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Texas inmate killed by cellmate during a statewide prison lockdown

The killing of inmate Billy Chemirmir in the Coffield Unit occurred during a statewide lockdown of prisons, promoted by a rise in inmate homicides. A day before the lockdown, another incident at the same prison resulted in the firings of seven correctional officers and the resignations of another six.

An East Texas principal was arrested after paddling a student, renewing debate over corporal punishment

Texas is one of 17 states that still permits hitting, spanking and paddling in schools. Republican lawmakers stood by the practice earlier this year in part because they say it was permitted in the Bible.

These 2 senators were the only Republicans to vote for Paxton impeachment articles

Kelly Hancock and Robert Nichols broke from the rest of their party, but longtime observers said they werenโ€™t surprised.

Texas enlists out-of-state volunteers to combat wildfires

As the stateโ€™s wildfire season continues, rural fire departments and their volunteers are strained to keep up with hundreds of fires.

Watch former Prairie View A&M President Ruth Simmons talk about her new memoir

Simmons talked with The Texas Tribune about โ€œUp Home: One Girlโ€™s Journey,โ€ which depicts an era long gone but whose legacies of inequality still persist.

How a state effort to fund Texas schools equitably is shortchanging dozens of rural districts

For decades, the Texas comptrollerโ€™s office has double-checked property valuations across the state, which help determine how much school districts can levy in property taxes. But when state and county appraisers disagree, districts can end up with big holes in their budgets.

As the death toll in stifling Texas prisons climbs, congressional Democrats ask for investigation

Most Texas prisons lack air conditioning. At least 41 prisoners have died of heart-related or undetermined causes since the unrelenting heat wave began.

Woman shoots ex-boyfriend who attacked her, tried to shave her head in Texarkana

According to the Texarkana Police Department, the shooting happened at about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at an apartment complex.

Rural Texas may lose out on billions in broadband infrastructure funding due to federal regulations

Grant applicants are required to have a line of credit from a major bank and put up 25% of the project cost ahead of time. That will likely disqualify many small internet service providers in rural areas.

EPA will decide if the state is doing enough to reduce pollution in two East Texas counties

The federal agency has settled a lawsuit the Sierra Club brought over pollution from a coal-burning power plant. The agreement requires the EPA to weigh in on the stateโ€™s plan to improve air quality in Rusk and Panola counties.

Limited regulations make Texas workers responsible for preventing on-the-job heat injuries

In triple-digit temperatures, drinking water frequently and resting in the shade are minimum safety measures for avoiding injuries and deaths. But they are not applied to every job site.

Giraffe named Twiga, who was among the oldest cared for by humans, died at age 31 at East Texas zoo

A giraffe named Twiga who died over the weekend at an East Texas zoo at the age of 31 was among the oldest giraffes being cared for by humans.

Texas gets $60 million in federal funds to strengthen power grid against extreme weather

The Texas Division of Emergency Management will decide how to use the money.

Swaths of East Texas without power amid a heat wave after severe storms

Some Texans may have to wait a week for their power to be restored during a period of extreme heat and humidity.

Texas towns are starving for capital and lack the resources to apply for grants. This group hopes to help.

Texas Rural Funders hopes a one-stop resource for grant applications and writers could help small towns win money to fund innovation and capital needs.

Texas will spend billions to connect the state with broadband. But is it clear which neighborhoods need help?

On the eve of a historic investment in connecting the Lone Star State, advocates worry maps that will help establish which communities get funding have bad information.

The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday

Many Americans will be marking Juneteenth this month.

Watch: 25 years after James Byrd Jr. was killed for being Black, his loved ones question how much has changed in Texas

The quiet East Texas town of Jasper came together immediately after the racist murder of James Byrd Jr. Now, Texas is leading the nation in incidents of white supremacist propaganda.

Texans will be asked to approve $5 billion for broadband access statewide this fall

An estimated 7 million Texans donโ€™t have access to high-speed broadband internet access.

Texas towns need money, technical help and compromise to save their water systems

Water agencies have long resisted working together out of fear of losing their local powers. But an example from Florida could help save the Lone Star Stateโ€™s water and infrastructure.

