School officials are putting a greater emphasis on testing, vaccinations and masking to combat the variant’s spread.
2021
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Texas Abortion Restrictions
Video: With abortions restricted in Texas, many leave the state to seek care at crowded Kansas clinic
About half the patients at Trust Women’s Wichita clinic come from out of state.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Statewide elections, a redder South Texas and Beto-mania: the biggest Texas political stories to watch for in 2022
Next year, every state official and every member of the Texas Legislature and Congress are up for election. That makes for a big year in Texas politics.
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Public Education
Texas schools rethink gender-based dress code policies after discrimination claims raise new legal issues
Recent high-profile incidents and lawsuits have led some districts to make their dress code policies more gender- and race-neutral.
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Health care
Omicron is sidelining even health care workers as it rips through Texas
The highly contagious omicron variant has led to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in Texas. Hospitalizations are beginning to increase in a health care system already troubled by staffing shortages.
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Graphics and data reporting
Top stories from our data visuals team in 2021
In 2021, the Tribune’s data visuals team helped tell the biggest stories affecting Texans. Here’s a roundup of our most impactful work.
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Criminal Justice
New law named for Vanessa Guillén will revamp military investigations into sexual assault, harassment
On Monday, President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act, enacting provisions of the “I Am Vanessa Guillén Act.” The new law takes effect Jan. 1.
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Politics
T-Squared: The Texas Tribune needs you more than ever
Revelatory, deep and empathetic reporting takes time — and money. The support members give now will sustain the Tribune’s crucial newsgathering next year.
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Politics
8 big Texas stories from 2021 — and what’s in store for 2022
An ongoing pandemic. A restrictive and unusual abortion law. A vulnerable power grid. These are the biggest stories from 2021 that will continue to unfold in 2022.
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Winter Storm 2021
Gov. Greg Abbott intervened to put a positive spin on Texas’ power grid
He’s been heavily involved in positive public messaging about the grid’s winter readiness, but the data aren’t rosy — and experts fear the grid could fail if there’s another winter storm.