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Fewer people voted in Travis County this year than in 2020 — and more people voted for Donald Trump. Katy McAfee. , November 8, 2024. Almost 613,000 people voted in the 2020 election, just over 71% of registered voters. This year, the turnout dropped to 586,185, around 63% of registered voters.
Where Texas stands on abortion, two years after Roe v. Wade’s …
Jun 26, 2024 · It has been two years since the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its opinion in Dobbs v.Jackson Women’s Health Organization.In doing so, it reversed its 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade; overturned the national right to abortion; and gave states the power to enforce their own abortion laws.. Since this historic shift, women, doctors and activists have made attempts to test and clarify the margins of ...
Meet the candidates running for Austin City Council
Oct 10, 2024 · Michael Minasi. /. KUT News. Five City Council district seats are on the November ballot. Seventeen candidates are running to represent Austin’s City Council districts in November. Districts 2, 4, 6, 7 and 10 are all on the ballot. KUT has put together a guide on the candidates. We asked them to come to our studio to tell us where they stand ...
An Austin-area guide to voting in the Nov. 7 election
Oct 24, 2023 · Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Voters will consider statewide and local ballot initiatives. Lee esta historia en español. On Tuesday, you'll be able to weigh in on 14 statewide constitutional amendments, including propositions to reduce property taxes for child care centers and give retired teachers cost-of-living raises.
Travis County: 2024 Primary Elections Voter Guide
Feb 20, 2024 · See what’s on your party’s ballot in Travis County: Democrat sample ballot. Republican sample ballot * Indicates incumbent. Federal. U.S. Senate: Texas has two seats in the U.S. Senate, the upper chamber of Congress. The Senate has 100 members, two from each state, who are elected for six-year terms.
Why did Texas remove a million people from the voter rolls? | KUT …
Aug 30, 2024 · That large number — plus Abbott’s repeated references to illegal voting in his announcement — definitely raised some eyebrows. But identifying exactly which voters were removed paints a clearer picture. Of those scrubbed from voter rolls, the state said more than 457,000 — nearly 40% — are deceased, while over 19,000 canceled their own voter registrations.
Plan to link Texas grid with southeast neighbors gets a federal …
Oct 8, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced it will put $360 million toward a project to create a new link between the Texas power grid, which operates independently from its neighbors, and other grids in the Southeast.
When can you see the bats in Austin? Here's what you need to …
Sep 16, 2024 · That means you are likely to see the most bats later in the summer when mothers and babies fly out together to hunt for bugs at night. By August, under the right conditions, around 1.5 million or more bats can be seen emerging from the bridge in massive flapping waves. Patricia Lim. /. KUT News.
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Are you a voter in 'suspense'? Here's how to clear that up before ...
Sep 13, 2024 · Lee esta historia en español. Millions of Texas voters in "suspense" are at risk of being removed from the voter rolls later this year. Being in suspense is sort of like being in limbo between being on the voter rolls or off the rolls altogether.