The number of registered voters in Texas has surged to 16.9 million as of October, up about 700,000 since March and 1.8 million since 2016, according to the Texas Secretary of State.
An analysis by the Food and Environment Reporting Network estimates that there have been at least 6,830 COVID-19 cases among farmworkers in 17 states. About 30 cases were reported from Larsen Farms in the Texas Panhandle as of this summer, according to the state health department.
More than 5,000 people in ICE detention centers across the country, including in Texas, have contracted COVID-19.
Texas has the widest digital divide in the U.S., with 1.8 million public school students lacking broadband access, making virtual learning during the pandemic especially challenging. Since March, the Texas Education Agency and Texas school…
