Correction, Feb. 7, 2023 5:11 pm:
This story misidentified the 60th day of the legislative session, which is the deadline for unrestricted bill filing. It is Friday, March 10, not March 11. Also, the story said most bills go into effect on Aug. 27, which is 90 days after session ends. But most bills will either go into effect immediately with more than two-thirds vote in both chambers or go into effect on Sept. 1, as written in the legislation.
Texas Legislature 101: Understanding the state government and how it passes laws
Clarification, Feb. 7, 2023 12:36 pm:
This story has been updated to more thoroughly reflect the relationship between Brett Cross and Uziyah Garcia. Cross was Garcia’s uncle and legal guardian and describes Uziyah as his son.
Texas Republicans heckle Biden over border remarks during State of the Union
Correction, Jan. 31, 2023 3:43 pm:
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that a 2019 school finance law allocated $6.5 million for new school funding. It allocated $6.5 billion.
Here’s what you need to know about the fight over property tax cuts in the Texas Legislature
Clarification, Jan. 24, 2023 7:02 pm:
An earlier version of this article incorrectly characterized Afghanistan as part of the Middle East.
Feds drop charges against Afghan soldier trying to claim asylum in Texas
Correction, Jan. 21, 2023 12:17 pm:
A previous version of this story incorrectly attributed a quote from another judge to Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. That portion of the quote has been removed from the story.
Texas accused of skirting federal environmental law to push for Austin’s Interstate 35 expansion
Correction, Jan. 17, 2023 1:01 pm:
Due to an editing error, the caption for the original photo on this story said the photo was taken Sunday. It was taken Jan. 15, 2019, not Jan. 15, 2023.
Gov. Greg Abbott says in inauguration speech Legislature will prioritize budget surplus, schools and power grid
Correction, Jan. 13, 2023 4:36 pm:
An earlier version of this story incorrectly implied that Houston ISD trustee Judith Cruz served as president of the district’s school board since 2019. She was elected as a trustee in 2019 and as board president in 2022. Her term as president ended on Jan. 12, 2023.
Texas Supreme Court clears way for state’s education agency to take over Houston ISD
Correction, Jan. 10, 2023 4:32 pm:
A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that university system chancellors are requesting the state cover tuition for veterans and their dependents. They are only requesting that the state cover tuition for the dependents.
Texas universities propose two-year tuition freeze in exchange for nearly $1 billion in additional state funding
Correction, Jan. 9, 2023 9:59 am:
A previous version of this story included the incorrect number of victims of the Uvalde school shooting in a photo caption. Nineteen children and two adults died in the shooting, not 17 children and two adults.
State police terminate another officer for response to Uvalde mass shooting
Correction, Jan. 6, 2023 12:47 pm:
A previous version of this story listed the wrong number of people who were injured in the El Paso Walmart shooting — 26 people were injured, not 25.
Texas has had eight mass shootings in the past 13 years, while lawmakers have steadily loosened restrictions on carrying firearms
Correction, Jan. 6, 2023 10:31 am:
A previous version of this article misstated who decides election contests for county races. A district court in the same county handles such contests, not the Legislature.
GOP Harris County judge candidate contesting her loss after Election Day problems at polling sites
Correction, Jan. 5, 2023 3:12 pm:
In an earlier version of this story, the Christus Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont was not included on the facilities map. It has been added.
After a hospital stopped delivering babies, Deep East Texas faces a growing maternity care crisis
Clarification, Jan. 4, 2023 5:11 pm:
A previous version of this story, published in July 2022, said the Texas Railroad Commission had not implemented weatherization standards for natural gas companies. The agency approved those rules in August 2022 and the story has been updated with that information.
How to know the difference between a local power outage and rolling blackouts
Correction, Jan. 3, 2023 6:16 pm:
A previous version of this story mistakenly referred to U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro as a Republican. Castro is a Democrat.
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy emerges as key GOP agitator in U.S. House speaker fight
Correction, Jan. 3, 2023 3:10 pm:
Due to an editing error, a previous version of this story incorrectly interpreted a Texas Farm Bureau figure related to livestock sales in 2022. Texas ranchers sold 2.7 million cattle, the greatest amount in more than a decade.
Texas ag agency says climate change threatens state’s food supply
Correction, Dec. 21, 2022 5:22 pm:
A previous version of this article incorrectly reported a Texas Tribune analysis of state data found that 39 counties had no licensed EMS provider firms. The analysis was based on mailing addresses for a provider's licenses. It did not include additional stations that some providers serve. The charts have been removed.
Texans are dying on state highways every day — especially in rural “dead zones”
Correction, Dec. 21, 2022 4:05 pm:
An earlier version of this article included material, without proper attribution, from an article by Houston Public Media. The article has been updated and The Texas Tribune regrets the error.
Oyster harvesters hit hard as Texas closes reefs for conservation and public health
Clarification, Dec. 21, 2022 12:06 pm:
An earlier version of this story stated that the Texas Association of School Boards offers optional courses on LGBTQ issues as part of its training programs for school board members. TASB officials say their organization doesn’t offer courses on LGBTQ issues but has offered optional programming on the topic, like sessions during some of its events.
Texas greenlighted a felon to train school board members. Now education officials are examining their rules.
Correction, Dec. 19, 2022 2:30 pm:
Due to incorrect information received from the state, a previous version of this story included the incorrect threshold for when the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department closes an oyster reef for the season. The agency closes reefs when sampling finds that oysters are smaller than 3 inches and the number of oysters caught per hour falls below 400, not 40.
Oyster harvesters hit hard as Texas closes reefs for conservation and public health
Clarification, Dec. 16, 2022 12:05 pm:
This article was updated to clarify the legal amount of delta-9 THC under Texas' medical marijuana law is 1% of delta-9 THC by weight.
Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way.
