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Tag: Elections 2020

Same-Day Voter Registration Could Increase Texas Voter Turnout

Post author By Maggie Ambrose
Post date February 11, 2021
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Creator: Kristopher Radder | Credit: AP

Texas could become the latest state to enact same day voter registration. A bill filed by state Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-[District], would require two voter registrars to be present at each polling place on Election Day. The registrars would be able to register new voters, allowing them to cast a provisional ballot that day. In […]

Tags civic engagement, Elections 2020, Misc, National, Texas, Voting Rights

Prop A Is Long Overdue

Proposition A is Austin’s latest and most ambitious attempt at developing a robust mass transit system. If approved by voters, the $7.1 billion bond will expand the MetroRapid bus system as well as adding two light rail lines, a downtown tunnel and a second commuter rail line to the city’s public transit infrastructure. Despite requiring a 4 percent property tax increase, the […]

Tags austin, Capital Metro, Elections 2020, Misc, Op-Ed, Project Connect, Prop A, Property Taxes, Public Transportation, Texas, Transit Bond

Politics and Governance

Learning from History: The Case for Unification of the Democratic Party in the Nomination Race

Post author By Claire Burrus
Post date September 22, 2019
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On Sept. 12, 2019, qualifying Democratic presidential candidates hit the stage in Houston, Texas for the third Democratic debate of the year. The highest polling and highest grossing candidates faced off on hot-button issues such as healthcare, race relations, gun violence, immigration, and trade policy, among others. Running throughout the debate was the question of […]