From Denton to Edinburg, Texas cities are spooking their residents and tourists this Halloween
Denton has renamed itself Halloween, Texas, and has planned 31 days of events to drive up tourism and family entertainment. Full Story
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Jayme Lozano Carver
Reporter/South Plains and Panhandle
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Jayme Lozano Carver is the Tribune’s first Lubbock-based reporter, covering the South Plains and Panhandle through a partnership with Report for America. Jayme previously worked for Texas Tech Public Media, Lubbock’s NPR station, where she spearheaded “Rural Healthcare: The Other Texas Drought,” a series for PBS’ “Frontline” on rural hospital closures in Texas. She also covered a broad range of topics for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, including climate change, agriculture, entertainment and health care. Born in Levelland, Jayme is a native of the South Plains area and studied at South Plains College and Texas Tech University. She loves to talk about her cats, horror movies and pro wrestling.
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![People go in and out of Discover Denton, enjoying an evening of Halloween and interaction on the square on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 in Denton, Texas. The town has been hosting 31 days of Halloween, including multiple activities per day and a town full of Halloween decorations.]()
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“More than our wombs”: Women in conservative Texas cities mobilizing to end GOP dominance
Democrats in Lubbock and Amarillo hope Kamala Harris’ candidacy and a backlash to abortion laws will help make their long-held vision of a blue wave a reality. Full Story
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![Texas State Board of Education District 15 candidate Morgan Kirkpatrick, center, hosts a postcard-writing campaign, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, at the Mahon Public Library in Lubbock.]()
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Texas lawmakers, farmers and ranchers sound alarm over languishing farm bill
Millions of Texans would lose food subsidies and farm insurance if Congress doesn’t act before the end of the year. Full Story
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![Johnson’s Backyard Garden, a large organic farm east of Austin, seen on Feb. 22, 2021. The farm experienced a near-total crop loss after a massive winter storm devastated Texas.]()
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Why a conservative Texas mayor defied his peers and put the brakes on an abortion “travel ban”
Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley calls himself “pro-life.” But the proposal to police the streets for women traveling out of state to get an abortion is overreach, he said. Full Story
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![Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley speaks during a City Council meeting on May 28, 2024.]()
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Squeezed by inflation and politics, a Texas food bank gets creative to keep people fed
To help raise money, the Lubbock-area food bank recruited a Michelin-recognized chef. Full Story
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![Orchard manager William Russell picks Jona Gold apples in their orchard. The South Plains Food Bank has been growing limited crops in their small orchard and garden.]()
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How Lubbock artists pushed back after the city ended funding for its popular art walk
The City Council did approve $5,000 for security, about one-fifth of the money it withheld over last month. Full Story
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![First Friday Art Trail attendees write what they love about the montly event on a wall outside of the LHUCA gallery during
First Friday Art Trail in Lubbock on Aug. 2,2024.]()
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Unregulated oilfield power lines are suspected of sparking Texas wildfires
No state agency is taking responsibility for making sure the privately built lines that power many oil and gas sites are safe. Such lines have been blamed for sparking two recent Panhandle fires. Full Story
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![Craig Cowden shows parts of his property that are negligent from oil companies using his land, Sunday, July 7, 2024, at Breezy Point Ranch in Pampa, Texas. Cowden has made numerous complaints about the live wires and trash on his property.]()
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I started reporting on the dearth of reproductive health care. Then I had my own emergency.
Texas Tribune journalist Jayme Lozano Carver has written about health care for years. Most recently, she reported on how little access there is for women and new moms in the Texas Panhandle. Full Story
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![Jayme Lozano Thursday, July. 25, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas.]()
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In the Texas Panhandle, nurses make home visits to new moms in need
Local leaders of the Nurse-Family Partnership hope they can secure money to expand the program to the region’s rural areas. Full Story
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![AMARILLO, TX - JUNE 18, 2024: From left to center, Sedraya Kemp, 21, get emotional speaking with Brianna Tilson, a nurse home visitor with Coalition of Health Services, during a visit at her apartment in Amarillo, Texas on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Ms. Tilson is part of the Nurse Family Partnership, a federal program that aids pregnant women and new moms in rural areas. Ms. Kemp is pregnant and has a one-year-old son, Quaveeon Shaw. CREDIT: Desiree Rios for The Texas Tribune]()
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Texas city strips funding for monthly art event over drag show
The arts center that organizes the monthly art walk, which draws 20,000 to downtown Lubbock, said the drag show happened at an off-site location and had no association with it. Full Story
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![The Lubbock LGBTQ+ community protests quietly in response to the Lubbock City Council's failure to pass a proclamation that would declare the month of June as Pride Month in Lubbock, on June 27, 2023.]()
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