Everything you need to know about Texasโ€™ beleaguered water systems

Texas has more than 7,000 water systems. A fraction of them self-reported that they lost 30 billion gallons of water due to broken pipes and leaks in 2021.

Texasโ€™ water infrastructure is broken, jeopardizing quality and supply for a growing state

On a daily basis, water managers in cities across the state move from crisis to crisis hoping to keep the water flowing to residents.

Texas House reaffirms the political maps it drew in 2021

The 150 districts didnโ€™t change, but the vote ensured the House met its constitutional requirement to approve new maps in the first regular session following formal publication of the 2020 census results.

9 teenagers injured in shooting at prom after-party in Texas

A sheriff's office in Texas says nine teenagers were shot at a prom after-party attended by hundreds.

Missing woman found alive inside submerged Jeep in east Texas lake

A woman was found alive inside a submerged vehicle in a lake in east Texas Friday.

In East Texas, skepticism over private school tuition assistance persists despite push from conservative leaders

Gov. Greg Abbott and other conservatives say families need options to escape โ€œwokeโ€ education in public schools. East Texas parents and school leaders say the national talking points are off base.

Man convicted in ambush killing of estranged wife, her niece at Harris County home in 2012 dies in east Texas prison

Ricardo Jose Prado Jr., 41, died at around 11:45 p.m. on April 1 at a state penitentiary located in Tennessee Colony, TX. He was serving a sentence of life without parole for the crime.

Texas Senate moves to set aside billions for future water needs

The Senate on Monday passed a bill that would create a new state fund tailored for large or long-shot water supply projects, including marine desalination. The bill will advance to the House.

With billions of dollars on the line, East Texans say a crucial state map incorrectly shows they already have broadband

East Texans worry they could miss out on federal dollars because a state map that will help determine where the money goes shows they already have access to broadband. Residents say their broadband is chronically unreliable.

โ€œI love my babies. But that doesnโ€™t mean itโ€™s easyโ€: One motherโ€™s struggle to survive in pro-life Texas

Pregnancy forced Destiny Williams to quit her job. She almost died during childbirth. Now with a newborn in tow, sheโ€™s struggling to build a more stable life for her and her children.

Black and Hispanic Texans say they donโ€™t trust the quality of their water

A survey was commissioned by the nonprofit organization Texas Water Trade and included responses from households in both rural border communities and in urban areas across Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth.

As Texas booms, local governments โ€” especially in small towns โ€” struggle to find workers

A cascade of issues including inflation and growing distrust in government arenโ€™t helping local governments hire for critical positions in public safety and utilities.

Harry Whittington, longtime Texas GOP supporter shot by Dick Cheney in a 2006 hunting accident, dies

Whittington, who was 95, was shot in 2006 during a quail-hunting trip near Corpus Christi. He quickly forgave Cheney.

Texas cities debate costly infrastructure investments in age of extreme weather

Experts say local governments should prioritize extreme weather preparedness. Cost can be a deterring factor.

Company that wants to build oilfield dump in East Texas gave $53,750 in campaign donations to regulators

McBride Operating LLC and its owner, Joseph McBride, contributed to the political campaigns of the three commissioners on the Texas Railroad Commission now considering his request.

Austin doesnโ€™t know when itโ€™ll fully restore power as hundreds of thousands of Texans remain in the cold

Close to 325,000 electricity customers statewide lacked power Thursday evening. Austinโ€™s main power provider said it can no longer promise full restoration by 6 p.m. Friday.

Texasโ€™ private and rural schools again brace for a showdown on school choice

Rural school leaders in Texas have been able to stave off the legislative priority of some of the stateโ€™s most prominent Republicans. But private school officials hope this year will be different.

In East Texas, a town fights to keep an oilfield waste dump from opening near wetlands and water wells

The Texas Railroad Commission has rejected the proposal twice over water contamination concerns, but locals are dismayed that the commissioners keep giving the developer more chances to alter its application.

2 Houston men sentenced to federal prison for multiple ATM thefts in east Texas, US Attorney says

Two Houston-area men were sentenced to federal prison this week for multiple ATM burglaries that took place in Bowie County, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas Brit Featherston said.

