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
Correction, March 8, 2022 5:56 pm:
A previous version of this story misquotes Lora Burnett's lawsuit against Collin College. It says the school told her that her contract would not be renewed for insubordination, not subordination.
A former professor files free speech lawsuit against Collin College over tweets about Mike Pence
Correction, March 7, 2022 1:02 pm:
From March 2-5, Decision Desk HQ incorrectly projected that the Democratic primary for state House District 92 was going to a runoff. Salman Bhojani won the Democratic nomination outright in that primary.
Here’s who Texas voters chose as party nominees for the 2022 midterm election
Correction, March 4, 2022 5:37 pm:
A previous version of this story misspelled the name of Harris County's judge. She is Lina Hidalgo, not Linda Hidalgo.
Texas big-city schools are dropping their mask mandates in response to new CDC guidelines
Correction, March 4, 2022 2:04 pm:
A previous version of this story misspelled a School Board of Education candidate's name. She is Julie Pickren, not Julien Pricken.
Several Texas Republicans against “critical race theory” advance in State Board of Education primary races
Correction, March 4, 2022 10:14 am:
An earlier version of a chart in this story showing where voters live was incorrectly labeled 2020 primary. The chart shows voter participation in the 2022 primary.
Nearly 18% of registered Texas voters cast 2022 primary ballots
Correction, March 3, 2022 12:43 pm:
An earlier version of this page incorrectly identified state House District 23 candidate Terri Leo Wilson as Teresa Leo-Wilson.
Texas’ primary election is March 1. Here’s what you need to know to vote.
Correction, March 3, 2022 11:08 am:
An earlier version of this page incorrectly identified state House District 23 candidate Terri Leo Wilson as Teresa Leo-Wilson.
Here’s your Texas 2022 March primary ballot
Correction, March 3, 2022 10:56 am:
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
Correction, Feb. 23, 2022 7:20 pm:
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”
Correction, Feb. 16, 2022 3:50 pm:
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
Correction, Feb. 16, 2022 1:41 pm:
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
Correction, Feb. 11, 2022 7:09 pm:
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
Correction, Feb. 9, 2022 3:09 pm:
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
Correction, Feb. 3, 2022 10:30 am:
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
Clarification, Feb. 1, 2022 10:07 am:
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
Correction, Jan. 28, 2022 12:48 pm:
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
Correction, Jan. 26, 2022 9:55 am:
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
Correction, Jan. 24, 2022 3:55 pm:
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