/tags/2024-presidential-election 2024 Presidential Election en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /politics/2024-11-25/texas-lawmakers-are-mostly-silent-on-addressing-threats-to-ballot-secrecy Now that the 2024 election is over in Texas, the issue of protecting ballot secrecy is receiving renewed attention in the courts and the legislature. Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /politics/2024-11-25/texas-lawmakers-are-mostly-silent-on-addressing-threats-to-ballot-secrecy Natalia Contreras, Blaise Gainey /politics/2024-11-07/texas-democrats-party-chairman-apologizes-transgender-trans-lgbtq Gilberto Hinojosa, the longtime chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, apologized for saying immigration and transgender rights hurt Democrats at the polls. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:55:36 GMT /politics/2024-11-07/texas-democrats-party-chairman-apologizes-transgender-trans-lgbtq Lauren McGaughy /politics/2024-11-07/biden-urges-americans-to-bring-down-the-temperature President Biden said Thursday that the American people deserve “a peaceful and orderly� transition and urged Americans “no matter who you voted for to see each other not as adversaries, but as fellow Americans.� Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:04:04 GMT /politics/2024-11-07/biden-urges-americans-to-bring-down-the-temperature Deepa Shivaram /politics/2024-11-06/donald-trump-has-won-the-presidential-election-and-will-return-to-the-white-house Becoming just the second president to be defeated and then reelected to a subsequent term, former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Harris and will be the 47th president. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:10:07 GMT /politics/2024-11-06/donald-trump-has-won-the-presidential-election-and-will-return-to-the-white-house Franco Ordoñez /politics/2024-11-05/donald-trump-wins-texas-40-electoral-votes The win continues the state’s streak of going red in every presidential election since it went for Jimmy Carter in 1976. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:31:39 GMT /politics/2024-11-05/donald-trump-wins-texas-40-electoral-votes James Barragán /politics/2024-11-05/abortion-the-economy-immigration-and-transgender-rights-voters-across-texas-explain-their-vote Texans from across the state went to the polls early with plenty on their mind. The Texas Newsroom partnered with other news organizations to hear from a diverse cross-section of voters. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:57:36 GMT /politics/2024-11-05/abortion-the-economy-immigration-and-transgender-rights-voters-across-texas-explain-their-vote The Texas Tribune, The Texas Newsroom, Fort Worth Report and Amarillo Tribune /politics/2024-10-31/can-you-wear-a-halloween-costume-to-the-polls This year early voting coincides with Halloween, which means you may see a ghoul or goblin exercising their right to vote. You too can dress up if you wish. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:30:47 GMT /politics/2024-10-31/can-you-wear-a-halloween-costume-to-the-polls Maya Fawaz /politics/2024-10-25/with-less-than-2-weeks-till-election-day-harris-and-trump-are-coming-to-texas Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Austin and Houston, respectively. Austinites should expect traffic. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:00:00 GMT /politics/2024-10-25/with-less-than-2-weeks-till-election-day-harris-and-trump-are-coming-to-texas Blaise Gainey, Greta Díaz González Vázquez /politics/2024-10-14/texas-president-poll-kamala-harris-donald-trump People aren’t answering calls for political polls as often as they used to before caller ID. But pollsters are still conducting surveys and putting out the results. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:03:00 GMT /politics/2024-10-14/texas-president-poll-kamala-harris-donald-trump Blaise Gainey /politics/2024-10-02/who-is-the-real-jd-vance-and-4-other-takeaways-from-the-vice-presidential-debate Vice presidential candidates are unlikely to make a fundamental difference in this election, but there were some takeaways from an interesting night. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:22:53 GMT /politics/2024-10-02/who-is-the-real-jd-vance-and-4-other-takeaways-from-the-vice-presidential-debate Domenico Montanaro