Ashley Lopez
Senior Reporter, Health Care and PoliticsAshley Lopez joined KUT in January 2016. She covers politics and health care. Previously she worked as a reporter at public radio stations in Louisville, Ky.; Miami and Fort Myers, Fla., where she won a National Edward R. Murrow Award. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
You can email her at alopez@kut.org.
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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.
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Un juez federal de San Antonio dictaminó que una disposición de la ley de Texas viola los derechos de libertad de expresión de los funcionarios públicos.
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A federal judge in San Antonio ruled a provision in Texas' law violates the free speech rights of public officials.
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Los funcionarios del condado dicen que los requisitos que han confundido a los votantes que solicitan el voto por correo también podrían causar problemas cuando envíen sus papeletas de vuelta.
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County officials say requirements that have tripped up voters applying to vote by mail could also confuse them as they send their ballots back.
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There were actually about 900 new cases. Health officials are rolling out a new automated system for reporting COVID cases.
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Los responsables de Salud Pública de Austin dicen que también están vigilando una subvariante de omicron encontrada en Texas que es más contagiosa que la original.
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Austin Public Health leaders say they are also keeping an eye on a sub-variant of omicron found in Texas that is more contagious than the original omicron variant.
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Health care providers say the fear of a lawsuit is forcing them to choose between their own personal well-being and a patient’s well-being.
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Las autoridades sanitarias dicen que los tiempos de espera en los hospitales son "muy largos", ya que la transmisión del COVID-19 continúa en la comunidad.