Texas lawmakers drew new maps for the state House and Senate, congressional delegation and State Board of Education. Here’s what Texans should know about the 2021 redistricting outcomes.
Elvia Limón
Elvia Limón is The Texas Tribune's former engagement producer. She forged deeper connections with our readers through our daily newsletter, The Brief; our Facebook community, This Is Your Texas; and our crowd-powered explainer series, Texplainer. Before joining the Tribune, she was an engagement reporter and a community reporter for The Dallas Morning News. Limón is a native Dallasite, and she has a master's degree in journalism from the University of North Texas' Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism and a bachelor's degree from the Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism. Limón left The Texas Tribune in 2021.
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Politics
Texas has a constitutional amendments election this year. The last day to register to vote is Oct. 4.
A statewide election on Nov. 2 will feature eight constitutional amendments that address topics ranging from religious freedom to taxes to judicial eligibility. Here’s what you need to know to vote.
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Coronavirus in Texas
What you need to know about the latest COVID-19 surge and how to stay safe
COVID-19 cases have been increasing in Texas and nationally — mostly among unvaccinated people — as the highly contagious delta variant has become dominant. Here’s what that means for Texans, both vaccinated and unvaccinated.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Here’s what you need to know about getting a COVID-19 vaccine in Texas
Texas health officials have told vaccine providers that they could resume using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in all adult recipients. Use of that vaccine had been paused for nearly two weeks.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Don’t skip your second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, health experts warn
As of April 25, about 5% — or 570,399 — of Texans who had received the first dose were 43 days or more past due for their second dose.
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Winter Storm 2021
You might have heard that Texas has its own power grid. Did you know not all parts of the state use it?
Millions of Texans were left in the dark for days after winter storms triggered power outages. But people in El Paso, the upper Panhandle and parts of East Texas kept their lights on — thanks to power drawn from other parts of the country.
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Winter Storm 2021
2 million Texas households without power as massive winter storm drives demand for electricity
Some utility companies that deliver electricity to Texans are telling customers to expect power outages through Monday night and potentially into Tuesday.
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Coronavirus in Texas
What do new variants of the coronavirus mean for Texans? And how can we best protect ourselves?
Viruses constantly change by mutating, and the coronavirus is no exception. But health experts say it’s difficult to know the exact number of variants currently around the world.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Here’s how the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded in Texas since March
We put together a timeline of the state’s efforts to protect public health during the pandemic, and how those restrictions and provisions have changed over time.
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Guides
What you need to know about Texas Latino voters and nonvoters
Cecilia Ballí and two colleagues spoke to 100 Texas Latinos to better understand what drives civic engagement and whom they prefer as candidates.