Oct 30 WATCH: Harris holds campaign rally in McAllen, Texas By Will Weissert, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Texas' surprising status as a battleground came into clearer focus as Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris devoted one of the race's final days to campaigning across America's largest red state. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 4:01 A Texas regulatory board removed discrimination protections. Critics are fighting back By Ivette Feliciano Earlier this month a Texas regulatory board voted to remove discrimination protections for some seeking social services. The protections had prohibited social workers from turning away clients on the basis of disability, gender identity or sexual orientation. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 4:28 The 2020 race heats up in Texas as votes pour in By PBS NewsHour Nearly 7 million Texans have already cast their 2020 ballots—that’s around 70 percent of overall voter turnout in 2016. With races heating up at both the state and national level, KERA reporter Bret Jaspers joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the… Continue watching
Oct 22 In a year of uncertainty, voters' fears of not being counted prompt record early turnout By Daniel Bush Political strategists from both major parties believe Trump’s criticism of mail-in voting is driving an increase in early in-person voting in states where voting is underway. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 3:54 Biden, Trump return to swing states after competing TV town halls By Lisa Desjardins President Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden campaigned in battleground states Friday, with Biden traveling to Michigan and Trump to Florida. The appearances come after the two participated in televised town hall events Thursday night. On different broadcast networks, they… Continue watching
Oct 07 Texas high court blocks Houston plan to offer mail ballots By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that 2 million Houston voters cannot receive unsolicited mail ballot applications from local elections officials who are dramatically expanding ways to vote in November in the nation's third-largest county, a key battleground in Texas. Continue reading
Sep 22 Beta weakens to tropical depression, stalls over Texas coast By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Beta made landfall late Monday as a tropical storm just north of Port O’Connor, Texas, and has the distinction of being the first time a storm named for a Greek letter made landfall in the continental United States. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 4:06 'Give us some type of help,' beg Louisianans hit by hurricane and pandemic By Adam Raney, Sam Lane Hurricane Laura has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it is still dropping heavy rains and spawning tornadoes as it moves east. Hundreds of thousands of people along the Gulf Coast remain without power, and it may be days,… Continue watching
Aug 28 Remnants of Hurricane Laura move east, leaving a disaster in Louisiana By Melinda Deslatte, Stacey Plaisance, Gerald Herbert, Associated Press Flooding and more tornadoes were possible Friday as the leftovers of the once fearsome Category 4 hurricane, now a tropical depression, move eastward. Already, an apparent tornado tore through a church and homes in Arkansas. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 8:29 Gulf Coast escapes storm surge, but hurricane winds cause extensive damage Parts of Louisiana and Texas spent Thursday assessing damage from Hurricane Laura. Wreckage is spread for miles inland, more than 700,000 people have no power and at least four people have been killed. Outside the Louisiana city of Lake Charles,… Continue watching