The Texas Tribune has added some new faces to the roster who will be digging deep and investigating some of the state’s most urgent and interesting storylines.
Taylor Goldenstein and Lomi Kriel join Texas Tribune’s revamped investigative team
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State Government
Texas Education Agency orders public schools to remove mentions of Cesar Chavez from lessons
Schools were also directed to cancel or change celebrations of the late civil rights leader amid allegations of sexual abuse.
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Criminal Justice
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed
Reed has sought to test crime-scene evidence that he says will help clear him of the killing of 19-year-old Stacey Stites in 1996.
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Environment
Dead gardens, dusty cars: Frustrated Corpus Christi residents take precautions as water crisis nears
The city’s water supply has been nearly depleted by a prolonged drought and a recent boom of oil refineries in the area. Locals have been limiting outdoor watering, shower time and car washes.
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Public Education
Blocked from Texas vouchers, this private Islamic school wants a chance to prove its pro-America values
Several Islamic schools sued Texas for excluding them from the voucher program. Iman Academy is instead calling for fairness while hoping to be judged by its work — not stereotypes.
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Immigration
Feds plan to install 536 miles of floating barriers on Rio Grande to deter migrants
The government is installing the first 17 miles of industrial-grade buoys in Brownsville. Experts warn the buoys could intensify flooding and change the river’s course.
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Environment
Corpus Christi says two new developments will buy it more time before reaching water crisis
The city manager said the city received permits to pump more groundwater and will avoid water reductions from a shrinking reservoir for now, pushing a potential water crisis to July.
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Why Texas’ Population Boom Is Reshaping Local Mobility
Rapid growth across Texas is changing how families move, settle, and build community.
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Higher Education
University of North Texas to cut more than 70 programs and minors to trim $45 million deficit
Degrees in linguistics and Latin American and women’s and gender studies will be phased out. LGBTQ, Mexican American, Africana and Asian studies are among 25 undergrad minors that will also be cut.
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State Government
Texas has taken over issuing permits to store carbon underground. Here’s what to know.
The move of authority to the Texas Railroad Commission from the federal government now makes it easier for energy companies to apply for permits to store carbon underground.
