She was told her twin sons wouldn’t survive. Texas law made her give birth anyway.
Miranda Michel, 26, couldn’t leave the state for an abortion. But she also couldn’t bear the idea of carrying a nonviable pregnancy to term. Full Story
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Shelby Tauber
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Shelby Tauber is a photo and multimedia journalist based in Dallas. Once a Tribune photography fellow in 2015, Shelby now shoots stories for The Texas Tribune covering women’s health, LGBTQ+ issues, the environment, and politics. Her work has been published in national and statewide outlets including TIME Magazine, New York Times, Washington Post, Reuters, ProPublica, the Texas Observer and NBC News.
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![Miranda Michel cradles her twin sons Helios and Perseus Langley in her arms a day after delivery at Medical City Dallas in Dallas, TX on August 10, 2023. Unable to legally terminate the pregnancy in Texas despite the twins having lethal fetal anomalies and a zero percent chance of viability, Michel carried her twins to term.]()
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Watch: Meet the Texas doctors on a mission to vaccinate their rural communities
Worried about a possible resurgence of COVID-19 infections, doctors Carolyn Salter and her husband, Michael Gorby, have taken it upon themselves to get lagging vaccination rates up in rural East Texas. Full Story
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![Long lines of drivers wait for hours to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the Fair Park vaccination site in Dallas. Feb. 8, 2021.]()
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Marvin Scott III died in Texas police custody. His family will protest until the officers involved are arrested.
Though seven of the sheriff’s officers have been fired after initially being put on administrative leave and another resigned while under investigation, the family and protesters say they don’t plan to stop until the officers have been charged with a crime. Full Story
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![LaChay Batts leads a chant saying Marvin Scott IIIís name at a demonstration outside of the Collin County Jail to demand justice for Marvin Scott III, who died while in custody at the jail on March 14, 2021. Family, friends and supporters have gathered at the jail every night since his death to demand the arrest of the 7 detention officers involved.]()
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Texas Tribune photojournalists on the front line: photography in a year of pandemic and unrest
Photojournalists are regularly in the thick of things when they cover stories, but 2020 has made their jobs even more difficult. Here's a look at the work of five Tribune photographers in this extraordinary year — and some of the gear they've used. Full Story
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Masks, gloves and plastic shields: What voting during a pandemic looks like across Texas
This year’s primary runoff election in Texas is different from any before it. The Texas Tribune sent photographers to see what it was like. Full Story
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![Voters cast ballots in booths spread six feet apart at the Metropolitan Multiservices Center for the delayed primary runoff election in Houston on July 14, 2020.]()
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A weekend of protest and mourning: George Floyd’s death spurs demonstrations in Texas cities
Floyd, who was raised in Houston's Third Ward, was killed in Minneapolis by police. Officer Derek Chauvin has been fired, and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Rallies and protests are happening all over the nation, including in several Texas cities. Full Story
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![Protesters gather south of the Capitol building in Austin on Sunday, May 31, 2020.]()
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Slideshow: Presidential Candidates Tour Texas
Presidential candidates from both parties descended on Texas in recent weeks hoping to woo voters here ahead of Super Tuesday. Here’s a selection of our favorite photos from the Texas campaign trail. Full Story
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![Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Forth Worth Convention Center on Feb. 26, 2016.]()
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Slideshow: Pope Francis Visits Ciudad Juárez
Pope Francis ended his trip through Mexico with a whirlwind one-day visit to Ciudad Juárez on Wednesday. Full Story
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![Hundreds of immigrant families and border residents meet at the fence that separates El Paso, left, and Ciudad Juárez on the outskirts of town during a Border Network for Human Rights event welcoming Pope Francis on Feb. 15, 2016.]()
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