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That makes conservation critical. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/01/terlingua-water-conservation-guide/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a></p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/01/terlingua-water-conservation-guide/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/O6boVXrUPMls_MrOPB06PAUKJXg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5ce81b2824a7fdd1243b838136f0939b/11-%200404%20Terlingua%20Water%20EH%2001.jpg" alt="South Brewster County residents and tourists congregate on the porch of the Terlingua Trading Company in December." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/O6boVXrUPMls_MrOPB06PAUKJXg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5ce81b2824a7fdd1243b838136f0939b/11-%200404%20Terlingua%20Water%20EH%2001.jpg" alt="South Brewster County residents and tourists congregate on the porch of the Terlingua Trading Company in December." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact c-caption--wide"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </div> <div class="has-xl-btm-marg">  <article id="sd-primary-3" class="c-story-block c-story-block--featured c-story-block--stack-until-bp-l has-l-btm-marg" data-test-name="story-block-featured"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <header class="has-xxxs-btm-marg"> <h3 class="t-headline t-serif t-lh-s t-links-underlined-hover has-b-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"> <a href="/2023/12/11/texas-disaster-preparedness/" >How Texans can prepare for extreme weather</a> </h3> <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/julia-guilbeau/">Julia Guilbeau</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 03 May 2024 11:13:00 -0500" title="2024-05-03 11:13 CDT"> Updated: May 3, 2024 </time></p> </header> <p class="t-serif t-size-s t-links has-b-btm-marg">Natural disasters — including winter storms, hurricanes, extreme heat, wildfires and droughts — can happen at any time. 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fnuvvFc0u0MFJ7Rw1XE0SKLR5Dk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/49e1998dadc0f09fb2578cc7a0f22d63/Opening%20Day%20Dade%20Phelan%20SP%20TT%20185.jpg" alt="Speaker of the House Dade Phelan presides over the opening day of the special session at the Texas Capitol on July 8, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact c-caption--wide"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li>  <article id="sd-secondary-a3-page-1" class="c-story-block c-story-block--featured c-story-block--stack-until-bp-l has-l-btm-marg" data-test-name="story-block-featured"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <header class="has-xxxs-btm-marg"> <h2 class="t-headline t-serif t-lh-s t-links-underlined-hover has-b-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"> <a href="/2024/10/31/texas-2024-election-results-counting-process/" >When will Texas election results come in? Here’s how the process unfolds.</a> </h2> <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/maria-mendez/">María Méndez</a>, The Texas Tribune, and <a href="/about/staff/natalia-contreras-votebeat-and-the-texas-tribune/">Natalia Contreras</a>, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 31 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0500" title="2024-10-31 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 31, 2024 </time></p> </header> <p class="t-serif t-size-s t-links has-b-btm-marg">By state law, Election Day totals must be submitted to the state within 24 hours after polls close. Meeting that deadline requires careful but quick work. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/10/31/texas-2024-election-results-counting-process/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a></p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/10/31/texas-2024-election-results-counting-process/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GPNCyJxzT31K3vmx-_RR8vkSbgQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/68db8683baf28eac07587c7a447841b1/0305%20DFW%20Primary%20ST%20TT%2014.jpg" alt="Voters cast their ballots at the Tarrant County College Southeast Campus polling location in Arlington on primary election day, March 5, 2024." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GPNCyJxzT31K3vmx-_RR8vkSbgQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/68db8683baf28eac07587c7a447841b1/0305%20DFW%20Primary%20ST%20TT%2014.jpg" alt="Voters cast their ballots at the Tarrant County College Southeast Campus polling location in Arlington on primary election day, March 5, 2024." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact c-caption--wide"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> </ul>  <div class="l-container l-container--m has-xl-btm-marg"> <div id="newsletter-subscribe-4831"> <div class="loading loading--s c-loading c-loading--s" aria-hidden="true"></div> </div> </div> <ul class="l-container"> <li>  <article id="sd-secondary-b1-page-1" class="c-story-block c-story-block--featured c-story-block--stack-until-bp-l has-l-btm-marg" data-test-name="story-block-featured"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <header class="has-xxxs-btm-marg"> <h2 class="t-headline t-serif t-lh-s t-links-underlined-hover has-b-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"> <a href="/2024/10/23/texas-2024-ballots-secure-elections/" >Facing election scrutiny, Texas prepares for Nov. 5 with paper ballots and strengthened security</a> </h2> <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/maria-mendez/">María Méndez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 23 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0500" title="2024-10-23 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 23, 2024 </time></p> </header> <p class="t-serif t-size-s t-links has-b-btm-marg">Only a handful of Texas counties will not have all in-person voters cast paper ballots at the polls. By 2026, all voting machines in Texas must produce a paper trail, per a 2021 state law. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/10/23/texas-2024-ballots-secure-elections/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a></p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/10/23/texas-2024-ballots-secure-elections/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/U0TiEZ3sfKWHn1cQc0CFxCH2bzs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2e1c6bcff897af4fd25b83e4cf2495f7/0918%20Hays%20Voting%20Testing%20LW%20TT%2047.jpg" alt="People test the polling equipment at the Hays County election office on Sept. 18, 2024." