Correction, May 27, 2022 10:54 am:
A previous version of this story erroneously reported that 280 schools have participated in the Guardian Program allowing school employees to carry concealed weapons. There are 280 school districts participating in this program.
Texas already “hardened” schools. It didn’t save Uvalde.
Correction, May 26, 2022 2:36 pm:
A previous version of this story gave the incorrect year for the Sutherland Springs shooting. It was 2017, not 2016. A chart in this story also incorrectly stated the number of people injured in the Uvalde school shooting. It was 17 people injured, not 13.
Texas has had eight mass shootings in the past 13 years, while lawmakers have steadily loosened restrictions on carrying firearms
Correction, May 25, 2022 8:42 am:
A previous version of this story gave an incorrect detail about when Democrats in Texas last held statewide office. 1994 was the last year a Democrat won a statewide election, not the last time one held a statewide seat.
Mike Collier wins Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor and will face uphill battle against Dan Patrick
Correction, May 24, 2022 10:53 pm:
This story misspelled the name of the Connecticut town where the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School took place. It is Newtown, not Newton.
Analysis: Grief. Horror. Inaction. Texas mass shootings follow a numbing script
Correction, May 23, 2022 8:46 am:
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Dr. Jennifer Shuford is the chief state epidemiologist at the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. She is the chief state epidemiologist at the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Experts say Texas is ready for latest COVID-19 uptick but advise caution
Correction, May 22, 2022 2:15 pm:
An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that 2004 was the last year any Texas Democratic congressmen lost reelection in a primary. The last year that happened was 2012 when Beto O'Rourke beat Silvestre Reyes.
In rematch, Jessica Cisneros faces a weakened Henry Cuellar for South Texas congressional seat
Correction, May 17, 2022 5:29 pm:
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that employers who have worker’s compensation insurance coverage can file claims with a unit within the Texas Department of Insurance. The agency provided the erroneous information to the Tribune but later said it does not process workers’ compensation claims; it serves as an arbitrator whenever there’s a dispute between the parties involved in a claim filed in Texas.
Personal information of 1.8 million Texans with Department of Insurance claims was exposed for years, audit says
Correction, May 13, 2022 2:59 pm:
A previous version of this story erroneously said that Texas GOP chair Matt Rinaldi declined an interview request. Rinaldi provided a written response to questions from The Texas Tribune but did not decline an interview.
Conservatives’ school board victories could give Texas GOP momentum for November elections, 2023 legislative session
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
