Texas Tribune Staff, Author at The Texas Tribune https://www.texastribune.org/author/texas-tribune-staff/ Independent news. Trusted by Texans. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:26:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-cropped-texas-tribune-favicon-32x32.png Texas Tribune Staff, Author at The Texas Tribune https://www.texastribune.org/author/texas-tribune-staff/ 32 32 249301168 Texas primaries: What to know about the top candidates running for office http://texastribune.org/vote#new_tab Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:26:16 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=218133

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Texas winter storm updates: Power grid holds up through its tightest condition on Monday, Gov. Abbott says https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/24/texas-winter-storm-updates/ Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=217586 Bus driver Paul Johnson drives his DART bus over an icy overpass in Dallas on Jan. 24, 2026.

ERCOT officials expected to see power demand close in on power supply by Monday 8 a.m., but the grid held “flawlessly,” Abbott said.

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Listen to highlights from the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/20/tribune-fest-podcast-recap/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:28:50 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/?p=212434 Lexi Churchill, reporter at the ProPublica/Texas Tribune Investigative Unit, moderates a panel with EdChoice, Inc. President and CEO Robert Enlow; Senior Director of K-12 Education Policy at the Center for American Progress Weadé James; ClassWallet Founder and Executive Chair Jamie Rosenberg; and Jeannie Lehman Lopez, 2nd Vice President, at Austin Council of PTAs during The Texas Tribune Festival 2025 in downtown Austin on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2025.

Hear conversations on the issues shaping Texas and the nation, including education, the economy, politics, public policy, the arts and more.

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Hill Country flooding: Here’s how to give and receive help https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/05/texas-hill-country-flooding-how-to-help/ Sat, 05 Jul 2025 21:42:18 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/05/texas-hill-country-flooding-how-to-help/ Community members sort donations to help victims of the flood at the Cross Kingdom Church in Kerrville during the first Sunday service after the floods on July 6, 2025.

Flooding in Central Texas and the Texas Hill Country has killed at least 119 people, with 161 still missing in Kerr County. Rescue crews are still searching for missing people as more rain is expected. Here is a guide on how to help those affected.

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School vouchers, THC ban, property tax cuts: Here’s what Texas lawmakers did in the 2025 regular session https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/02/texas-legislature-ends-session-republican-agenda/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:47:56 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/02/texas-legislature-ends-session-republican-agenda/ State Rep. Ann Johnson, D-Houston, looks out the window from the Texas House of Representatives chamber as the lawmakers debate bills on May 26, 2025.

The Legislature wrapped up without the same drama that defined the end of the last two sessions, with state GOP leaders checking off nearly everything on their to-do lists.

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Five news organizations join Texas Tribune and ProPublica investigative initiative https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/11/five-newsrooms-texas-investigative-initative/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:16:24 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/11/five-newsrooms-texas-investigative-initative/

El Paso Matters, Fort Worth Report, Houston Chronicle, The Texas Newsroom and WFAA will join us to support accountability journalism in Texas.

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Tribune news quiz: What happened in Texas this week? https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/22/weekly-news-quiz/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/22/weekly-news-quiz/

How closely did you follow the news in Texas this week? Take The Texas Tribune’s news quiz to find out!

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Questions on Texas voting rules? Ask our AI voting assistant. https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/22/texas-voting-assistant-election-2024/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/22/texas-voting-assistant-election-2024/

This artificial intelligence tool queries The Texas Tribune’s guides to help answer your questions about voting rules in 2024.

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A Panhandle town says goodbye to its newspaper https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/15/for-the-record-canadian-documentary/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/15/for-the-record-canadian-documentary/

Watch this documentary about the final run of the Canadian Record, a small-town, family-owned newspaper that closed last year.

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Revisit the highlights and top interviews from the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/08/texas-tribune-festival-highlights/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 16:51:25 +0000 https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/08/texas-tribune-festival-highlights/ Open Congress at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, TX on Sept. 7, 2024.

Politicians broke news and took tough questions during the three-day festival.

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