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/U0TiEZ3sfKWHn1cQc0CFxCH2bzs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2e1c6bcff897af4fd25b83e4cf2495f7/0918%20Hays%20Voting%20Testing%20LW%20TT%2047.jpg" alt="People test the polling equipment at the Hays County election office on Sept. 18, 2024." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact c-caption--wide"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li>  <article id="sd-secondary-b2-page-1" class="c-story-block c-story-block--featured c-story-block--stack-until-bp-l has-l-btm-marg" data-test-name="story-block-featured"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <header class="has-xxxs-btm-marg"> <h2 class="t-headline t-serif t-lh-s t-links-underlined-hover has-b-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"> <a href="/2024/10/21/texas-2024-elections-early-voting-polls-rules/" >Election Day is Tuesday. Here’s a guide to your rights at Texas polls.</a> </h2> <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/maria-mendez/">María Méndez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:00:00 -0500" title="2024-10-21 10:00 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 21, 2024 </time></p> </header> <p class="t-serif t-size-s t-links has-b-btm-marg">Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. 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2024." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact c-caption--wide"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Joseph Bui for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li>  <article id="sd-secondary-b4-page-1" class="c-story-block c-story-block--featured c-story-block--stack-until-bp-l has-l-btm-marg" data-test-name="story-block-featured"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <header class="has-xxxs-btm-marg"> <h2 class="t-headline t-serif t-lh-s t-links-underlined-hover has-b-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"> <a href="/2024/09/20/texas-votar-elecciones-espanol-2024/" >Aquí te decimos cómo puedes votar en las elecciones presidenciales del 5 de noviembre en Texas</a> </h2> <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/maria-mendez/">María Méndez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:09:25 -0500" title="2024-09-20 17:09 CDT"> Sept. 20, 2024 </time></p> </header> <p class="t-serif t-size-s t-links has-b-btm-marg">La fecha límite para registrarse para votar es el 7 de octubre. El último día para solicitar una boleta para votar por correo es el 25 de octubre. 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Greg Abbott has declared the Venezuelan gang a foreign terrorist organization and asked the Department of Public Safety to create a strike team targeting them. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/09/18/texas-venezuelan-gang-tren-de-aragua-abbott-crackdown/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a></p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/09/18/texas-venezuelan-gang-tren-de-aragua-abbott-crackdown/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Xn8qLcvRFqPrl1wxJh7JRqR10Kk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2db164a6d7de2adb87cba39035629dd5/%20Tren%20de%20Aragua%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Members of the Chilean Armed Forces participate in a security operation against suspects with links 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Here’s how to check if you’re still on them.</a> </h2> <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/maria-mendez/">María Méndez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:15:00 -0500" title="2024-10-03 16:15 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 3, 2024 </time></p> </header> <p class="t-serif t-size-s t-links has-b-btm-marg">The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 7. The Texas Tribune, ProPublica and Votebeat want to hear from people removed from voter rolls. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/09/16/texas-voter-registration-check/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a></p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/09/16/texas-voter-registration-check/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7mawSM5cQligmVVYDeynsAI6RMA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg" alt="Lily Trieu, interim executive director of Asian Texans for Justice (ATJ), who produced a report researching Asian voters, holds a voter registration card in her home in Austin on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Asian communities are growing rapidly in Texas, but still feel left out of the political process." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/R4Zr0yKR54vOI1SZ4DrOP1luIx4=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WhlErWSOryIJHFydB7fkojjTLRI=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/cgDp6ACmMjx2IDvYSfTlcIB0GoQ=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/rMDtlwKz_RVx_eFXt1G0i_DvI_U=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8db3ceHXVO7iYHjNQBLCPKjblJ8=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/eq7BLDHf1Ful-G3OLRHD9XR5hoc=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DyCWrY4aJju0DSigIbFTR9Pv4AM=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5dgx227NpN9mQuVJj86k16XbaVc=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IW-WdbwGco-nSLw-jzf4m-F6xE8=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ok005UZI2dA20Xps1pxZt_NEvjI=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qUL5nmC1wX0HjQmvMcC-cp7qKHE=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HWXrpmDLFRe8ts4ekV70O-PUJxo=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QLLJ70EYZVg9VGI170BdJZ0Mo2k=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7mawSM5cQligmVVYDeynsAI6RMA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qrbezu397AKpgrPOq3tbUtE1Ux4=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aySAKbNiwKkmqc2ydS1X7q15M6Y=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7mawSM5cQligmVVYDeynsAI6RMA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/482f66e2b6e7a687021fcf37a0b1f896/Asian%20Voters%20MYL%20TT%2014.jpg" alt="Lily Trieu, interim executive director of Asian Texans for Justice (ATJ), who produced a report researching Asian voters, holds a voter registration card in her home in Austin on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Asian communities are growing rapidly in Texas, but still feel left out of the political process." