/tags/87th-texas-legislature 87th Texas Legislature en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:52:51 GMT /education/2022-08-19/texas-public-schools-required-to-display-in-god-we-trust-posters-if-they-are-donated The law passed last year says schools must display the national motto in a “conspicuous place� but only if the poster is “donated� or “purchased by private donations.� Fri, 19 Aug 2022 18:52:51 GMT /education/2022-08-19/texas-public-schools-required-to-display-in-god-we-trust-posters-if-they-are-donated Brian Lopez /texas/2022-03-16/in-texas-thousands-of-mail-ballots-were-rejected-following-new-id-requirements Perhaps most notably, Harris County rejected a whopping 19% percent of the mail ballots it received, or 6,888 ballots in total. Four years ago the county's rejection rate was about 0.3%. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 19:23:20 GMT /texas/2022-03-16/in-texas-thousands-of-mail-ballots-were-rejected-following-new-id-requirements Ashley Lopez /politics/2022-03-07/heres-what-the-march-1-primary-taught-us-about-texas-new-voting-law The past election was the first since Texas' controversial new voting law was in effect. Mon, 07 Mar 2022 11:01:00 GMT /politics/2022-03-07/heres-what-the-march-1-primary-taught-us-about-texas-new-voting-law Ashley Lopez /health/2022-03-03/teens-who-want-abortions-without-a-parents-consent-need-a-courts-ok-thats-almost-impossible-now Once a minor discovers they're pregnant and goes through the process of seeking a judge's permission, it may be too late to get an abortion in Texas. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 23:58:24 GMT /health/2022-03-03/teens-who-want-abortions-without-a-parents-consent-need-a-courts-ok-thats-almost-impossible-now Ashley Lopez /health/2022-02-28/doctors-worst-fears-about-the-texas-abortion-law-are-coming-true It's been six months since the Texas law banning almost all abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy took effect. Doctors and patients feel frustrated as they navigate the new legal environment. Tue, 01 Mar 2022 19:37:36 GMT /health/2022-02-28/doctors-worst-fears-about-the-texas-abortion-law-are-coming-true Sarah McCammon, Lauren Hodges /health/2022-02-24/as-texas-supreme-court-weighs-abortion-ban-both-sides-say-its-unlikely-anything-will-stop-it-now Legal scholars, abortion providers and anti-abortion groups alike expect Texas' abortion law will stay in effect for the foreseeable future. Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:01:00 GMT /health/2022-02-24/as-texas-supreme-court-weighs-abortion-ban-both-sides-say-its-unlikely-anything-will-stop-it-now Ashley Lopez /texas/2022-02-18/harris-county-asks-doj-to-intervene-over-texas-mail-in-ballot-rejections The letter, directed to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, points to "an alarmingly high number" of rejections after the passage of Senate Bill 1. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:12:49 GMT /texas/2022-02-18/harris-county-asks-doj-to-intervene-over-texas-mail-in-ballot-rejections Paul DeBenedetto /texas/2022-02-15/high-numbers-of-mail-ballots-are-being-rejected-in-texas-under-a-new-state-law In Harris County � home to Houston � election officials so far have sent back to voters nearly 38% of mail-in ballots, citing issues with new state ID requirements. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:20:05 GMT /texas/2022-02-15/high-numbers-of-mail-ballots-are-being-rejected-in-texas-under-a-new-state-law Ashley Lopez /texas/2022-02-06/election-officials-say-texas-new-id-rules-for-voting-by-mail-could-cause-more-ballots-to-get-rejected County officials say requirements that have tripped up voters applying to vote by mail could also confuse them as they send their ballots back. Sun, 06 Feb 2022 11:11:00 GMT /texas/2022-02-06/election-officials-say-texas-new-id-rules-for-voting-by-mail-could-cause-more-ballots-to-get-rejected Ashley Lopez /politics/2022-01-13/texas-senate-bill-1-election-officials-vote-by-mail-identification The new state law requires that voters use the same ID to request a mail-in ballot that they used when they registered to vote. Thu, 13 Jan 2022 22:41:28 GMT /politics/2022-01-13/texas-senate-bill-1-election-officials-vote-by-mail-identification Ashley Lopez