Ashley Lopez
WFAE
Austin, TX, United States
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In the U.S., some 4.6 million people are disenfranchised due to a felony conviction
An estimated 2% of the U.S. voting-age population is ineligible to cast a ballot due to a felony conviction. State-level felon disenfranchisement rates vary dramatically. → Read More
Voting explainer: In many states, there's a process to fix an error with your ballot
Ballot rejections are often the result of relatively minor voter errors. That's why about half of states have a process in place to help voters fix their mail ballots if they do make a mistake. → Read More
The Christian Right is winning in court while losing in public opinion
The Christian Right's wins in the Supreme Court on abortion and prayer in school come at a time when a growing majority of Americans are strongly opposed to its views. → Read More
Federal appeals court temporarily reinstates Texas' 6-week abortion ban
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a lower federal court ruling that temporarily blocked Texas from enforcing its ban on abortions as → Read More
Texas Republicans Have A New Voting Bill. Here's What's In It
Texas Republicans have introduced another set of sweeping bills that voting rights advocates say could make it harder to vote in a state that already has → Read More
Texas Republicans Look To Curb Local Efforts To Expand Voting Access
Last year, when Isabel Longoria had to figure out how to safely hold an election during a pandemic, she saw the daunting task as an opportunity to do → Read More
Hospitals In Austin Are Running Out Of Water, Forcing Some To Transfer Patients
St. David’s South Austin Medical Center is sending some patients home and transferring others. Seton hospitals are also having water issues. → Read More
'Failed By The Courts': Texans Hoping To Vote By Mail Have To Hit The Polls Instead
Many Texans who were hoping to vote by mail during this election are instead having to vote in-person. So far, about a million Texans have cast a ballot → Read More
Early Voting Has Begun In Texas. Here's When And How Your Vote Will Be Counted.
First things first: Most votes don't get counted until Election Day. To be even more clear, those votes aren’t counted until the polls close that evening. → Read More
Worried About Voting By Mail? Here's What You Can Do To Make Sure Your Ballot Is Counted.
Lee esta historia en español. Texans should prepare early if they want to vote by mail in the upcoming presidential election, voting groups say. Texas → Read More
Drive-Through Voting? Texas Gets Creative In Its Scramble For Polling Places
Caitlin Boehne wasn't too happy that she had to vote in person during a recent primary runoff in Austin, Texas. Boehne is under 65 and isn't → Read More
Texas Democrats Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Weigh In On State's Vote-By-Mail Program
The Texas Democratic Party filed applications with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday asking justices to rule on whether the state should be forced to open → Read More
Texas Elections Are Going To Be Hard To Staff, So Voting Groups Plan To Recruit Poll Workers
Many long-time election workers across Texas have indicated they don’t plan to be poll workers during the pandemic, voting groups say.Cinde Weatherby with → Read More
For Supporters Of Abortion Access, Troubling Trends In Texas
Over the past few years, abortion providers in Texas have struggled to reopen clinics that had closed because of restrictive state laws. There were more → Read More
Latinx Democrats In Texas Support O'Rourke Over Castro And Biden In New Poll
Former U.S. Housing Secretary Julian Castro, the only Latino seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, is struggling among likely Latinx voters in → Read More
Measles Outbreaks In Texas Could Get Bigger As Vaccination Rates Plummet, Study Finds
Large and small cities in Texas are becoming increasingly vulnerable to measles outbreaks as more parents exempt their children from required vaccinations, → Read More
Yes, A Demographic Shift Is Helping Texas Democrats. But So Is A Psychological Shift.
Until somewhat recently, being a Texas Democrat was kind of a bummer. Jason Stanford, a longtime Democratic operative in the state, says he got data on → Read More
Low-Income Texas Immigrants Could Soon Have To Choose Between Benefits And A Green Card
The Trump administration is closer to banning some low-income, legal immigrants who are relying on public services like food stamps from legally entering → Read More
Data On Why Texans Die Needs To Be More Consistent, Doctors Say
Texas still has a lot of work to do to improve how it tracks deaths in the state, public health experts say. Death certificates "give us snapshots of → Read More
Doctors Sue Over Texas' Ban On Selling Prescription Drugs From Their Offices
Two Texas doctors are suing the state over a law prohibiting them from selling prescription drugs to their patients.The plaintiffs – a family physician in → Read More