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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/y42U0xduox0fE2n2aTcDYkaCFW4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/99bddb60366f667d14c351badf3706c5/TTEvents2021-BatchOPolitics-02-LeadArt-3000x2000-v1.png" alt="Article thumbnail" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-railroad-commission-race-2022/">Democrat running for Texas agency that regulates the energy industry focusing his campaign on furor over power grid failure</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="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-10 10:00 CST"> Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Luke Warford, a 32-year-old former Texas Democratic Party staffer, is challenging Republican incumbent Wayne Christian for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-railroad-commission-race-2022/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OW5DhzuVUSAYlFjU6XmLzlWr86Q=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d7151a8a52a9403204f7b2e753f7c10d/Luke%20Warford%20frame%20TT.jpg" alt="Article thumbnail" 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 is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> Courtesy of Luke Warford </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-election-polling-issues/">Analysis: Texas Republican lawmakers pleased most of their own voters, most of the time</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="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-10 05:00 CST"> Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">They didn't make a majority of Texas voters happy on a single issue, but the Republican majority in the Legislature made most of their own voters happy — and then drew maps that minimize political threats to them in the November general election. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-election-polling-issues/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-election-polling-issues/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Hupc0QXSbKGsyhVyPJo0R-mRAYs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c491349a5b5ba3b394ef25ded4426906/Archer%20Co%20Early%20Voting%20ST%20TT%2011.jpg" alt="Voters at the Alvord City Hall, an early voting site in Alvord on Oct. 28, 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xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/louie-gohmert-texas-attorney-general-2022/">U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert exploring run against Attorney General Ken Paxton in increasingly crowded GOP primary</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="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 16:09:00 -0600" title="2021-11-09 16:09 CST"> Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Land Commissioner George P. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman and state Rep. Matt Krause are also vying for the GOP nomination next year. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/louie-gohmert-texas-attorney-general-2022/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/louie-gohmert-texas-attorney-general-2022/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_lh5T3NzxZ7h8Ut8t1Xnjg3eUDs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3dbd674a518409f4ca2feaf5027eb9ae/Gohmert%20Impeachment%20Hearing%20REUTERS%20TT" alt="U.S. Rep. 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Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, questions Intelligence Committee Minority Counsel Stephen Castor and Intelligence Committe…" 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 is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/texas-election-polling/">TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters analyze the latest UT/TT Poll on the 2022 candidates and issues</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="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a>, <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/todd-wiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a> and <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/michael-rey-de-leon/">Michael Rey de Leon</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 14:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-09 14:00 CST"> Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">In this edition of TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Joshua Blank, James Henson and Daron Shaw about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, focused on the 2022 elections and this year’s legislative issues. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/texas-election-polling/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/texas-election-polling/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/YbP3W0l3D1KYDooSoJqASldz5WI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c530e8cff49ac61c2bd5200fbf0ebf91/TribCast%20POLL%20Nov%209.jpg" alt="Snow at the Capitol in Austin on Feb. 15, 2021." class="c-image__img 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xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/Texas-voters-poll-economy/">Texas voters say the state and country are worse off than a year ago and heading in the wrong direction, UT/TT Poll finds</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="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-pollard/">James Pollard</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-09 05:00 CST"> Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Thirty-eight percent of respondents said the state economy is doing worse than a year ago, further evidence that Texans are still feeling the pandemic’s consequences. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/Texas-voters-poll-economy/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/Texas-voters-poll-economy/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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<figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/ut-texas-tribune-poll-coronavirus/">Majority of Texans support COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates, UT/TT poll says</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="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bethany-irvine/">Bethany Irvine</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-09 05:00 CST"> Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Fifty-seven percent of voters support mask requirements in indoor public spaces based on local conditions, while 58% support mask requirements in public schools. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/ut-texas-tribune-poll-coronavirus/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6x_6oeNrHVBlk_ZwHo7mIbTlk1A=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4299b86a26cafe20c692075e3be9063e/UT-TT%20Covid%20Poll%20TT.jpg" alt="A woman receives dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic held in partnership between the Central Texas Food Bank and Universi…" 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 is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/greg-abbott-books-schools-texas/">Gov. Greg Abbott tells state agencies to develop standards to block books with "overtly sexual" content in schools</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="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 8 Nov 2021 12:59:29 -0600" title="2021-11-08 12:59 CST"> Nov. 8, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Abbott targeted two books that have been removed by schools recently that center on LGBTQ characters. One of the books includes a graphic illustration and the other includes depictions of sex. