Cassandra Pollock, Texas Tribune
Cassandra Pollock is The Texas Tribune’s state politics reporter. She joined the Tribune full-time in June 2017 after a fellowship during the 85th Texas Legislature. Pollock spent her first two years at the Trib as an engagement reporter, which meant her name likely landed in your inbox every weekday morning with “The Brief,” a newsletter on all things Texas politics and public policy. Pollock is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism.
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House Bill 1927 would nix the requirement for Texas residents to obtain a license to carry handguns if they’re not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a gun. Texans under current state law must generally be licensed to carry handguns, either openly or concealed. -
Candidates from both parties are bringing up everything from school funding to lemonade stands in the final weeks of a heated contest for control of the state’s lower chamber. -
Texas counties are currently blocked from setting up multiple drop-off locations for absentee ballots heading into the Nov. 3 general election due to a temporary order from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. That order came hours after top Texas officials on Saturday again sought to limit drop-off locations some voters use during the coronavirus pandemic. -
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune.A dozen Texas Senate members are reupping their request for a congressional investigation into the… -
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune.The U.S. Postal Service has warned Texas officials that some ballots cast by mail may not arrive in… -
Gov. Abbott Starts Another Debate On If Local Or State Officials Are In Charge For School ReopeningsLast week, Gov. Greg Abbott moved to block local health authorities from shutting down classrooms before the school year has started. Since then, he has… -
A Houston federal judge ruled Friday that the Republican Party of Texas may proceed with its in-person convention, a striking last-minute development as… -
"Texas GOP will proceed with in-person state convention in Houston this month" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media… -
Texas students will be returning to public schools in person this fall, Gov. Greg Abbott told state lawmakers Thursday morning.Texas Education… -
The two remaining Democrats vying for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas called for comprehensive reforms to address police brutality and racial inequality in a…
