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Harris’ plans aim to make housing more affordable. Trump’s plans are less clear.
| September 19, 2024
Harris has vowed to increase the available housing supply by three million homes and to provide lower-income first-time homebuyers with up to $25,000 in down payment support. Trump, on the other hand, has offered no specific plans for addressing the housing crisis.

8 notorious cults with Texas ties
by Joey Held
| September 19, 2024
Texas has a surprisingly extensive history when it comes to cults. We’re taking a look at eight that have had a major impact on their members and society.

Fed’s decision to cut interest rates could lower housing costs
| September 19, 2024
The announcement from the Federal Reserve will lower mortgage rates and encourage more building of apartments, which could lower rental costs.

Texas voters say state heading in wrong direction with abortion ban
by Matt Hennie
| September 17, 2024
A new poll shows that more than half of Texas voters support expanding access to abortion in a state with one of the most extreme bans in the nation.

Star-gaze at Texas’ 4 International Dark Sky Parks
by Joey Held
| September 17, 2024
These parks are natural areas that protect darkness, allowing nature to exist without light or other noise pollution. Texas is home to four of these.

Kamala Harris unveils plan to support rural America
| September 17, 2024
Harris has vowed to provide significant federal funding to support rural communities across the United States, expand small business financing for entrepreneurs in rural America, and invest in rural technical and higher education programs.

Ken Paxton withdrew an opinion on gun bans weeks after suing Texas state fair for a similar restriction
| September 17, 2024
Attorney General Ken Paxton withdrew an eight-year-old legal opinion that gave private nonprofits the green light to ban guns on land they lease from a city.

Trump’s claims about Haitians draw from a centuries-long narrative. These women explain why.
by The 19th
| September 17, 2024
Former President Donald Trump repeated a vicious smear about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio. Here's how it's affecting people.

Trump’s claims about Haitians draw from a centuries-long narrative. These women explain why.
by The 19th
| September 17, 2024
Former President Donald Trump repeated a vicious smear about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio. Here's how it's affecting people.

Election officials prepare for threats with panic buttons, bulletproof glass
| September 17, 2024
Across the country, local election directors are beefing up their security in advance of Election Day on Nov. 5 to keep their workers and polling places safe while also ensuring that ballots and voting procedures won't be tampered with.

JD Vance admits to spreading racist lie about immigrants
| September 16, 2024
Donald Trump and JD Vance have both spread lies that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating pets, leading to bomb and death threats in the town, classes being canceled, and even the Ku Klux Klan attempting to recruit. On Sunday, Vance admitted he spread the unfounded claims to get media attention.

How to get involved in get-out-the-vote efforts in Texas
by Joi Louviere
| September 16, 2024
Feeling helpless ahead of the November election? There are multiple ways to get involved in the effort to get people to the polls.