It was largely human error and inexperience that caused massive lines and statewide vote miscounts during the March 3 primaries. Local election officials are trying to learn their lessons and avoid similar blunders in the general election. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7d6c8bd4879a21c8a860da39ffeb3f47/Super%20Tuesday%20voting%20Austin%20JV%20TT%2003.jpg)
The 3-year-old in Collin County is among the youngest patients in the U.S. to have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Montgomery County officials declined to comment on whether a patient there was exposed during travel. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/20874c5e30dbff5dfa9b25acc7e2c7d7/Coronavirus%20airport%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg)
Eckhardt was elected Travis County's first female county judge in 2015. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2ed4b14387d25b3679df84adc266427b/.eckhardt%20dontuse)
We sat down for an interview with Jason McLellan, a leading expert on the coronavirus, to answer your most pressing questions about the outbreak in Texas. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8dd4d51e5c29be3fde5532c41a9f522/TTE-COVID101-leadart_tt.png)
The College Station campus said it has no further plans to halt in-person instruction. The decision comes as universities across the country have begun moving classes online or switching to take-home exams, in response to the novel coronavirus. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d1601707a7f52ae86b3c7fd976f79651/Academic_Building_TAMU_SK.jpg)
Bonnen's comments came during his first interview since announcing his retirement. The speaker also again defended his reasoning for taking the meeting. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a4d40513bab692d98aee434bc4361132/09_Dennis_Bonnen_EW.jpg)
The idea could face resistance from those who support direct aid to workers. One critic called the idea ‘absurd.' Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c6df92c1c6f729fd2c12c804b33605da/02_Trump_immigration_remarks_REUTERS_TT.jpg)
Advocates argue that paid sick leave would allow workers to stay home and avoid spreading the deadly virus. Policies have been blocked in two Texas cities. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b6937fa0e54f489d17c90bd3e1b6cfdc/AFL-CIO%20Coronavirus%20Presser%20EG%20TT%2004.jpg)
"We must ensure no Texan is denied access to testing resources relating to coronavirus," Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a01bef62c0d4a6f979e6a2f4d3bbb627/Coronavirus%20testing%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg)
Election officials discovered that an unknown number of votes weren't counted on Super Tuesday. It's unclear if any election outcomes might change when they are tabulated. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9d15b5eabad32332b3435bc490315ed/Dallas%20Voting%20File%202020%20LBS%2001.jpg)
State officials were stopped from swearing in an appointed board of managers to run the East Texas school district where two schools received failing grades for years. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dae7f2350dce5902d69b8035f56edf74/SHEPHERD%20ISD%20MS%20TT%209383.jpg)
Texas has the highest share of uninsured residents of any state, with nearly 18% of people lacking health coverage, and many are unable to take paid sick leave from work. Experts say that makes it harder to contain an outbreak. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/89253fc814c3648293116249ba9a575c/C%20Gutierrez%20MF%20TT%2001.jpg)
Ron Nirenberg's comment came as more people are set to be quarantined at Lackland Air Force Base. After criticizing health officials earlier this month, Nirenberg said the CDC has "made steps in the right direction" with how it oversees people who are quarantined. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0e9c8052c53e9800c3e05bed59a4f96f/San%20Antonio%20IS%20TT.jpg)
A dramatic drop in oil prices over the weekend could harm Texas' oil and gas industry and economy, but experts say it all depends on how long they remain low — and how the COVID-19 epidemic plays out. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/84fef901d978254bc926ed7dfbbc1553/pumpjack_w_oil_spill_MKC_TT.jpg)
Tzintzún Ramirez finished closely behind West last week in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/29d2004f900d4960394fd28fdaeef70e/Royce%20West%20and%20Christina%20Tzintzun%20Ramirez%20EG%2001.jpg)
Another Harris County resident has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual was one of 17 Houston-area residents who recently traveled on the same Nile River cruise. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b1f0ed5c2a49c48757d0eec6ab741ded/Coronavirus%20Romania%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg)
The newest patient is a Frisco man in his 30s who recently traveled to California. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7e021275c51612caf0ee088a445e54ac/2020-03-09T150204Z_1207439039_RC2FGF9GKRWY_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS.JPG)
The move by Elisa Cardnell effectively hands her party's nomination to Sima Ladjevardian, a Houston attorney and Democratic fundraiser backed by Beto O'Rourke. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/154710973da8b5d88fc226daa36da80c/Elisa%20Cardnell%20Sima%20Ladjevardian%20Travis%20Olsen%20.jpg)
The Dow plunges more than 1,900 points in a brutal global sell-off, and treasury yields dive to new lows, amplifying recession fears. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Oil-Refinery.jpg)
Women got more votes than men in all of the roughly 30 gender-split primary contests for high court, court of appeals and district court. Rarely was it even close. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/50a0d7182f64e06e93c8fff7540f7ca2/Gisela%20Triana%20MKC%20TT.jpg)