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, : This story originally misstated that all statewide elected offices are on the ballot in 2022. The top statewide offices — governor, lieutenant governor, land commissioner, agriculture commissioner, attorney general and comptroller — are on the ballot. But some seats on the Texas Supreme Court, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Railroad Commission of Texas will not be up for election. Texas Republicans eye 2022 — and beyond — after romping in November election
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Correction, : Due to an editing error, the Nov. 21 version of this tracker included incorrect death counts for 19 counties: El Paso has 949 deaths, not 106; Ellis has 106 deaths, not 949; Deaf Smith has 36 deaths, not 44; Delta has one death, not 36; Denton has 200 deaths, not one; DeWitt has 44 deaths, not 200; La Salle has 14 deaths, not 10; Lamar has 66 deaths, not 14; Lamb has 35 deaths, not 66; Lampasas has 10 deaths, not 35; Madison has 12 deaths, not two; Marion has 15 deaths, not 59; Martin has 176 deaths, not 169; Mason has two deaths, not six; Matagorda has 59 deaths, not 175; Maverick has 169 deaths, not one; McCullouch has six deaths, not 12; McLennan has 175 deaths, not 15 and McMullen has one death, not 7. How coronavirus impacted Texas: Hospitalizations, vaccinations, cases and deaths
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Correction, : This story stated the wrong percentage of students learning from home in majority low-income districts because the analysis did not include 264 out of the 828 districts. It is 67%, not an average of 64%. Many Texas families say remote learning isn’t working and they want it fixed
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Correction, : A earlier version of this story provided the incorrect final salary for former UT-Austin President Greg Fenves because of wrong information provided by both a UT-Austin spokesman and by the UT System. Fenves earned $995,000 before he left, not $900,000. UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell poised to make $1.25 million annually
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Correction, : This story incorrectly stated the metric used to determine when new health restrictions can be imposed in regions of Texas. On Oct. 14, Gov. Greg Abbott changed the trigger to when more than 15% of the region's hospital capacity is used for COVID-19 patients. Previously, the trigger was when more than 15% of hospitalized patients had COVID-19. Coronavirus hospitalizations are up in Texas as some fear the state is headed toward another surge
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Correction, : This story incorrectly stated the metric used to determine when new health restrictions can be imposed in regions of Texas. On Oct. 14, Gov. Greg Abbott changed the trigger to when more than 15% of the region's hospital capacity is used for COVID-19 patients. Previously, the trigger was when more than 15% of hospitalized patients had COVID-19. Texas is on the cusp of another COVID-19 surge. Is the state better prepared to handle it?
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Correction, : This story incorrectly stated the metric used to determine when new health restrictions can be imposed in regions of Texas. On Oct. 14, Gov. Greg Abbott changed the trigger to when more than 15% of the region's hospital capacity is used for COVID-19 patients. Previously, the trigger was when more than 15% of hospitalized patients had COVID-19. In Lubbock, pandemic fatigue sets in as hospitalizations rise
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Correction, : This story incorrectly stated the metric used to determine when new health restrictions can be imposed in regions of Texas. On Oct. 14, Gov. Greg Abbott changed the trigger to when more than 15% of the region's hospital capacity is used for COVID-19 patients. Previously, the trigger was when more than 15% of hospitalized patients had COVID-19. Funeral homes and hospitals in parts of Texas brace for new wave of coronavirus infections and deaths
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Correction, : A previous version of this article said the most recent midterm elections were in 2016. The elections were held in 2018. Democrats didn’t get a blue wave, but some of the fastest-growing suburbs in Texas are still moving to the left
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Kamala Harris will be the first person of color to become vice president of the United States. Harris will be the first woman and the first Black and South Asian American person to become vice president, but Charles Curtis, who was Native American and served under President Herbert Hoover from 1929-33, was the first person of color to have that position. Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump for the presidency
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Kamala Harris would be the first person of color to become vice president of the United States. Harris will be the first woman and the first Black and South Asian American person to become vice president, but Charles Curtis, who was Native American and served under President Herbert Hoover from 1929-33, was the first person of color to have that position. Texas Democrats see a winning formula in Kamala Harris. Will she bring suburban women and Black voters to the polls?
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Correction, : A graphic with the mobile version of this story showing votes won by Donald Trump and Joe Biden included the wrong labels. Donald Trump won by 1.7 million votes in the counties represented with a red bar, and Joe Biden won by 1 million votes in the counties represented with a blue bar. In Texas, Biden’s urban wins couldn’t offset Trump’s millions of votes in rural, red counties
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Correction, : El Paso officials on Thursday said the city's case count they reported Wednesday was inaccurate. El Paso Public Health Department Director Angela Mora said the correct figure for Wednesday is 1,537, not 3,100. Mora said infections reported Monday and Tuesday were erroneously added to Wednesday's figure. El Paso officials attribute Nov. 4 single-day record coronavirus case count to data backlog
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Correction, : A photo with this story included incorrect caption information. The photo of Gwen Jones was taken in Schertz, not in Bee Cave. President Donald Trump wins Texas, Republican John Cornyn wins another Senate term
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misidentified the Harris County clerk. He is Chris Hollins, not Chris Collins. Harris County voters will only have one drive-thru polling site on Election Day
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story stated the wrong number of seats up for election on the state's two highest courts. It is seven, not eight. Voting in Texas during the pandemic: Everything you need to know about the 2020 general election
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Correction, : Due to incorrect information provided by the campaign, this story originally misstated how much money Chrysta Castañeda raised on her latest campaign finance report. It's $3.7 million, not $3.5 million. Michael Bloomberg gives $2.6 million to Texas Democrat running for railroad commissioner
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Clarification, : An earlier version of this story did not make clear that a number given for the 14-day total of coronavirus cases for El Paso County — 10,827 — was inflated because it included backlogged cases. The story has been updated to say that the 14-day total is nearly 10,000. El Paso officials ask residents to stay home for two weeks as COVID-19 hospitalizations surge
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Correction, : Due to incorrect information provided to The Texas Tribune and ProPublica by an FBI spokesperson in September, this story wrongly stated that the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General is the lead agency investigating allegations of sexual assault at an El Paso immigrant detention center run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A month after the story was published, the spokesperson, Jeanette Harper, wrote in an emailed statement that she had “inadvertently received and provided inaccurate information.” The DOJ Inspector General has consistently declined to comment. Harper said the lead agency was the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE. Its inspector general and the FBI have interviewed women making the allegations, according to their lawyer, Linda Corchado. A spokesperson for the DHS Inspector General, which previously had not responded to inquiries, wrote Friday in email that per its policy the agency could not confirm or deny investigations. ICE deported a key witness in investigation of sexual assault and harassment at El Paso detention center
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misidentified William Beaumont Army Medical Center as William Beaumont Army Hospital. State sends emergency medical personnel, supplies to El Paso as COVID-19 cases rise across Texas
Corrections and clarifications prior to Oct. 21, 2020 are available here.