Ben is an associate editor at Texas Monthly for News & Politics. Before joining the magazine, Ben worked as an editor and fact checker at Pacific Standard and The Atlantic.
As the president’s supporters launched a violent insurrection in Washington, D.C., about three hundred demonstrators gathered at the Texas Capitol to call for the election results to be overturned.
A resolution calling on four other state legislatures to override the will of their voters passed after electors in those states had already confirmed Biden’s win.
We surveyed a range of Texas politicians in competitive races to see how they’re addressing the demands of the movement.
Social distancing mandates have been instituted to slow the pandemic’s spread—a necessity that also coincides with a loneliness epidemic.
The Legislature added an option for voters without valid IDs per a court order, but for the homeless population it might not be enough.
