Omicron on track to shatter Texas' COVID-19 hospitalization record
“The situation in Texas is that it probably won’t reach the peak [for cases] until the second half of January,” a top researcher said. Full Story
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TribCast: Is the omicron wave in Texas nearing its peak?
In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Karen and Patrick about the pandemic and Ted Cruz taking heat from conservatives over his comments about the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Full Story
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Shelley Luther, anti-lockdown activist and GOP candidate, said Chinese students should be banned from Texas universities
Luther became nationally known at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 when she refused to shut down her Dallas salon in defiance of emergency orders. She was sentenced to a week in jail but was released after only a few days. Full Story
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![Dallas hair salon owner, Shelly Luther expresses the need for business to open up in Texas. She reassures everyone that her salon takes proper precautions at all times.]()
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UT System Board names Jennifer Evans-Cowley as sole finalist for president of UT-Arlington
The board must wait a state-mandated 21 days before the finalist is officially named the 10th president of UT-Arlington. If approved, Evans-Cowley will be the first female president at the university. Full Story
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Texas abortion law likely to head to state supreme court, could delay decision by months
Lawyers for abortion providers argue the case should go to federal district court rather than the Texas Supreme Court, which could take months to issue a ruling. Full Story
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Gov. Greg Abbott plans 60 reelection campaign stops, fewer than 60 days before the GOP primary
Republicans including former state Sen. Don Huffines of Dallas and former Texas GOP chair Allen West are challenging Abbott for the Republican nomination. Full Story
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![Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to supporters at a meet and greet at a University Draft House in Edinburg on Nov. 30, 2021.]()
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Here’s your Texas 2022 March primary ballot
The Texas 2022 primary will take place March 1. See the full list of candidates statewide and find out who's on your ballot based on where you live. Full Story
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Texas lawmakers deplore mistreatment of National Guardsmen sent to border duty
Legislative leaders overseeing the Texas Military Department say they are looking into reports of suicides, habitual pay problems and poor working conditions on Gov. Greg Abbott's highly touted border mission. Full Story
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![Members of the Texas National Guard, seen here on Dec. 8, work 12- to 13-hour shifts guarding the Texas border wall, construction crews and materials near Del Rio. Thousands of National Guard troops were deployed to Del Rio after an increase in migration at the southern border.]()
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Analysis: Texas candidates run for the border
Texas candidates are talking all kinds of things right now, but one set of issues floats to the top, as it has in state elections for decades: border security and immigration. Full Story
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Ted Cruz and 16 other Texans refused to certify the 2020 election. None would say whether they see it as legitimate today.
Cruz was objecting to certifying Arizona’s election results when the Capitol was overrun. His speech that day and his misleading comments that cast doubts on the election led to calls for his resignation. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks with House members during a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 Electoral College results on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.]()
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Ted Cruz called the Jan. 6 riot a “terrorist attack.” Now he says he misspoke.
After conservative backlash, Cruz took to a FOX News show — whose host also lambasted him — to backpedal from comments he made during a congressional hearing. Full Story
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A Texas charter school had to remove an anti-racist quote from its website before it could open
After lawmakers passed a law about how racism was to be taught in Texas schools, Essence Preparatory in San Antonio was sent back to the drawing board. Full Story
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![Akeem Brown, the superintendent of Essence Preparatory Charter School in San Antonio. The school, which focuses on an antiracist curriculum, has encountered pushback due to anti-CRT legislation in Texas.]()
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Wondering who can get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot and when? Here’s what Texans need to know.
The vaccine’s protection goes down with time, so medical experts recommend a supplemental dose after two to six months. Find out here if it’s time to get one. Full Story
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![A pharmacist the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Houston Independent School District’s Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center on Jan. 9, 2021. HISD partnered with Kroger to administer the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine to educators, police officers and school nurses as part of Phase 1A and 1B of the vaccine rollout.]()
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At least 63 Texans — including a state House candidate — are accused of taking part in the Capitol insurrection
Texas has among the highest number of residents charged in the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. At least five Texans have already been convicted. Full Story
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This Texas congressman voted to investigate the Jan. 6 riot. Now fellow Republicans are trying to unseat him.
Van Taylor has attracted a group of March primary challengers who are running on his support for a bipartisan independent commission to probe that deadly day, when supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in protest of his reelection loss. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Van Taylor, R-Plano, listens as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin testifies before a House Financial Services Committee at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.c. on Sept. 22, 2020.]()
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Federal appeals court to hear narrow challenge to Texas abortion law on Friday
In December, the U.S. Supreme Court left the law largely intact, allowing only a challenge against medical licensing officials to proceed. An appeals court will now consider whether to send the case to the Texas Supreme Court. Full Story
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T-Squared: Introducing our spring 2022 student fellows
More than a dozen amazing students from Texas and around the country will work with us this semester in various areas of our newsroom. Full Story
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U.S. Capitol Police intelligence thought Louie Gohmert appeared to encourage violence before insurrection
A Capitol Police assessment flagged comments made by the Texas congressperson as a potential danger, Politico reported. Full Story
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Flooding emergency rooms, calling 911: Texans are going to great lengths to find COVID-19 tests
Health officials are asking people to stop visiting hospitals for testing and avoid adding an additional strain on the state’s health care system. Full Story
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Texas natural gas production dropped during recent cold front, reviving concerns about electric grid
Energy experts said the production drop during a relatively ordinary cold front could be a bad sign for the grid if the state is struck by extreme winter weather again. Full Story
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