TX: Civic Engagement & Voting
TX Attorney General gets deal but legal issues not over
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has emerged from a long court case with another win. After nine years and multiple delays, prosecutors …
Voucher, 'school choice' advocates work to influence Texas elections
By Jimmy Cloutier for OpenSecrets.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for Texas News Service reporting for the OpenSecrets-Public News Service Collaboratio…
TX teachers say they are burned out, majority want to exit public education
Two-thirds of those who make the public schools function in Texas say they want to leave, according to a new survey and the teachers union said …
AI has potential to disrupt 2024 election in Texas, other states
The rise of artificial intelligence is raising alarm bells for election officials across the country. In Texas, Feb. 5 is the last day to register …
Study: Voting benefits your health as much as democracy
Voting is not only good for democracy - it's also good for your health, according to one of the nation's largest medical associations. The American …
Study: Rural vibrancy diminishes with death of local newspapers
The media landscape has dramatically changed in the past 20 years, evidenced by a new study that shows three million residents in more than 200 …
Expertos en democracia temen caos y violencia antes de las elecciones de 2024
Un experto en derecho electoral dice que las declaraciones de culpabilidad de los abogados de Trump en el caso de interferencia electoral de Georgia p…
Democracy experts worry about chaos, violence ahead of 2024 elections
An election law expert says guilty pleas from Trump lawyers in Georgia's election interference case probably won't change the minds of voters who thin…
Polarizing social issues complicate college choice for high-schoolers
By Jon Marcus for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for Texas News Service reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Service Co…
Amid multiple lawsuits, Texas' redistricting gets D- from elections watchdog
A Texas math professor who studies redistricting is not surprised a nonpartisan elections watchdog group has given the state's redistricting process a…
En medio de múltiples demandas, la redistribución de distritos de TX obtiene D- del organismo de control electoral
A una profesora de matemáticas de Texas que estudia la redistribución de distritos no le sorprende que un grupo de vigilancia electoral no p…
TX Joins Momentous Effort to Register Young Voters of Color
The annual National Voter Registration Day returns tomorrow, and a Texas organization has a goal of registering 1,200 new young voters from diverse …