Texas House Democrats hint at disunity ahead of possible October special session
State Rep. John Bryant said Democrats will need to work together to block the “school choice” bill in October. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bc68466f5feb548ff1f23fb432251685/0923%20House%20Dems%20TFF23%20JS%20TT%2005.jpg)
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/Caroline_Wilburn_cropped.jpeg)
Caroline Wilburn is a reporting fellow based in College Station. Previously, Caroline interned with The Bryan-College Station Eagle, where she reported on crime, education and health. She was born and grew up near Dallas before attending Texas A&M University, where she studies journalism. She previously served as the news editor at Texas A&M’s independent student-run newspaper, The Battalion.
Latest Contributions
-
![Texas Tribune managing editor Matthew Watkins moderates a panel with Texas House Democrats Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, Victoria Neave Criado, D-Dallas, and John Bryant, D-Dallas, at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 23, 2023.]()
Credit: Julius Shieh/The Texas Tribune -
Texas A&M System’s guidance on the state’s DEI ban shows compliance might be a hard needle to thread
The guidance asks universities in the system to avoid using the acronym DEI on their websites and walk a fine line between organizing events that “support diversity in a general way” but don’t “promote preferential treatment of any particular group.” Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2606775c568f171f875dfd97f5ce75b1/TAMU%20File%20SK%20TT%2001.jpg)
![Texas A&M University in College Station on Aug. 23, 2017]()
Credit: Shelby Knowles/The Texas Tribune -
ERCOT’s pleas for power conservation raise concerns: Are Texans tuning them out?
Repetitive power conservation appeals by the state’s grid operator face a challenge: Texans becoming less responsive to calls. Past conservation requests have helped reduce 100,000 homes worth of power demand on the grid. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f8db9b2e602c5dfe8255f19aff8b720/ERCOT%20Command%20Center%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg)
![Reliability Coordinators monitored the state power grid during a tour of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) command center in Taylor in 2012.]()
Credit: REUTERS/Julia Robinson -
West Texas A&M will no longer require students to pay for textbooks starting next fall
The move is an effort to provide relief for college students struggling with the skyrocketing costs of higher education. But professors expressed concerns about the impact the decision might have on their ability to prepare for classes. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/453d6fef8248d78c96a2594e761ec818/1207%20UT%20Austin%20File%20TK.jpg)
![The Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL), University of Texas at Austin’s main research library, Dec. 7, 2012.]()
Credit: Tamir Kalifa for The Texas Tribune