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Election 2024 voting information 1 Lithos Jan 2024 Aug 2024 5 1482
Laws have changed around parking for disabled Texans over the years. Here's how it looks today. 15 TexasTowelie Jan 2024 Jan 2024 19 3857
House Republican Hillary Hickland Seeks To Reignite Texas' War On Dildos 12 Shell_Seas 9 hrs ago 4 hrs ago 9 397
Teacher punished first graders with a bathroom ban, Texas officials say. She's fired 6 mahatmakanejeeves 21 hrs ago 7 hrs ago 14 1059
University of Texas closes DEI office due to state law. 0 surfered 14 hrs ago 14 hrs ago 2 589
Missouri City District C Councilmember runoff election voting continues this week 0 RandySF Monday Monday 0 167
Betrayals, Backstabbing, And Burrows: Texas Politics At Its Finest 0 Shell_Seas Sunday Sunday 6 398
Reefer Madness Has Taken Hold Of Lt. Governor Dan Patrick 4 Shell_Seas Saturday Sunday 14 471
Republican lawmaker proposes bill to allow Texas to seize control of Austin 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Friday Saturday 6 645
Texas' maternal mortality committee faces backlash for not reviewing deaths from first two years post-Dobbs 1 TexasTowelie Friday Saturday 12 423
Nearly 50 Houston-area teachers named by TEA for allegedly obtaining fraudulent certifications 0 TexasTowelie Friday Friday 5 412
A 2006 study found undocumented immigrants contribute more than they cost Texas. The state hasn't updated it since. 0 SARose Friday Friday 13 376
Harlingen runoff races for Dec. 14 election 0 RandySF Friday Friday 1 217
Houston Rep. Gene Wu to lead Texas House Democrats through GOP-dominated legislative session 1 SARose Thursday Thursday 2 240
Texas attorney general files lawsuit against homeless navigation center in south Austin - KXAN 4 TexasTowelie Nov 26 Thursday 10 697
Runoff election for Austin City Council District 7 between Mike Siegel & Gary Bledsoe 0 RandySF Thursday Thursday 1 218
Democrat wins tight Dallas appeals court race after final tally blocks GOP sweep 3 RandySF Dec 4 Dec 4 6 301
Early voting begins in El Paso runoff for mayor, City Council; low turnout expected 1 RandySF Dec 4 Dec 4 2 221
Candidates for Austin City Council District 7 encourage turnout as runoff election gets underway 0 RandySF Dec 3 Dec 3 2 243
Investigations: Texas committee won't examine maternal deaths in first years after abortion ban 6 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 26 Dec 2 7 468
Cruz Curse doomed Texas A&M 0 LetMyPeopleVote Dec 1 Dec 1 4 2039
Houston Tradition-Flying Saucer Pie Company 0 LetMyPeopleVote Nov 29 Nov 29 3 433
Texas Politics In 2025: The Gilead Wives Club's Next Moves 1 Shell_Seas Nov 27 Nov 27 14 501
The 89th Session: Democrats' Chance to Exploit GOP Infighting 0 Shell_Seas Nov 25 Nov 25 3 323
Texas Board of Education votes to approve Bible curriculum in elementary schools 5 TBF Nov 22 Nov 23 3 407
Texas insurance rates soar as state lawmakers look for solutions - KVUE 5 TexasTowelie Nov 23 Nov 23 9 1276
Ken Paxton can't be deposed under oath in whistleblower lawsuit, Texas Supreme Court says - KXAN 1 TexasTowelie Nov 23 Nov 23 7 1034
6 Soros-Backed District Attorneys facing re-election in 2025/2026 0 LetMyPeopleVote Nov 22 Nov 22 4 495
Texas House Republicans Go After Low-Income Students with Ignorant Rhetoric 1 Shell_Seas Nov 22 Nov 22 7 518
Note from former Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa 2 LetMyPeopleVote Nov 13 Nov 22 3 643

Texas Continued...