2 women sentenced to prison after they were caught trafficking cocaine through east Texas, US Attorney says

Two women have been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking in the Easter District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston on Wednesday.

A new bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers wants to highlight the stateโ€™s fragile water infrastructure

So far there has been an average of six boil-water notices a day across Texas in 2023.

Texas universities propose two-year tuition freeze in exchange for nearly $1 billion in additional state funding

The leaders of the stateโ€™s six biggest university systems are seeking the money to fund instruction, university operations and employee health insurance and to cover a free tuition program for veterans and their children.

After a hospital stopped delivering babies, Deep East Texas faces a growing maternity care crisis

Women in Deep East Texas drive over an hour to give birth after the last obstetrics unit in the area closed in 2019. But if closing the unit was hard, reopening it is proving nearly impossible.

โ€œIt takes time to get stuff doneโ€: Texasโ€™ newest member of Congress promises results, not rhetoric

Nathaniel Moran, the former Smith County judge, has promised to be a staunch conservative who will pass legislation. That worries some of his constituents.

Looking back at some of The Texas Tribuneโ€™s best reads of 2022

It was another historic, news-filled year. As you get ready for 2023, check out these memorable articles the Tribune published in 2022.

Texans are dying on state highways every day โ€” especially in rural โ€œdead zonesโ€

Fatal crashes in rural areas accounted for 51% of Texasโ€™ 4,489 traffic fatalities in 2021, even though only about 10% of the stateโ€™s population lives in a rural area, according to data from the stateโ€™s department of transportation.

A Texas Carol showing NOW at The George Theater

Today on Houston Life, actors Jeff McMorrough and Olivia Swasey stopped by to chat about A TEXAS CAROL, a festive Texan Christmas production running through December 23rd.

โ€˜Remain weather awareโ€™: Gov. Abbott activates state emergency response resources ahead of severe weather threats

Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency response resources in anticipation of severe weather and potential flooding expected in the state beginning Tuesday through the evening.

A boil-water notice in Houston made national news. In rural Texas, itโ€™s a way of life.

Rural communities face compounding reasons they canโ€™t improve their water infrastructure, including inflation and a lack of human resources.

A growing number of Texas rural counties are declaring local immigration โ€˜disastersโ€™

The latest county to make a disaster declaration is an eight-hour drive away from the Texas-Mexico border, but local officials there say theyโ€™re under โ€œinvasion.โ€

Storms could spawn major tornadoes, floods in several states, including Texas

Forecasters are warning of severe weather across several southern states.

An East Texas town must boil its water on Thanksgiving as officials seek a solution to aging infrastructure

Zavalla lost all water for several days. The Texas Department of Emergency Management has sent pallets of bottled water and a team to help.

Meet the 7 new Texans in Congress

Texasโ€™ seven freshly elected members of Congress run the ideological gamut, from impassioned conservatives to some of the most progressive members ever sent from Texas.

Photos: Election Day 2022 in Texas

Texas Tribune photographers spread out all over the state to document a momentous midterm election.

Texas votes: Abortion, border security and marijuana energize voters on Election Day

Texas voters cast their ballots Tuesday with a wide variety of issues on their minds, including the stateโ€™s grid and the Uvalde shooting.

Rural Texas is the stateโ€™s foundation. And itโ€™s in jeopardy.

Downtowns are deserted, hospitals are closing, teachers are leaving. Every part of life in rural Texas is harder โ€” but itโ€™s worth saving.

In wake of the Uvalde shooting, hoax active-shooter calls keep parents and police on edge

An increase in fake active-shooter reports since the beginning of the school year has intensified parentsโ€™ anxieties and required an additional law enforcement response.

A national bus driver shortage is upending Texasโ€™ beloved Friday night high school football games

School leaders are offering more money and paid training for potential bus drivers. Some routes still go unserved.

Just over a third of Texasโ€™ registered voters turned out early this year, falling short of 2018 numbers

The high turnout seen in 2018 may have been an anomaly rather than the start of a long-term trend.

Inside a bus, East Texans get the health care they canโ€™t afford or find anywhere else

Access to health care is limited in rural Texas. The mobile clinic operated by Beaumont-based TAN Healthcare aims to close that gap.

