Correction, May 11, 2022 2:31 pm:
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Crystal Mason said she knew that she was ineligible to vote in the 2016 elections. Mason has said she didn’t know.
Crystal Mason’s contentious illegal voting conviction must be reconsidered, criminal appeals court says
Correction, May 10, 2022 7:48 pm:
A previous version of this story said that Care Net's 82 Texas crisis pregnancy centers have not been able to keep up with demand since the state banned abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy. The centers have kept up with increased demand, but worry that they will not be able to meet demand under a near-total abortion ban.
Texas isn’t ready to support more parents and kids in a post-Roe world, advocates warn
Clarification, May 6, 2022 2:34 pm:
This story has been updated to reflect that Austin is the first Texas city to use local tax dollars for a “guaranteed income” program, and that other Texas cities have experimented with similar programs using other types of funding.
Austin becomes first Texas city to test a taxpayer-funded “guaranteed income” program
Correction, May 4, 2022 4:52 pm:
A previous version of this story included a quote from Whole Women’s Health Alliance saying that the organization would pay for travel to its clinics. The organization now says an executive misspoke and that it works with abortion funds to help patients pay for travel but does not provide the funding.
Texas’ restrictive abortion law previews a post-Roe America
Correction, April 25, 2022 2:11 pm:
An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales. It's Gonzales, not Gonzalez. It also misnamed U.S Customs and Border Protection. The name of the agency is not U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
Body of Texas National Guard member found after he was washed away while saving drowning migrants
Correction, April 20, 2022 5:36 pm:
Due to an editing error, Steven Hotze's name was previously misspelled in the headline. It's Steven, not Stephen.
GOP megadonor Steven Hotze charged after a bogus election fraud scheme led a former cop to threaten a repairman
Correction, April 15, 2022 9:25 am:
A previous version of this story misstated which Mexican governor Gov. Greg Abbott planned to meet with — it was the governor of Tamaulipas, not Coahuila. The story also misstated which governor his secretary of state had been in contact with — it was the governor of Coahuila, not Tamaulipas.
Gov. Greg Abbott announces deals with two more Mexican governors to halt Texas’ vehicle inspections at the border
Correction, April 13, 2022 1:23 pm:
A previous version of this story misidentified the organization that has seen a 25% increase in clients since the beginning of the pandemic and for which Vindhya Ganhewa is a volunteer ambassador. It is the Central Texas Food Bank, not Feeding Texas.
Food banks struggle to help Texans as grocery prices increase
Correction, April 13, 2022 10:47 am:
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the cost to attend UNT was $26,500 for an in-state tuition, while an out-of-state student paid $38,800. At UNT, the average cost of tuition and fees for an in-state student is just under $12,000, while an out-of-state student pays closer to $24,000 on average. In a previous version of this story, the name of Michael A. Olivas, professor emeritus at UH Law Center, was misspelled. It is Olivas not Olivias.
Federal judge rules UNT can’t charge out-of-state students more tuition than undocumented students
Correction, April 8, 2022 2:15 pm:
A previous version of this story misquoted part of Zeph Capo's response to potential Texas legislation limiting classroom discussion of LGBTQ people. Capo said families and students should be treated with "dignity and respect," not "discipline and respect."
Critics of Texas’ push for a “Don’t Say Gay” bill say acknowledging LGBTQ people isn’t the same as teaching kids about sex
Correction, April 5, 2022 10:19 am:
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that a Texas House hearing on the state's child welfare system last month was held by the House Health Services Committee. The hearing was held by the House Human Services Committee.
Over 100 children have died in Texas’ child welfare system since 2020, report says
Correction, April 1, 2022 3:45 pm:
In a previous version of this story it was incorrectly reported that K-6 teachers who have passed The Science of Teaching Reading Exam do not have to take the Reading Academies course. The TEA says those teachers must take a shorter version of the course.
Texas teachers say they’re pushed to the brink by law requiring them to spend dozens of hours unpaid in training
Clarification, April 1, 2022 3:45 pm:
In a previous version of this story it was reported that art, health education, music, physical education, speech communication and theater teachers were exempt from the Reading Academies course if they held an “all-level” certification in those subjects. The Texas Education Agency has recently changed that requirement so that those subject teachers do not need that added certification to be exempt.
Texas teachers say they’re pushed to the brink by law requiring them to spend dozens of hours unpaid in training
Correction, March 25, 2022 11:43 am:
This story misstated the name of a school in San Antonio. It is Our Lady of the Lake University, not Our Lake of the Lake University.
Texas created a program to help students reenroll in college during the pandemic. Schools struggled to find students who qualified.
Correction, March 24, 2022 1:35 pm:
An earlier version of this column incorrectly described the source of $5.6 billion in local property tax funds used by the state to finance public education. That money is redistributed by the state from districts with high per-student property values to districts with lower values. It is not directly tied to increases in local market values of properties.
Analysis: Texas government’s favorite local tax
Correction, March 24, 2022 9:20 am:
A previous version of this story stated that Politico first reported Filemon Vela's resignation. It was the Washington-based outlet Punchbowl.
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela will resign early from Congress
Correction, March 21, 2022 10:38 pm:
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the day of a Senate hearing on child welfare. It was Thursday, not Friday.
Texas child welfare official resigns, saying top agency leaders scapegoated employees
Correction, March 16, 2022 5:34 pm:
In a previous version of this story, the UT-Austin Cockrell School of Engineering was misspelled
Jury awards professor $3 million in pregnancy and sex discrimination suit against UT-Austin
Correction, March 15, 2022 10:35 am:
A previous version of this story incorrectly identified the TCEQ moderator of the webinar held March 3. The moderator was TCEQ Chief Clerk Laurie Gharis, not Mehgan Taack.
Texas environment agency’s plan to remedy language discrimination allegations leaves advocates frustrated
Correction, March 9, 2022 1:50 pm:
In a previous version, it was incorrectly reported that a judge would grant a permanent injunction on Friday. The injunction would be temporary until trial.
Court upholds order stopping child abuse investigation into Texas trans teen’s family