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/greg-abbott-books-schools-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/greg-abbott-books-schools-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DXKhW-A_srZEAuv6tVuf3GA7szc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8c913a6ec0b0d61d0abfb64ea43127d2/Library%20File%20JV%20TT%2005.jpg" alt="Shelves filled 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xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-voters-poll-abortion-electricity-property-taxes/">More Texas voters unhappy than satisfied over power grid, abortion and property taxes, UT/TT Poll finds</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="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 8 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-08 05:00 CST"> Nov. 8, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Most voters approve of using state money to add border barriers between Texas and Mexico. But 57% disapprove of a new abortion law’s provision allowing lawsuits against people who help someone get the procedure. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-voters-poll-abortion-electricity-property-taxes/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-voters-poll-abortion-electricity-property-taxes/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hG-_DvuYA5-_FNOPMb0-10iwWQU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/265c4ff42cabf6a3eb9050c325115a29/UT-TT%20Lege%20Issues%20TT.jpg" alt="The main switchyard at Vistra Corp.’s Midlothian Power Plant on October 15, 2021. 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This is where the power produced at this p…" 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 is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-republican-election/">Analysis: Early signs point to another Republican-dominated election cycle in 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="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 8 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-08 05:00 CST"> Nov. 8, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Republican incumbents enter their reelection campaigns well ahead of their Republican challengers and with most voters unacquainted with the Democratic challengers in the field, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-republican-election/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-republican-election/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iDBAxDfq9_uvwn63b2NxvRs_Qtg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6287167b62b898b9eb3279c26ef25067/Abbott%20Border%20Announcement%20SP%20TT%2027" alt="From left: Lt. 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gX9dyBXl_NZxFJCnwGmYJ79WIBg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/30749e2e80da4209ba1727e5f9998e5c/Moderna%20Vaccine%20JV%20TT%2005.jpg" alt="Vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine ready to be administered on Dec. 30, 2020." 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 is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/06/sara-stapleton-barrera-eddie-lucio-texas-senate/">Sara Stapleton Barrera, 2020 primary challenger to state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., announces comeback bid as he retires</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="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sat, 6 Nov 2021 13:27:45 -0500" title="2021-11-06 13:27 CDT"> Nov. 6, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Lucio announced Thursday that he is not seeking reelection after three decades in the Senate. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/06/sara-stapleton-barrera-eddie-lucio-texas-senate/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/06/sara-stapleton-barrera-eddie-lucio-texas-senate/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tYz0UB4BoGmo78c4PuSKtbgGQ9s=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/321abab45973f250c7cf3ac65af18081/Sara%20Stapleton%20Barrera%20BB%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="Sara Stapleton Barrera, a Brownsville lawyer who last year challenged state Sen. 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Eddie Lucio Jr., in downtown Brownsville on…" 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 is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> Brenda Bazán for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/06/congress-infrastructure-bill-democrats/">Congress approves $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, sending measure to Biden for enactment</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 Tony Romm, Marianna Sotomayor and Mike DeBonis, The Washington Post </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sat, 6 Nov 2021 07:33:59 -0500" title="2021-11-06 07:33 CDT"> Nov. 6, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">No vote was taken on the $2 trillion tax-and-spending package that progressive Democrats had hoped to tie to the bipartisan infrastructure bill. President Joe Biden said he's confident the Build Back Better plan would be passed in the House by Nov. 15. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/06/congress-infrastructure-bill-democrats/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/06/congress-infrastructure-bill-democrats/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CG0Yvk6fsAsugY7kNXmuvu0aS_4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4cab81c354f5f5b473f30f8960128522/Pelosi%20Infrastruture%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivers remarks with U.S. Reps. 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Steny Hoyer, D-MD, and James Clyburn, D-SC, at the Capitol in Wa…" 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 is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/watch-gina-hinojosa-donna-howard-eddie-rodriguez-austin/">Watch state Reps. Gina Hinojosa, Donna Howard and Eddie Rodriguez discuss what the 2021 legislative sessions mean for Austin</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="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/events/">Texas Tribune Events Staff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 5 Nov 2021 19:54:10 -0500" title="2021-11-05 19:54 CDT"> Nov. 5, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The three lawmakers will join Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith for a live discussion at 6 p.m. Nov. 10 in Austin. The conversation will also be available to view on demand starting Nov. 12. