KAUFMAN COUNTY

Local Texas election officials await appointment of new secretary of state as midterm preparations ramp up

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After Jane Nelson’s unexpected resignation, local election leaders worry her successor could complicate midterm election administration. Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t yet named a replacement.

Texas allows certain children to get married. Lawmakers may close that loophole.

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Lawmakers in 2017 took a major step to end most child marriages. However, emancipated teenagers 16 and older can get married.

These four Texas counties are among the fastest growing in the country

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Texas’ population growth has slowed, but the state’s major urban areas are still adding hundreds of thousands of residents.

Texas counties lead the US in population growth, Census says

Read full article: Texas counties lead the US in population growth, Census says

Kaufman County, east of Dallas, grew faster than any other in the country from 2022 to 2023. Harris County added the most new residents.

New abortion restrictions are impractical and resource-draining, Texas prosecutors say

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District attorneys for Harris, Kaufman, Fort Bend counties voiced concerns over state’s new abortion law at the 2022 Texas Tribune Festival.