UT-Austin football players say they were forced to stay on field for “The Eyes of Texas” to appease angry donors and fans

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• Texas A&M engineering dean M. Katherine Banks named sole finalist for president

  by Kate McGee 24 minutes ago

  If officially approved, Banks will become the second woman president of the flagship university in College Station. Full Story 

• There are far more Texans eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine than doses available. Here’s what you need to know about getting one.

  by Shawn Mulcahy, Elvia Limón and Yasmeen Khalifa Updated: 35 minutes ago

  There are simply far more eligible Texans who want vaccine doses right now than there are doses available. It will be months until the vaccine is broadly available to everyone. Full Story 

• TribCast: Gov. Greg Abbott drops Texas' mask mandate

  by Matthew Watkins and Todd Wiseman 52 minutes ago

  On this week's TribCast, Matthew speaks with Ross, Patrick and Kate about Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to rescind statewide coronavirus orders and the fight over "The Eyes of Texas" at the University of Texas at Austin Full Story 

• President Joe Biden says Texas made "big mistake" by lifting mask mandate, suggests "Neanderthal thinking"

  by Patrick Svitek Updated: 1 hour ago

  The president's comments came the day after Gov. Greg Abbott announced he was ending the statewide mask requirement and letting businesses reopen at 100% capacity. Full Story 

• U.S. House Oversight Committee investigating operator of Texas’ power grid

  by Bryan Mena Updated: 1 hour ago

  A subcommittee chair wrote in a letter to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas that the grid’s failures were “costly” and disproportionately affected low-income communities and communities of color. Full Story 

• Gov. Greg Abbott taps new head of Texas utility regulator in wake of power outages

  by Mitchell Ferman 1 hour ago

  Arthur D'Andrea replaces DeAnn Walker, who resigned earlier this week as chair of the Public Utility Commission. The governor appoints commissioners to lead the PUC, which oversees the state’s grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Full Story 

• Student files class-action lawsuit against UT-Austin, saying online education last year wasn't worth the tuition

  by Reese Oxner 2 hours ago

  The suit claims that the quality of classes dropped and argues the tuition should have too. Full Story 

• Texas school boards don’t have to require masks, education officials announce

  by Aliyya Swaby 2 hours ago

  With Gov. Greg Abbott’s statewide mask mandate ending next week, some school districts are likely to face contentious discussions about whether to continue requiring masks in schools. Full Story 

• Analysis: Abbott’s icebreaker

  by Ross Ramsey 5 hours ago

  Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to end his pandemic restrictions on masks and business capacity was a surprise — and a convenient change of subject for an executive under scrutiny for statewide blackouts last month. Full Story 

• Harris County got rid of cash bail for many people accused of minor crimes. GOP lawmakers want to walk that back.

  by Jolie McCullough 6 hours ago

  Recent reforms that let more people accused of minor offenses be released without posting cash bonds appear to be working, new research shows. But Houston area lawmakers want to roll them back. Full Story 

• Most white Texas voters believe the deaths of Black people in police custody aren’t a systemic problem

  by Ross Ramsey 11 hours ago

  Texas voters support the police and don't want to cut their budgets. But they disagree on the reasons behind the deaths of Black people in encounters with law enforcement, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story 

• Texans support keeping “Dreamers" in the U.S., poll finds

  by Ross Ramsey 11 hours ago

  Texas voters are divided about whether to deport immigrants illegally living in the U.S., but they are more welcoming to youths brought here as children and say they shouldn't be deported, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story 

• Few Texas voters say they're doing better economically than they were a year ago, poll finds

  by Ross Ramsey 11 hours ago

  Only 18% of Texas voters say they're better off than they were 12 months ago. A year ago, twice as many said they and their families were better off than before, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story 

• In San Antonio, teachers hit the streets in search of students disappearing from online learning

  by Bekah McNeel, The74Million.org March 3, 2021

  Every few weeks, teams of teachers from one middle school knock on doors looking for students who have disengaged with online classes. It seems to work. Full Story 

• Pentagon review says U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson made sexual comments, violated alcohol policy while White House physician, CNN reports

  by Mitchell Ferman March 2, 2021

  The former top White House physician defended his actions in a statement to The Texas Tribune, calling the Defense Department inspector general report "a political hit job because I stood with President Trump." Full Story 

• Gov. Greg Abbott heeds the call of his GOP critics in removing coronavirus restrictions

  by Patrick Svitek March 2, 2021

  Abbott's announcement Tuesday that he was fully reopening Texas capped a nearly yearlong stretch of the most intraparty dissent he has seen in his time as governor. Full Story