Corrections and Clarifications

• Correction, Aug. 16, 2022: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated Pablo Vegas' base salary when he becomes ERCOT's CEO. He will be paid $990,000, not $990,00. Pablo Vegas, a utility executive in Ohio, named ERCOT’s new CEO

• Correction, Aug. 14, 2022: A previous version of this story misspelled the name of a Republican congressman. The congressman's name is August Pfluger, not August Plfuger. Texas Dems uniformly vote for Biden’s cornerstone climate and health care legislation

• Correction, Aug. 12, 2022: Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly spelled the name of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary. It is Xavier Becerra, not Javier Becerra. Also, this story originally stated that the Texas Department of State Health Services is sending more than 16,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine to public health departments this month. That is the number the department is planning to send within the next week, but an additional shipment later in the month will bring that number closer to 28,000, state officials said Friday. The story also clarifies that more doses are being held in stockpiles by both state and federal officials, to be released if needed. As monkeypox cases climb and vaccine is in short supply, some Texas cities declare an emergency

• Correction, Aug. 12, 2022: A previous version of this story erroneously stated that a 2003 Texas law passed by Republicans established the current cap on punitive damages. It was a 1995 law passed by a Democratic-controlled Legislature that established that cap. The 2003 law, passed by Republicans, required them to be decided by a unanimous jury. This 1995 Texas law could shield Alex Jones from paying the vast majority of the $50 million defamation case judgment

• Correction, Aug. 11, 2022: This story originally misstated the percentage of registered Texan voters who believe abortion should be permitted in cases of rape and incest. The number is around 80%, not nearly 90%. Abortion should be permitted in cases of rape and incest, around 80% of Texas voters say in UT poll

• Correction, Aug. 6, 2022: This story originally misstated whether a plant was identified by the EPA as being high-risk. Midwest Sterilization Corporation’s Missouri plant was among the facilities given that designation. The EPA has identified 23 U.S. facilities that are emitting toxic air pollution that puts people at risk

• Clarification, Aug. 5, 2022: This story originally stated that the TJJD turnover rate hit 70% last year. That figure is the rate for detention officers, not all agency staff. Almost 600 Texas youths are trapped in a juvenile prison system on the brink of collapse

• Correction, July 27, 2022: A previous version of this story said Robb Elementary principal Mandy Gutierrez was the third Uvalde official placed on leave since the July 17 release of a Texas House committee's report on the school shooting. She is the second official placed on leave since the report's release. Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo was placed on leave before the committee report was released. Principal of Robb Elementary is put on paid leave two months after Uvalde mass shooting

• Correction, July 27, 2022: An earlier version of the story incorrectly stated that a study on obesity among Black women was by the National Library of Medicine. The study was conducted by researchers from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, first published in the medical journal Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, and housed in a database run by the National Library of Medicine. Facing higher teen pregnancy and maternal mortality rates, Black women will largely bear the brunt of abortion limits

• Correction, July 27, 2022: This story initially misstated where Mayra Flores and her family worked in cotton fields. The correct location was Memphis, Texas. To stay in Congress, Mayra Flores bets Democratic South Texas is ready for an outspoken conservative

• Clarification, July 22, 2022: An earlier version of this story stated that a ban on abortion passed last year will go into effect around the start of the fall semester. The story has been updated to note that the procedure is already illegal in Texas due to a near-total ban on abortion passed in the 1920s that went back into effect after the Supreme Court repealed Roe v. Wade. Texas universities grapple with how to provide reproductive health care information to students amid new abortion laws

• Correction, July 18, 2022: This story misstated the names of three officials in Uvalde. The police lieutenant put on administrative leave is Mariano Pargas, not Pagas. The mayor is Don McLaughlin, not McLaughin. The Uvalde County district attorney is Christina Mitchell Busbee, not Christina Mitchell. Uvalde police lieutenant placed on leave after report faults several agencies’ school shooting response

• Correction, July 17, 2022: The House committee report misstated the name of a federal agency and a previous version of this story repeated the error. It is the Drug Enforcement Administration, not the Drug Enforcement Agency. “Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details

• Correction, July 8, 2022: Due to an editing error, a previous version of this story gave the incorrect name for a state agency. It's the Texas Division of Emergency Management, not the Texas Department of Emergency Management. Uvalde mayor disputes report that police missed opportunity to shoot gunman

• Correction, July 8, 2022: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that an American Society of Civil Engineers report gave a grade of C- to the quality of Texas’ drinking water. The grade was for the state’s drinking water infrastructure. The Odessa water outage underscores a growing problem: Aging pipes in Texas cities are getting more fragile

• Correction, July 6, 2022: Correction: A previous version of this story mistakenly said seven people of Mexican descent were killed by a gunman in El Paso in 2019. Of the 23 people killed by the gunmen who was targeting Latinos, eight were Mexican nationals and two victims had dual Mexican and U.S. citizenship. Critics denounce Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick’s “invasion” rhetoric on immigration, saying it will incite violence

• Correction, July 6, 2022: Correction: A previous version of this story mistakenly said seven people of Mexican descent were killed by a gunman in El Paso in 2019. Of the 23 people killed by the gunmen who was targeting Latinos, eight were Mexican nationals and two victims had dual Mexican and U.S. citizenship. Republican county officials in South Texas want Gov. Greg Abbott to deport migrants. Only the federal government can do that.

• Correction, July 1, 2022: Due to an editing error, a previous version of this story misspelled the name of a nurse. Her name is Neshia McDonald, not Keshia McDonald. Texas nurses say ban on abortion is merely the start of the health problems women will face

• Correction, June 28, 2022: It was incorrectly reported that the source of the $10 million donation was from the Charles Butt Foundation and H-E-B. The source of the donation is from the Butt family and H-E-B. Butt family, H-E-B donate $10 million to replace Robb Elementary School in Uvalde after mass shooting

• Correction, June 27, 2022: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that former Marine Trevor Reed was released from detention in Russia in March. He was released in April. Russia again pushes back the trial for detained WNBA basketball star and Houston native Brittney Griner