Josh Israel - March 19, 2020Texas has closed 750 polling locations since 2012 — many in counties with high numbers of African American and Latino voters.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 04, 2020