T-Squared: Pooja Salhotra will cover East Texas for The Texas Tribune
Pooja has worked at Chalkbeat, CNN and NPR. Based in Lufkin, she will report from a vast and diverse region that borders on three states. Full Story
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![Pooja Salhotra will be joining us as our first-ever East Texas reporter. She'll be based in Lufkin.]()
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Texas safety officials will begin “random intruder detection audits” of schools in September
Texas School Safety Center officials said they will alert districts and local law enforcement of the audits, where trained staff will try to find access points into school buildings. But school campuses will not be informed ahead of time. Full Story
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![Diagrams of doors used by the shooter at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde are used during the testimony of DPS Director Steven McCraw before the Senate Committee to Protect all Texans at the Capitol on Jun. 21, 2022.]()
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State education board members push back on proposal to use “involuntary relocation” to describe slavery
The Texas State Board of Education is fielding proposals to update the state’s public school social studies curriculum this summer. Full Story
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Biden says he supports changing Senate filibuster rules to protect abortion rights
All 50 Democratic U.S. senators would need to back a filibuster change, and it’s not clear whether they do. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are among those who have said they do not want to pursue filibuster changes more generally. Full Story
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Abortion funds languish in legal turmoil, their leaders fearing jail time if they help Texans
It’s unclear whether Texas’ tangled web of abortion laws would make it a crime to pay for a Texan to leave the state to get an abortion, but the threat has compelled the funds to cease services. Full Story
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![A sign advertising an organization that offers services to abortion patients is on the wall at Whole Woman’s Health of Austin on Wednesday, September 1, 2021.]()
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Gov. Greg Abbott unloads nearly $20 million in ad buys in race against Beto O’Rourke
The Republican governor is stressing one of his biggest advantages — money — as he faces a competitive challenge for reelection. Full Story
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Greg Abbott blames Joe Biden for migrant deaths, but the governor’s own border security efforts have fallen short
To immigration experts, the astounding loss of life illustrates just how difficult it is to stem migration into the country, even as Abbott has spent the last year pouring billions of state dollars into securing the border. Full Story
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Texas congressional Democrats call on Attorney General Ken Paxton to release Uvalde shooting records
Uvalde, state and federal officials have refused to release records related to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School. Nine members of Congress said in a letter that families of victims deserve to know the full truth about what happened. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, speaks at a House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, in Washington, D.C., on April 15, 2021.]()
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John Ratcliffe, former Texas congressman, warned Trump staffers against trying to undermine 2020 election
White House staffer Cassidy Hutchinson testified about Ratcliffe’s warnings before the U.S. House committee investigating the events leading up to the Jan. 6 insurrection. She was an assistant to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Full Story
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As they target South Texas, Republicans say one Democratic county isn’t maintaining campaign finance records
Starr County, one of the four counties that make up the Rio Grande Valley, has not been able to produce campaign finance reports that it is required to maintain, according to a GOP group targeting the area. Full Story
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After Uvalde shooting, Texas leaders will spend more than $100 million on school safety, mental health
Almost half the money is going toward bullet-resistant shields for school police officers, a move that Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called on fellow state leaders to support. Full Story
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![Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a press conference at Uvalde High School on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Uvalde. Twenty one people were killed after a gunman after a high school student opened fire inside Robb Elementary School on Tuesday where two teachers and 19 students were killed.]()
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T-Squared: The latest batch of confirmed speakers at #TribFest22
Jen Psaki, Michael McCaul, Andy Roddick, Asha Rangappa, Henry Cuellar, Mayra Flores, Joe Kahn, Joe Straus, Alexis McGill Johnson, Eva Guzman and James Carville are among the big names we’ve added to our amazing program. Full Story
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Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Biden’s pick to lead immigration enforcement agency, withdraws from nomination
The withdrawal comes after the congressional vote to confirm Gonzalez, a vocal opponent of Donald Trump’s immigration policies, stalled for months. Full Story
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Roe v. Wade, overturned: Scenes of despair and joy after a historic decision
Texans on both sides of the abortion debate marched, rallied and chanted after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Full Story
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![Attendees hold up their fists after a march against the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which virtually bans abortion in the state of Texas, on June 24, 2022.]()
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At least 50 people found dead in abandoned 18-wheeler in San Antonio
The authorities said the tragedy appeared to be the deadliest migrant-smuggling operation in memory. Sixteen people were taken to hospitals. Full Story
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![A tractor-trailer found near Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio contained the bodies of 46 dead people, along with 16 others who have been taken to hospitals on June 27, 2022, local officials in San Antonio said.]()
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Supreme Court sides with school coach who prayed at a game, offering more protection to public displays of religion
The court ruled a Washington state coach was praying as a private citizen when he knelt after a game on the field, not as an employee of the district. Full Story
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![Joe Kennedy, a Christian former public high school football coach in Washington state who sued after being suspended from his job for refusing to stop leading prayers with players on the field after games, poses at Bremerton Memorial Stadium in Bremerton, Washington, U.S. March 15, 2022.]()
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“This was fundamentally important”: John Cornyn says gun deal shows U.S. Senate can still function
More than any other senator, Cornyn is responsible for shepherding the landmark legislation through the chamber. He did so by embracing compromise and his own political risk. Full Story
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With little short-term hope, Texas’ abortion-rights movement sets its sights on the long run
Advocates and politicians say they hope Texas’ ban on abortion will motivate voters. But they say they’ll need to emulate the strategies of the anti-abortion movement to reach long-term success. Full Story
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![Protesters marched from the federal courthouse to the state Capitol in opposition of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade in downtown Austin on June 24, 2022.]()
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Beto O’Rourke vows to repeal Texas abortion ban if elected governor
The Democratic nominee faces an uphill battle in his challenge to Gov. Greg Abbott, and the Legislature is likely to remain under Republican control. Full Story
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![Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Beto O’rourke speaks at a rally in support of abortion rights in East Austin on Jun. 26, 2022.]()
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How John Cornyn and the U.S. Senate defied 26 years of inaction to tackle gun violence
Four senators, including Cornyn, used a distinctive combination of policy expertise, legislative experience and political courage to push past obstacles that had repeatedly stymied previous attempts at compromise. Full Story
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![United States Senator Amy Klobuchar (Democrat of Minnesota), left, speaks with United States Senator John Cornyn (Republican of Texas) during the Senate Judiciary Committeeís hearing to examine protecting America's children from gun violence, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
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