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Former Dallas anesthesiologist sentenced to 190 years in prison - NBCDFW 5 TexasTowelie Nov 20 Nov 21 7 777
Jury in Amber Guyger civil trial awards Botham Jean's family $98.6M - NBCDFW 3 TexasTowelie Nov 20 Nov 21 9 439
Tinfoil Hats Required: How Conspiracy Theories Are Shaping Texas Legislation 2 Shell_Seas Nov 20 Nov 20 8 510
20 Travis County ballots added to election totals Monday night, Watson still on top 0 RandySF Nov 20 Nov 20 2 266
Texas Board Of Education Moves Forward With Bible-Infused Curriculum 4 Shell_Seas Nov 19 Nov 19 6 425
Texas Education Board to vote on controversial Bible-infused curriculum - KHOU 11 3 TexasTowelie Nov 19 Nov 19 3 271
The Texas SBOE Is About To Rewrite Your Child's Education--With The Bible 4 Shell_Seas Nov 17 Nov 17 10 693
How "wildly successful" anti-trans ads fired up Texas voters for Republicans 8 LetMyPeopleVote Nov 11 Nov 17 3 500
Abortion rights advocate Amanda Zurawski says running for office is 'not off the table' 0 RandySF Nov 17 Nov 17 1 379
City Council's new 4-year terms mean many new faces will get a long runway 0 RandySF Nov 17 Nov 17 0 297
My Congresscritter, Troy Nehls, is an asshole 5 LetMyPeopleVote Nov 13 Nov 16 2 555
Republican On Republican Violence 1 Shell_Seas Nov 13 Nov 13 7 675
A First Look At Texas's 89th Legislative Session: Opening Day Bill Highlights 1 Shell_Seas Nov 12 Nov 12 2 462
Tim Dunn Loyalists In The 89th Texas Legislature 0 Shell_Seas Nov 11 Nov 11 7 367
A Look Ahead At The 89th Texas Legislative Session 0 Shell_Seas Nov 10 Nov 10 4 447
The Alamo. Cross posting here for greater claification of this newly political issue. 9 CTyankee Nov 10 Nov 10 4 816
So... What Happened, Texas? 3 Shell_Seas Nov 8 Nov 9 5 807
BREAKING: Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa Resigns From The Texas Democratic Party 10 Shell_Seas Nov 8 Nov 9 12 956
The Things That Are Coming 1 Shell_Seas Nov 7 Nov 7 14 793
Election Results: How Trump's promised mass deportation would affect Texas immigration 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 7 Nov 7 3 171
Judge accused of illegally emailing Texas State students, asking for votes - KVUE 2 TexasTowelie Oct 30 Nov 5 6 366
Colleagues condemn Tarrant County GOP leader for repeated use of slurs 1 RandySF Oct 31 Nov 5 8 167
High Stakes, High Hopes: Election Eve In Texas 3 Shell_Seas Nov 4 Nov 4 11 478
Texas Concrete is NOT Roman Concrete: Rash of Central Texas Swimming Pool Failures 1 SorellaLaBefana Nov 4 Nov 4 9 676
Ever wonder why in Texas Repubs get listed first and Democrats second on all the ballots? 4 Liberal In Texas Nov 3 Nov 4 10 818
Wildfires near Austin 1 LetMyPeopleVote Nov 3 Nov 3 10 431
Harris County had 1.17 million early votes 5 LetMyPeopleVote Nov 1 Nov 3 5 251
Early Voting In Texas Hits 8.8 Million: The Battle For Election Day Begins 0 Shell_Seas Nov 2 Nov 2 4 481
Texas is attempting to block DOJ observers at voting locations 6 LetMyPeopleVote Nov 1 Nov 2 12 285
I FINALLY voted in Texas 4 Vogon_Glory Oct 30 Nov 2 20 525

Texas Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Today (Friday) is the last day to vote early in Texas 1 Vogon_Glory Nov 1 Nov 1 4 95
Criminal Investigation Unleashed In Texas Bankruptcy Court - The Ring of Fire 0 TexasTowelie Oct 31 Oct 31 7 143
Race to November: Representative Colin Allred - ABC News 2 TexasTowelie Oct 31 Oct 31 9 449
In South Texas, university students accuse Democratic county officials of suppressing their votes 3 RandySF Oct 30 Oct 31 5 548
Texas slashes $600M in Medicaid funding for students with disabilities - KVUE 4 TexasTowelie Oct 30 Oct 30 9 681
How is your county doing w/voting? Brazoria hit 100K yesterday - 3 TBF Oct 29 Oct 29 6 396
Republicans dominate fundraising in final weeks of Texas House battles 0 RandySF Oct 29 Oct 29 0 381
Texas judge accused of breaking law after asking his university students to vote for him 0 RandySF Oct 29 Oct 29 8 443
How post-Roe Texas abortion law has been put into practice - ABC News 0 TexasTowelie Oct 29 Oct 29 6 469
WilCo requests more ballot boxes due to significant voter turnout 1 RandySF Oct 29 Oct 29 4 248
As Texas refuses online voter registration, paper applications get lost 2 RandySF Oct 28 Oct 29 4 337
In Dallas, ballot propositions could drastically change police and city government 0 RandySF Oct 29 Oct 29 0 242
I've voted! Chime in when you early vote! 12 Bolo Boffin Oct 21 Oct 28 3 452
Day 6 Update On The Election: Voting, Violence, And Climate Chaos 2 Shell_Seas Oct 27 Oct 27 4 415
City Bans Trans People From Using Restrooms That Don't Match Their Sex Assigned At Birth 3 surfered Oct 25 Oct 26 9 493
Early Turnout Update: Optimism Against All Odds 1 Shell_Seas Oct 25 Oct 26 15 595
Ken Paxton and Texas House members accuse each other of mischaracterizing Robert Roberson's case 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 26 Oct 26 2 404
Campaign spending nears $1 million in City of El Paso races 0 RandySF Oct 25 Oct 25 1 219
Texas turnout rate slightly down after first three days of early voting 2 RandySF Oct 25 Oct 25 2 358
Long lines but few problems as Texas wraps the first week of early voting 0 RandySF Oct 25 Oct 25 3 272
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