Matt Hennie
Matt is the chief political correspondent for Courier Texas. He’s worked as a reporter and editor for nearly 30 years in Texas, Georgia, Arizona, South Carolina and Kansas, focusing on telling the stories of local communities so they become more engaged and better informed.
Supreme Court refuses to make it easier to get emergency abortions in Texas
| October 7, 2024
The US Supreme Court let stand an injunction barring federal guidance that said Texas hospitals must perform emergency abortions to protect the pregnant woman’s health even if they violated the state’s abortion ban.
‘We need to legalize it’: What Kamala Harris’ support means for weed in Texas
| October 7, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated her support for legalizing weed as voters in four Texas cities consider ballot measures that would mainstream Mary Jane.
Vance, like Trump, lied about reality of abortion in Texas
| October 2, 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz criticized Texas’ abortion ban and blamed former President Donald Trump for its consequences during the vice presidential debate on Tuesday.
Allred leans into Latino support, blasts Cruz for blocking border deal
| September 24, 2024
Rep. Colin Allred launched the Tejanos for Allred coalition as a poll showed he enjoys a commanding lead among Latino voters in Texas’ US Senate race.
Cruz blocks IVF bill, reigniting fight over protections in Texas Senate race
| September 19, 2024
A debate over in vitro fertilization broke out in the US Senate race between Colin Allred and Ted Cruz as Republicans blocked a bill offering IVF protections.
Texas voters say state heading in wrong direction with abortion ban
| 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.