Corrections and Clarifications
Our reporting on all platforms will be truthful, transparent and respectful; our facts will be accurate, complete and fairly presented. When we make a mistake — and from time to time, we will — we will work quickly to fully address the error, correcting it within the story, detailing the error on the story page and adding it to this running list of Tribune corrections. If you find an error, email corrections@texastribune.org.
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Correction, : A previous version of this story included incorrect details of a request to check the classroom of teacher Eva Mireles early in the police response. The request was to check Mireles' room, 112, not the adjoining 111. It was made by an unidentified male official, not a dispatcher. And class was reported to be in session by a school district police officer, not a Uvalde officer. That same officer, not a dispatcher, also wrongly reported over the radio at 11:50 a.m. that the school chief was "in the room with the shooter." “I’m so scared”: 911 recordings reveal fear and urgency of those trapped in Uvalde elementary school
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Clarification, : This story has been updated to reflect a name change in the "Don't Forget Their Names" mural. It is now called "Remember Their Names." Photos: In the wake of tragedy, Uvalde residents look to murals for healing
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that a Tyler school district recruitment campaign for bus drivers used the slogan “Parents Do This for Free; We’ll Pay You." While that slogan was considered, it was not ultimately used. A national bus driver shortage is upending Texas’ beloved Friday night high school football games
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Correction, : This story originally misstated the name of the university where Andrew Whitehead, a sociologist, works. It is Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, not the University of Indiana-Purdue. Churches are breaking the law and endorsing in elections, experts say. The IRS looks the other way.
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misidentified the overall turnout rate for the 2018 election in Texas. It was 53%, not 46%. This story also incorrectly said Travis County is increasing the number of machines at the University of Texas at Austin's main polling location to 12. The correct number is 15. College voters held back by Texas election law, lack of on-campus polling sites
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly stated a Texas abortion law dated back to 1897, due to an editing error. The law dates back to 1857. Texas Supreme Court weighs whether to dismiss abortion funds’ defamation case against anti-abortion activist
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to Hispanic Texans as a racial demographic group. Hispanic is an ethnicity, not a race. For Republicans, winning Hispanic voters will be a bigger fight than South Texas
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly reported the name and location of a clinic. It is the Cedar River Clinics in Renton, Washington, not the Cedar River Clinic in Seattle. How Texas’ abortion laws turned a heartbreaking fetal diagnosis into a cross-country journey
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misspelled the name of a rally attendee. He is Anthony Gillespey, not Anthony Gillespy. Donald Trump energizes South Texas voters ahead of early voting as Republicans predict red “tsunami”
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Uvalde CISD board member J.J. Suarez was a Uvalde police officer when he responded to the Robb Elementary School shooting. Suarez is a former Uvalde police officer who worked at Southwest Texas Junior College as division chair of allied health and human services when he responded to the shooting. Uvalde school officials approve terms of superintendent’s retirement without publicly disclosing them
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that about 11% of all money Abbott raised while running for governor — or 1 out of every $11 — has come from people Abbott appointed to serve on university system boards or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Ten percent of all money raised — or 1 out of every $10 — came from a regent or coordinating board member. Two-thirds of board members overseeing Texas public universities are Abbott donors. They’re not shy about wielding influence.
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that a new law channeling funds to veterans' facilities in Texas was signed by President Joe Biden on Tuesday. He signed it on Monday. Dallas, El Paso veterans’ facilities will get $442 million in upgrades
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Correction, : A previous cutline of this story wrongly identified the Uvalde ISD school official. The school official in the photo is Cal Lambert, not Hal Harrell. Uvalde school board postpones meeting to discuss firing police Chief Pete Arredondo
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly used Brienne Reverendo’s maiden name. Her last name is Reverendo, not Shkedi. Texans make the case for why voting matters
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly spelled the name of the woman who was wounded in the shooting. Her name is Brenda Berenice Casias Carrillo, not Brenda Berenice Cacias Carrillo. A Mexican farmworker crossed the border dreaming of building his family a home. Days later, he was fatally shot in West Texas.
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly characterized Beto O'Rourke's statement about Texas' tax burden. O'Rourke said the average Texan pays more in taxes than the average Californian, not that all Texans pay more in Texas than Californians. Additional information has been added in the analysis of that statement. Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke accused each other of misinforming Texans during their debate. Here are the facts.
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly said Rochelle Garza would be the first Latina to win statewide office if she wins her attorney general race. Eva Guzman, a Latina woman, was elected to the Texas Supreme Court in 2010. Rochelle Garza is the Democrats’ best chance of winning statewide office in Texas, but she still faces an uphill battle
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Correction, : A previous caption for the photo on this story wrongly identified Greg Abbott as on the left. He is on the right. Abbott, O’Rourke spar over immigration, abortion and Uvalde shooting in debate
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Correction, : A previous cutline on this story misidentified the school pictured. The school is Flores Elementary School, not Flores Middle School. Families of three Uvalde shooting survivors sue school district, gun makers, city officials and others
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misidentified the former role of Jason Modglin. He was director of public affairs for Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick, not her chief of staff. Texas Democrats try to convince voters they aren’t bad for oil and gas
Corrections and clarifications prior to Oct. 21, 2020 are available here.