Federal judge says Texas can’t ban 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns
U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, who cited the Second Amendment in his decision, stayed the ruling pending appeal. Full Story
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T-Squared: Introducing our fall 2022 student fellows
These 14 students are from diverse backgrounds but share a desire to support the Tribune’s mission of informing and engaging Texans. Full Story
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![The 2022 fall fellows: From left: Sahana Sridharan, Azul Sordo, Allison P. Erickson, Emma Williams, Jillian Taylor, Marissa Greene, Jesus Vidales, Alishba Javaid, Jhair Romero and Juleanna Culilap. Not pictured: Trent Brown, Dan Hu, Jade Khatib and Shyla Sharma.]()
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Uvalde school board fires Chief Pete Arredondo over shooting response, after he calls vote a “public lynching”
Uvalde school officials have faced mounting pressure to fire Arredondo, who received much of the blame for the delay in confronting the shooter during the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary. Full Story
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Beto O’Rourke intensifies campaign on abortion rights as trigger law goes into effect
Gov. Greg Abbott signed the “trigger law” last year, ensuring that Texas would automatically outlaw abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court ever overturned Roe v. Wade. That happened in June, mobilizing Democrats nationwide and giving O’Rourke’s campaign a burst of momentum. Full Story
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College-bound Uvalde students grapple with leaving a hometown in mourning
The students worry how the tragedy will define them in their new environments and struggle with guilt about the people they’re leaving behind. Full Story
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![From left: Jaime Cruz and Ariana Diaz stand under a live oak tree growing in the middle of the street in Uvalde on Aug. 18, 2022.]()
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Texans who perform abortions now face up to life in prison, $100,000 fine
Texas, the largest state to restrict abortions, now has three significant bans on the books, setting up a potential legal minefield. Full Story
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Texas lawmakers discuss where Rio Grande Valley voters stand on abortion, gun rights and health care
The national Democratic Party needs to stop taking voters in the Valley for granted and better understand their values, Texas lawmakers said during a Texas Tribune event Wednesday. Full Story
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Paxton legal opinion giving public immediate access to ballots jeopardizes election security and invites lawsuits, experts say
Attorney general’s opinion invites lawsuits over long-established ballot security and sets up election officials for possible criminal charges. Full Story
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![Boxes of ballots from the 2020 GOP primary elections sit in the room where an election integrity group will recount the votes at the Tarrant County Elections Administration building in Fort Worth on July 22, 2022. Ballots become public records after 22 months, granting this group access to review the votes from this primary election, and eventually, the general.]()
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Texas bans local, state government entities from doing business with firms that “boycott” fossil fuels
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar singled out financial firms under a 2021 state law that prohibits most state entities from contracting with companies that have reduced or cut investments in the oil and gas industry. Full Story
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Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan could lower debt for more than half of Texas college graduates
People earning $125,000 or less will see $10,000 eliminated from their student loan debt. People in that group who received federal Pell Grants will see $20,000 in debt eliminated, a move intended to help low-income borrowers. Full Story
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![U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks after the the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, at the White House in Washington, U.S., on June 24, 2022.]()
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Gov. Greg Abbott sends five more buses of migrants to New York, escalating feud with Mayor Eric Adams
The policy is an expansion of the governor’s plan to antagonize President Joe Biden over border security by busing migrants entering Texas to Washington, D.C., but research suggests the policy could allow more migrants to stay in the country even longer. Full Story
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T-Squared: We’re sunsetting our COVID-19 data tracker
After nearly two and a half years, we’re no longer tracking daily coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, deaths and vaccinations in Texas. Full Story
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Biden administration can’t force Texas hospitals to provide emergency abortions, judge rules
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had said hospitals in states with abortion bans must perform emergency abortions in some instances. Full Story
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T-Squared: Pete Buttigieg will open #TribFest22
The U.S. transportation secretary will formally kick off The Texas Tribune Festival in a conversation about highways, airports, rail, charging stations, water, broadband and the road ahead for the Biden administration. Full Story
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In Texas’ most competitive congressional race, neither candidate is running toward the center
Progressive Democrat Michelle Vallejo and conservative Republican Monica De La Cruz face off in a South Texas district long represented by moderate Democrats. Full Story
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“It’s a living hell”: Scorching heat in Texas prisons revives air-conditioning debate
Texas heat has killed prisoners and cost the state millions in wrongful death and civil rights lawsuits. Prison rights advocates hope a budget surplus next year will finally push lawmakers to invest in air conditioning. Full Story
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Texas needs to do more to help Hispanic students graduate from college, university leaders say
In a Texas Tribune event Tuesday, university leaders discussed why Hispanic students finish higher education programs at a lower rate than the state average but have better performance in the Rio Grande Valley and El Paso. Full Story
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Texas officials accuse Harris County of slashing constables’ budgets — but they’re actually going up
Comptroller Glenn Hegar said the state could block the approval of Harris County’s budget because it’s not allowing constables to roll $3 million in unspent funds into next year’s budget — even though the constables’ total funding will go up next year. Full Story
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Abortion-rights groups sue Texas AG, prosecutors to protect ability to help pregnant Texans seek legal abortions in other states
The suit comes two days before the state’s newest abortion ban, triggered by the overturning of Roe v. Wade, goes into effect. Full Story
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Uvalde school district and a litany of law enforcement agencies could face $27 billion class-action lawsuit over shooting
A lawyer for shooting victims is seeking compensation for victims and families, citing the Texas House committee’s investigative report that found “systemic failures” in response to the tragedy. Full Story
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![More than two weeks after 21 people died in the school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, hundreds of flowers, toys and candles surround crosses standing in memorial for the victims.]()
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