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2020 election results will have a tremendous impact on the future of public policy in Texas, including pandemic response and recovery, as the state's 87th legislative session is mere months away.

185 Texans lost their lives to domestic violence in 2019. Then came COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, and a subsequent surge of intimate partner violence.

This November, San Antonio voters will decide whether an 1/8-cent sales tax should go to fund public transportation initiatives starting in 2026.

San Antonio residents' ballots will be filled with important choices in November, including whether to reinvest the 1/8-cent sales tax currently allocated to the City's early education initiative, Pre-K 4 SA.

Latinx voters have often been dubbed the "sleeping giant" that can make or break competitive races. But is this the right metaphor to describe this growing group of voters? The Texas Organizing Project Education Fund and Culture Concepts spent the past year interviewing Latinx voters and nonvoters to better understand their civic engagement habits.

The 2020 election just weeks away. For the first time, Latinos represent the largest racial or ethnic minority in the electorate, with 32 million eligible voters. According to the Pew Research Center, Hispanic voters favor raising minimum wage, government involvement in health care, stricter gun laws.

The U.S. continues to be inundated with coronavirus and with the fall season come cooler temperatures, the flu, and holiday celebrations — all of which have the potential to exacerbate already alarming pandemic trends in a majority of states, including Texas. What do you want to know about how to protect yourself and others over the next few months?

Bexar County residents will vote to fill many elected positions on November 3, including Sheriff. Democrat incumbent Javier Salazar is running for a second term in 2020 against Republican nominee Gerard "Gerry" Rickhoff.

Texas Matters: The Toughest State To Vote In And Texas Social Workers Can Refuse LGBT and Disabled Clients

GOP incumbent state Rep. Steve Allison is again facing a challenge from Democrat Celina Montoya for a seat in the Texas House representing the reliably red District 121, which includes northeast San Antonio, Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills and Olmos Park.