Randall H Erben’s faculty profile
![Texas Democrats speaking in D.C.](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/1200x0-960x540.jpg)
Houston Chronicle August 31, 2021
Fact check: Will Texas Democrats be ‘put in leg irons’ when they return to D.C.?
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Texas Public Radio August 29, 2021
Dare To Listen: Know Your Rights In A Pandemic
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Texas Tribune August 27, 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott can’t enforce mask mandate ban, he argues in court
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Houston Chronicle August 13, 2021
Harris County wins court order blocking Abbott’s ban on COVID-19 restrictions
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PolitiFact July 16, 2021
Is there ‘clear legal authority to handcuff’ truant Texas Democrats?
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Legal Talk Network July 15, 2021
House Arrest!
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El Paso Times July 14, 2021
‘What they elected me to do’: El Paso delegation among Texas Democrats to leave state
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Bloomberg July 13, 2021
Texas Democrats’ D.C. Escape Plan Has Limited Staying Power
![Gov. Greg Abbott, sitting in the center of a large table, talks to reporters during a press conference inside the Houston Police Officer's Union Headquarters, where he signed a "back the blue" pledge. Surrounding him are individuals wearing masks.](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/ratio3x2_1100-960x540.jpg)
Houston Chronicle February 15, 2021
For Abbott, condemning police defunding was the easy part
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Texas Standard November 12, 2020
Texas Standard For November 12, 2020
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The Daily Beast June 17, 2020
Texas Cities Are Trapped in Guv’s Reopening- No Matter the Cost
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KHOU11 May 28, 2020