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, : An earlier version of this page incorrectly identified state House District 23 candidate Terri Leo Wilson as Teresa Leo-Wilson. Here’s who Texas voters chose as party nominees for the 2022 midterm election
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misstated the Texas House district where Reggie Smith faces Shelley Luther and misstated Luther's profession. They are vying for the Republican nomination for House District 62, not House District 61. Luther is a salon owner, not a hairdresser. Redistricting, challenges from the right test Texas House GOP incumbents coming off “most conservative session ever”
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Beth Van Duyne is a Texas state representative. She’s a U.S. representative. Texas sues CDC to stop mask mandates on planes
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly identified the UT-Austin provost. She is Sharon Wood, not Susan Wood. UT faculty members demand answers after Dan Patrick says Liberty Institute intended to fight critical race theory
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the city of Austin’s public camping ban was reinstated this year. It was reinstated in 2021. Unhoused Texans weather another winter storm with little aid
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Correction, : A previous version of this article provided incorrect details about the shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs on Nov. 5, 2017. Devin Patrick Kelley fired 450 rounds, he did not open fire on 450 people. The gunman used a semi-automatic rifle, not an assault rifle. Two men who pursued the gunman chased him as he fled the scene; they did not chase him from the church. Air Force ordered to pay $230 million to Sutherland Springs shooting survivors and families of slain victims
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Correction, : This story originally mischaracterized full-page ads taken out in a local newspaper by the Midwest Sterilization Corporation. They stress the importance of ethylene oxide to the health care industry and emphasize that a small portion of the chemical is used to sterilize medical equipment. They do not say that the EPA is wrong about the dangers of ethylene oxide. EPA rejects Texas’ more lenient standard for highly toxic air pollutant
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Clarification, : This story has been updated to reflect TCEQ's clarification that most, not all, stationary air monitors were shut down ahead of the extreme weather events analyzed in the report and that air monitors taken offline during Hurricane Harvey in Houston were fully operational by Sept. 6. State report shows how Texas environmental agency misses industrial pollution spikes during and after storms
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misidentified U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson's age. She is 86, not 85. Retiring U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson looms large in crowded race to replace her
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly said that Texas' new restrictive abortion law has no statute of limitations. The statute of limitations is four years. Planned Parenthood drops challenge to Lubbock’s abortion ban
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Correction, : Citing a Bloomberg report from Jan. 3, a previous version of this story incorrectly stated the amount of natural gas that was burned or wasted during weather-related shutdowns of natural gas infrastructure over New Year's weekend. Bloomberg later corrected its report to say it was 1 million cubic feet of gas, not 1 billion cubic feet. Texas natural gas production dropped during recent cold front, reviving concerns about electric grid
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Correction, : A previous version of this article misstated the outcome of two congressional provisions U.S. Sen. John Cornyn supported to help advance a coastal storm barrier in Texas. The measures were signed into law; they did not stall in Congress. Texas may get a coastal storm barrier, but will it be too late?
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the number of prescribed burns in Bastrop State Park. The park has had 28 prescribed burns since 2014, not two since 2011. Prescribed burn gone wrong likely sparked wildfire in Bastrop County, officials say
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Correction, : Due to an editing error, a previous version of this story incorrectly stated the average national price of natural gas last year. It was $3.91 per million BTUs, not $3.91 per BTU. Texas pipeline company walks back threat to cut off gas to power plants
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz had recouped $545,000 of a $1 million loan he gave his campaign in 2012. Cruz has never been able to recoup $545,000 of that loan. Supreme Court weighs whether campaign finance law limits Ted Cruz’s free speech
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story stated that Hutto resident Maze Ikeen takes about four hours to drop off or pick up her three children from school after the Hutto Independent School District discontinued regular school bus operations this week. She later clarified each journey takes her about three hours. Texas schools struggle to stay open as teachers and bus drivers call in sick with COVID-19
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story included comments from a Travis County official who erroneously stated that, under new local rules, a business does not need to display a sign showing whether certain COVID-19 restrictions are in place if the firm chose not to implement any. Later, a spokesperson clarified that all businesses must post the sign, regardless of whether they adopted any restrictions. Austin-area businesses will have to post COVID-19 policies, a modest rule that might trigger a fresh clash with state
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Correction, : A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the date of the election for which the ballot measure qualified. The election is in May, not November. Austin voters could decriminalize small amounts of pot in May
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Correction, : An earlier version of this page did not list the following candidates as incumbents: Marisa Perez-Diaz, State Board of Education District 3; Aicha Davis, State Board of Education District 13; Phil W. Stephenson, state House District 85; Ana-Maria Ramos, state House District 102; E. Sam Harless, state House District 126; Lacey Hull, state House District 138; and Valoree Swanson, state House District 150. Here’s your Texas 2022 March primary ballot
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the Texas Legislature passed new voting restrictions this year. It was during last year’s legislative session. Texas GOP’s voting meme shows how Trump-style messaging wins internet’s attention
Corrections and clarifications prior to Oct. 21, 2020 are available here.