T-Squared: Meet our Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism fellows for 2022-23
The yearlong fellowship will support work by photojournalist Evan L’Roy and breaking news reporters William Melhado and Reese Oxner. Full Story
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![From left: Evan L'Roy, William Melhado and Reese Oxner will join The Texas Tribune as part of the Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship.]()
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She helped create the Big Lie. Records suggest she turned it into a big grift.
Catherine Engelbrecht founded Texas-based nonprofit True the Vote, which has raised millions in donations with claims that it discovered voter fraud. A media investigation found the organization made questionable transactions. Full Story
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Texas-based hate group was behind attempted riot at Pride event in Idaho, authorities say
Authorities say the 31 suspects are part of an extremist group founded in Texas after the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Eight of those arrested Saturday are from North Texas, officials said. Full Story
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![Police officers, some in riot gear, guard a group of men, who police say are among 31 arrested for conspiracy to riot, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on June 11, 2022. The men, found in the rear of a U Haul van in the vicinity of a Pride event, are affiliated with the Patriot Front group.]()
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A Texas teen driving to his mother’s house was unlawfully arrested over pandemic restrictions, lawsuit says
The lawsuit cites findings from a ProPublica and Texas Tribune investigation that showed a small border town issued far more tickets for violations of stay-at-home orders in April 2020 than two major cities combined. Full Story
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University of Texas selects new director — and new name — for its conservative institute
The University of Texas at Austin selected Justin Dyer to run The Civitas Institute, formerly referred to as the Liberty Institute. The center raised concerns among faculty after The Texas Tribune reported UT-Austin worked with conservative donors and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to bring the institute to the flagship UT campus. Full Story
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![Justin Dyer has been named the executive director of the newly formed Civitas Institute.]()
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Lawmakers urge DPS to give more Uvalde shooting information in Spanish
Nearly three weeks after the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, the state has been fiercely criticized for not providing Spanish-language information in an overwhelmingly Hispanic community. Full Story
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![From left: U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. and Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, speak to reporters in Clint on July 1, 2019, after touring two Border patrol stations following reports of migrants kept in inadequate conditions.]()
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Texas House speaker pitches spending more than $100 million for mental health, school safety programs
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick had asked House leaders to support his push for arming school police officers with bulletproof shields after the Uvalde shooting. House Speaker Dade Phelan is also asking for more money for mental health and school safety programs. Full Story
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![Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, center, speaks with Gov. Greg Abbott, right, and State Rep. Ben Leman, R-Anderson, left, on the House floor on Sunday, May 23, 2021.]()
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As Biden fights opioid overdoses, harm-reduction groups face local opposition
The Biden administration’s latest plan to address opioid overdose deaths includes $30 million for harm-reduction measures, but many conservative states don’t allow them. During the 2021 legislative session, Texas lawmakers scuttled a bill that would have rescinded criminal penalties for possessing drug paraphernalia, such as clean syringes and fentanyl test strips. Full Story
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![Casey Malish, 31, handles outreach for the Houston Harm Reduction Alliance, a nonprofit that helps drug users stay alive.]()
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After Uvalde school shooting, Texas police wonder how much training is enough — and will it matter?
Police officials and law enforcement experts say there’s no guarantee that officers will follow their training and confront a shooter — no matter how much training they have. Full Story
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![Uvalde police car next to Uvalde High School following a press conference on May 25, 2022, in Uvalde.]()
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U.S. senators reach deal on gun legislation in aftermath of Uvalde shooting
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, was one of the lead negotiators for the proposal, which would expand background checks for people under 21 and encourage states to enact “red flag” laws. President Joe Biden and House Democrats had wanted to go further. Full Story
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Texas breaks power demand record during June heat wave
The state’s grid operater was able to maintain supply without needing to call for any conservation. Full Story
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She survived the Santa Fe shooting, then visited Uvalde to comfort the newest members of a growing circle linked by tragedy
Wounded in the Santa Fe High School shooting, Flo Rice has found an online community of mass shooting survivors who help each other cope and heal. Uvalde residents are starting to join them. Full Story
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Protesters across U.S. and Texas join March for Our Lives rallies against gun violence
Outside the Capitol in Austin, relatives of Jackie Cazares, 9, and Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, 10, two of the 19 students killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, tearfully addressed a crowd. Full Story
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![Demonstrators gathered on the south side of the Capitol for the Austin March For Our Lives rally on Saturday, June 11, 2022.]()
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Texas will resume inmate transportation after completing review of convicted murderer’s escape
The review came after Gonzalo Lopez escaped on May 12 and eventually killed five people. Full Story
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![The Texas Department of Criminal Justice William G. McConnell Unit at Chase Field in Beeville on Nov. 1, 2013.]()
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At first conference after Uvalde shooting, Texas school police chiefs discuss how their profession is changing
The Texas School District Police Chiefs’ Association met just weeks after the second-worst school shooting in U.S. history. Full Story
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![Solomon Cook, chief of police for Humble ISD, welcomes attendees to a presentation during the 2022 Texas School District Police Chiefs' Association conference on Friday, June 10, 2022.]()
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TribCast: Looking back at Uvalde ISD police Chief Pete Arredondo’s first detailed interview
In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Zach about the police response to the mass shooting in Uvalde. Full Story
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Judge temporarily blocks some Texas investigations into gender-affirming care for trans kids
The state has been investigating whether parents who provide access to gender-affirming health care are committing child abuse. The temporary restraining order is part of a lawsuit filed on behalf of three families and members of PFLAG, an LGBTQ advocacy group. Full Story
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![Activists and members of Austin's LGBTQ community gather on the steps of the capitol on June 28, 2017, to celebrate the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots. These riots signify a key moment in the birth of the modern LGBTQ movement in America.]()
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Settlement with conservative free speech group forces University of Houston to keep amended anti-harassment policy
The conservative group Speech First argued that the anti-discrimination policy restricting “offensive speech about personal characteristics such race, ethnicity or gender” violates students’ First Amendment rights. The university agreed to keep its amended policy as part of a settlement. Full Story
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![University of Houston students back on campus in Houston on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, after Hurricane Harvey.]()
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Five takeaways from Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo’s interview with The Texas Tribune
This week, Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo and his attorney granted an exclusive interview to The Texas Tribune to detail his version of what happened inside Robb Elementary School on May 24, when a shooter killed 21 people. Full Story
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![Students flee and authorities help others evacuate after a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24, 2022.]()
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Waiting for keys, unable to break down doors: Uvalde schools police chief defends delay in confronting gunman
Criticized by law enforcement experts for slowness in taking out the shooter, Pete Arredondo described an agonizing wait for a key that would work. In an interview with The Texas Tribune, he said he hadn’t spoken out sooner because he didn’t want to compound his hometown’s grief or point blame. Full Story
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![Uvalde school police Chief Pete Arredondo stands on a dirt road on the outskirts of town on June 8, 2022.]()
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