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/watch-gina-hinojosa-donna-howard-eddie-rodriguez-austin/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/watch-gina-hinojosa-donna-howard-eddie-rodriguez-austin/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/tribcast-texas-democrats-2022/">TribCast: How worried should Texas Democrats be about 2022?</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="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a> and <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/michael-rey-de-leon/">Michael Rey de Leon</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 5 Nov 2021 15:30:20 -0500" title="2021-11-05 15:30 CDT"> Nov. 5, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Patrick, Reese and Neelam about Tuesday’s special election results, poll numbers in the governor’s race and oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court over Texas’ abortion law. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/tribcast-texas-democrats-2022/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/tribcast-texas-democrats-2022/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QIocOeOt_PeeUbqQnQT8A5AGOW4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg" alt="At least 50 House Democrats that Texas left the state held a press conference in Washington D.C. The democrats broke quorum …" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/C2NCW_qDl1hcx-ekdqm-B9cYaVQ=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jimEDbW7EaKtWqgLAW6-GhBNtC0=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BC_bMwyQUY9n7jc_oXONQU9BwzQ=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DdCZkD9dLTpdeGW9pj8Z3OSqs1Q=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ahwv0jSwKcOGIGE94jV3dOj87zs=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/EWic2NSHQ4g1kUimuFb3Icc8HVE=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FHLBubNl2CS6zd_Num4Sa5QapBs=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JauPxAiyW1BFiCS-MQZtwwNg8ig=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/K86_i3XysazFIWOhGX1DPLmtzTY=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/W4ICE-aGhEBHAhBul1FWs7LYKms=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RZ88iQp5WgCKeTuePazPtlnn6rY=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/L9FEnpSeBcq1KunMq3coHwwZHbk=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2mAa16L8_gG1ANgW82OyWlant_E=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QIocOeOt_PeeUbqQnQT8A5AGOW4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/v2mknPfmYir4U9SlavApjO7vv4E=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nJCHaHdTjliglZllYTDGGbB81Ls=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QIocOeOt_PeeUbqQnQT8A5AGOW4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/782a1f27ecc2adfd5cacc0baaa21ff6e/TribCast%20Nov%205.jpg" alt="At least 50 House Democrats that Texas left the state held a press conference in Washington D.C. The democrats broke quorum …" 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 is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shuran Huang for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/texas-poll-greg-abbott-beto-orourke/">Greg Abbott leads Beto O’Rourke by 9 percentage points in hypothetical matchup, UT/TT Poll finds</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="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 5 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-11-05 05:00 CDT"> Nov. 5, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The poll also found that potential candidate Matthew McConaughey is not universally beloved by Texans. About a quarter of respondents had an unfavorable opinion of the movie star who has flirted with running for governor. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/texas-poll-greg-abbott-beto-orourke/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/texas-poll-greg-abbott-beto-orourke/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> Evan L'Roy for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/texas-voters-split-voting-laws/">Texas voters split on whether voting laws should be more strict, UT/TT Poll finds</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="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 5 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-11-05 05:00 CDT"> Nov. 5, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The October poll found that the percentage of Democrats who said voting rules should be less strict increased significantly, with 64% of voters taking that position compared to the 51% in August. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/texas-voters-split-voting-laws/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/y2KgI8T-Ky7h2KoF__eIN0bvLz0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/97c249c373edb56ffe5afadcf345d84a/UT-TT%20Voting%20TT.jpg" alt="People vote inside the gym at the Metropolitan Multi-Services Center in Houston on Nov. 3, 2020." 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 is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-voting-law-justice-department-lawsuit/">Justice Department sues Texas over new voting law, targeting restrictions on mail-in ballots and voter assistance</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="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 4 Nov 2021 19:03:00 -0500" title="2021-11-04 19:03 CDT"> Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The elderly, voters with disabilities and voters with limited English proficiency risk disenfranchisement under sweeping legislation Texas Republicans pushed through earlier this year, the justice department argues in its legal challenge to Senate Bill 1. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-voting-law-justice-department-lawsuit/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-voting-law-justice-department-lawsuit/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/sLyFNY6xD3Gn7_Q01AwniO3i0-k=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/777c8461b72deee488eb9129b0a7b034/Mail-in%20Ballot%20Travis%20County%20CP%20TT.jpg" alt="Ballot by mail clerk Jim Ragland organized ballot packages at the Travis County Elections Division in Austin in 2014. " 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 is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#camera"></use></svg></span> Charlie Pearce for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item 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announcement Thursday, has served in the upper chamber since 1991. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/03/texas-senate-eddie-lucio/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111214101im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/politics/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111214101/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/03/texas-senate-eddie-lucio/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111214101im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qeUcZ21ug1PWxxNDWvN5GD-KjDk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d24d450fb253282d3d266e78f181cba3/Eddie%20Lucio%20Jr%20JF%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="State Sen. 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