In the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, listen to why Ambra Hernandez felt compelled to launch a Facebook group to help teachers fulfill their longer-than-normal wish lists.
Stories by Texas Tribune fellows
The Texas Tribune welcomes a group of student fellows into our newsroom each spring, summer and fall. Here is a sampling of their work. Learn more about the fellowship program here.
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Politics
Why voting matters to these Texans — then and now
Hear Texas advocates describe their takes on the practice of voting and its importance to themselves and their generation.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Democrats, local election leaders fear Donald Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting foreshadow voter suppression
Changes at the U.S. Postal Service have raised concerns about whether ballots will be delivered on time, but local officials and Democrats stress that mail-in voting remains a vital and safe way to cast a ballot.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas officials blame coding errors and a system update for recent COVID-19 testing data issues
Earlier this week, Texas disclosed more than 124,000 previously unreported COVID-19 tests, at a time when the proportion of positive tests results was drawing attention.
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Coronavirus in Texas
The crushing isolation of nursing homes during the pandemic
Texas eased restrictions on visitation in long-term care facilities last week, but many families remain unsure if they will be allowed to visit. For those cut off from their loved ones for almost five months, isolation is becoming another very real threat.
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Police brutality in Texas
Austin City Council cuts police department budget by one-third, mainly through reorganizing some duties out from law enforcement oversight
Gov. Greg Abbott said Austin officials’ vote “puts the brave men and women of the Austin Police Department and their families at greater risk” — and vowed that the Texas Department of Public Safety will “stand in the gap.”
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Reopening Texas Schools
Hope, fear and hula hoops. How four Texas schools are preparing to bring students back into classrooms.
Public schools are about to become the next front line in a state struggling to control the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what it’s like on the ground at four of them.
Watch: Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly on navigating the company through the pandemic
The Texas Tribune sat down for a virtual conversation with Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly to talk about the coronavirus outbreak’s impact on air travel, the state of the airline industry and the company’s future.
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Reopening Texas Universities
Jay Hartzell named sole finalist for UT-Austin president
Hartzell, dean of the University of Texas at Austin’s business school, has served as interim president since April after former president Greg Fenves stepped down after five years at the helm.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Trump called the USMCA the best trade deal ever. Analysts say it’s not likely to help Texas during the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has clobbered the Texas economy and trade with Mexico, clouding the trade deal’s potential impacts, experts say.