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact c-caption--wide"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> May-Ying Lam for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li>  <article id="sd-secondary-b7-page-1" class="c-story-block c-story-block--featured c-story-block--stack-until-bp-l has-l-btm-marg" data-test-name="story-block-featured"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <header class="has-xxxs-btm-marg"> <h2 class="t-headline t-serif t-lh-s t-links-underlined-hover has-b-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"> <a href="http://texastribune.org/vote" >Texas Tribune voting resources</a> </h2> <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/maria-mendez/">María Méndez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 30 Aug 2024 08:02:25 -0500" title="2024-08-30 08:02 CDT"> Aug. 30, 2024 </time></p> </header> <p class="t-serif t-size-s t-links has-b-btm-marg">View and easily share in-depth voter guides by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="http://texastribune.org/vote">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a></p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="http://texastribune.org/vote" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> 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class="has-xxxs-btm-marg"> <h2 class="t-headline t-serif t-lh-s t-links-underlined-hover has-b-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"> <a href="/2024/08/14/vote-by-mail-texas-2024-election/" >Here’s how to vote by mail in Texas for the November 2024 election</a> </h2> <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/mikayla-higgins/">Mikayla Higgins</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:01:00 -0500" title="2024-09-02 15:01 CDT"> Updated: Sept. 2, 2024 </time></p> </header> <p class="t-serif t-size-s t-links has-b-btm-marg">The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot is Oct. 25. The deadline for mail-in ballots to be returned or postmarked is Nov. 5, unless it is from an overseas voter. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/08/14/vote-by-mail-texas-2024-election/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a></p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/08/14/vote-by-mail-texas-2024-election/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6AVIDApDRUIM-U6pvwKyRyOKe9U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ebc4c03df183c4b98f554f25e85b2a71/Mail%20in%20Ballot%20Form%20Voting%20MG%20TT%2007.jpg" alt="A mail-in ballot application." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ErRn1EY5JnDnRPYnBaQbcd41vQY=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ebc4c03df183c4b98f554f25e85b2a71/Mail%20in%20Ballot%20Form%20Voting%20MG%20TT%2007.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6AVIDApDRUIM-U6pvwKyRyOKe9U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ebc4c03df183c4b98f554f25e85b2a71/Mail%20in%20Ballot%20Form%20Voting%20MG%20TT%2007.jpg" alt="A mail-in ballot application." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact c-caption--wide"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li>  <article id="sd-secondary-b11-page-1" class="c-story-block c-story-block--featured c-story-block--stack-until-bp-l has-l-btm-marg" data-test-name="story-block-featured"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <header class="has-xxxs-btm-marg"> <h2 class="t-headline t-serif t-lh-s t-links-underlined-hover has-b-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"> <a href="/2024/08/12/texas-2024-election-college-student-voting/" >Texas voter guide for college students</a> </h2> <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/lillian-vest/">Lillian Vest</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 26 Sep 2024 15:05:00 -0500" title="2024-09-26 15:05 CDT"> Updated: Sept. 26, 2024 </time></p> </header> <p class="t-serif t-size-s t-links has-b-btm-marg">The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 7. The last day to apply to vote by mail is Oct. 25. Early voting in person is from Oct. 21 to Nov. 1. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/08/12/texas-2024-election-college-student-voting/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a></p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/08/12/texas-2024-election-college-student-voting/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aHfQBxZfpB3soDrDZxMPstQvCF8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a583496a504746f777208cbad63e28aa/UTEP%20Early%20Voting%20PR%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Dance majors from the Department of Theater and Dance perform under a banner encouraging students to vote at the Union Building at the University of Texas at El Paso in El Paso on Oct. 25, 2022." class="c-image__img l-width-full 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xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Paul Ratje for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li>  <article id="sd-secondary-b12-page-1" class="c-story-block c-story-block--featured c-story-block--stack-until-bp-l has-l-btm-marg" data-test-name="story-block-featured"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <header class="has-xxxs-btm-marg"> <h2 class="t-headline t-serif t-lh-s t-links-underlined-hover has-b-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"> <a href="/2024/07/25/texas-power-grid-puc-centerpoint-hurricane-beryl/" >Public Utility Commission releases investigative report on CenterPoint Energy’s Hurricane Beryl response</a> </h2> <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/alejandra-martinez/">Alejandra Martinez</a> and <a href="/about/staff/emily-foxhall/">Emily Foxhall</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:15:00 -0600" title="2024-11-22 15:15 CST"> Updated: Nov. 22, 2024 </time></p> </header> <p class="t-serif t-size-s t-links has-b-btm-marg">The company’s power outages in July have drawn the ire of state leaders. Here’s what you need to know. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/07/25/texas-power-grid-puc-centerpoint-hurricane-beryl/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a></p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/07/25/texas-power-grid-puc-centerpoint-hurricane-beryl/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tSSNAQHWNr8kj_dIgrSrSExIu7M=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8334ba31756076461d1eeb3938564976/0710%20CenterPoint%20Hurricane%20JB%20001.jpg" alt="Electric trucks line up to provide support with major power outages after Hurricane Beryl in Houston, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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