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.
Correction, Dec. 14, 2022 2:36 pm:
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that this year Abbott signed a bill into law banning transgender youths from participating in sports that align with their gender identity at K-12 public schools. He signed that bill last year.
Texas attorney general’s office sought state data on transgender Texans
Correction, Dec. 14, 2022 10:36 am:
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated how much Victor Wilson spent to apply for a U.S. visa. He spent $150 to apply, not $650. The previous version also incorrectly stated that Border Patrol released 398 migrants per day in El Paso between Friday and Sunday — the correct number is 328 per day — and that El Paso has spent $9.2 million to assist migrants this year; the city has spent $9.5 million so far this year. The story also incorrectly identified the city where Wilson's relatives live in Florida. They live in Marathon, not Miami.
In El Paso, migrants are sleeping on the streets after thousands crossed the border last weekend
Correction, Dec. 8, 2022 2:10 pm:
The name of the president and chief executive of the Center for Reproductive Rights was misspelled in an earlier version. It is Nancy Northup, not Nancy Northrup.
Texas state court throws out lawsuit against doctor who violated abortion law
Correction, Dec. 7, 2022 1:52 pm:
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that more than 10,000 evictions were filed each month in 2021 in Hays County. More than 10,000 evictions were filed across the state each month that year; the correct number of monthly eviction filings in Hays County was about 30.
Why some Texas cities and counties had to return millions of dollars meant to help renters during the pandemic
Correction, Nov. 30, 2022 6:07 pm:
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the migrants were flown to Massachusetts against their will. They boarded the plane voluntarily but under false pretenses.
Migrants flown from Texas to Massachusetts sue “Perla,” who recruited them for flights
Correction, Nov. 16, 2022 5:08 pm:
A previous headline of this story misrepresented a U.S. Senate vote on the Respect for Marriage Act. The bill was headed for Senate passage at the time of initial publication. It had not yet passed the full Senate.
Same-sex marriage bill heads for Senate passage over opposition from Cornyn and Cruz
Correction, Nov. 8, 2022 9:29 am:
An earlier version of this story said Texas saw record-breaking turnout in 2018 and 2022 election cycles. The state saw record-breaking turnout in 2018 and 2020.
South Texas, Abbott vs. O’Rourke, and Harris County: Here are the biggest things to watch for on election night
Correction, Nov. 7, 2022 5:15 pm:
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the Texas House first took a full vote on Medicaid expansion in the 2021 legislative session. In fact, the House also voted on budget amendments to expand Medicaid in 2017 and 2019.
Why Texas Republicans still oppose Medicaid expansion
Correction, Nov. 7, 2022 4:03 pm:
A previous version of this story misspelled the name of the Democratic candidate running for Congress in District 15. Her name is Michelle Vallejo, not Michelle Valejo.
Bill Clinton stumps in South Texas for Democrats ahead of Election Day
Correction, Nov. 3, 2022 4:02 pm:
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
Clarification, Nov. 3, 2022 9:55 am:
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
Correction, Nov. 2, 2022 11:31 am:
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
Correction, Oct. 31, 2022 1:41 pm:
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.
Correction, Oct. 31, 2022 11:55 am:
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
Correction, Oct. 27, 2022 11:50 am:
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