East Texas nonprofit hopes small loans and job training will ease the hardships of leaving prison

Formerly incarcerated Texans face numerous barriers to restart their lives. Without help from the state, the Next Chapter program in Lufkin is helping people released from prison get back on their feet.

Conspiracy theorists and 16-hour days: Inside the stress elections officials face ahead of the midterms

Running elections in Texas has never been easy. But since 2020, the scrutiny elections administrators face has grown โ€” even in small Republican-controlled counties that former President Donald Trump carried.

Leading anti-abortion group drops support of Texas lawmaker after he pledges to support exceptions for rape

Other anti-abortion groups and Republicans said they will continue to support state Sen. Robert Nichols after his comments at The Texas Tribune Festival.

As inflation skyrockets, local Texas governments ponder tax rate increases as they balance budgets

Local governments in Texas have spent the summer preparing their budgets for next year, wrestling with inflation and a law that prohibits them from raising property tax revenues beyond 3.5% without voter approval.

Ahead of the 2023 session, Texas lawmakers previewed their objectives. Here are five things you need to know.

Texas lawmakers on both sides of the aisle talked schools, abortion and guns in advance of next yearโ€™s session in a range of panels at The Texas Tribune Festival.

Republican Texas senator says he will support new rape exceptions for abortion

One of the longest-serving Republican state senators, Robert Nichols is among the first to say publicly heโ€™d support revising the stateโ€™s abortion prohibition. He spoke Friday at The Texas Tribune Festival.

A free medical clinic opened in rural East Texas. Thousands poured in for help.

Texas ranks last among states in access to health care and has the highest rate of uninsured people in the country. Two longtime doctors in rural Henderson County created a homegrown safety net to fill the gap.

Texas has banned more books than any other state, new report shows

Across the country, more books have been challenged and removed as religious and conservative groups target LGBTQ and race issues.

2 constables, 4 police chiefs and over 3,000 other Texans were members of the Oath Keepers, report says

A recent analysis of Oath Keepersโ€™ membership rolls leaked last year found that Texas had more members of the far-right extremist group than any other state โ€” and the most who worked as elected officials, law enforcement officers or members of the military.

Cowboys sign old rival LT Jason Peters with Tyron Smith out

The Dallas Cowboys have signed free agent left tackle Jason Peters to a one-year contract.

Texasโ€™ heat index could reach 125 degrees over the next 30 years, study finds

โ€œIf itโ€™s gonna rise by that much, I donโ€™t think weโ€™re prepared,โ€ one South Texas mayor said of temperature increases.

โ€œItโ€™s a living hellโ€: Scorching heat in Texas prisons revives air-conditioning debate

Texas heat has killed prisoners and cost the state millions in wrongful death and civil rights lawsuits. Prison rights advocates hope a budget surplus next year will finally push lawmakers to invest in air conditioning.

โ€˜Scoundrelโ€™ who targeted elderly victims in fictitious social security scheme sentenced to federal prison, US Atty says

A Washington man who was targeting innocent, unsuspecting seniors across East Texas was sentenced Tuesday to serve time in federal prison for fraud violations, U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced.

The Odessa water outage underscores a growing problem: Aging pipes in Texas cities are getting more fragile

Texas had 3,866 water boil notices in 2021, the most in the last decade. Aging water systems threaten water supply and quality โ€” and for many small towns across the state, they wonโ€™t be cheap to repair.

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.

Driver in San Antonio tractor-trailer tragedy pretended to be a victim: Mexican immigration official

A Mexican immigration official says that in the chaotic minutes after dozens of migrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer sweltering in the Texas heat, the driver tried to slip away by pretending to be one of the survivors.

5 people shot, hurt during East Texas trail ride event

Authorities say five people were shot and injured during an outdoor event in East Texas that featured a trail ride.

Texas suspends inmate transports after escape left 5 dead

The Texas prison system says it's temporarily stopped transporting inmates as it investigates how a convicted murderer escaped from a transport bus last month, later killing a man and his four grandsons.

Trump and Cruz propose โ€œhardenedโ€ one-door schoolhouses. Experts say thatโ€™s not a credible solution.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and other Republicans argue that gunmen can be stopped by locking all but one door and posting guards at schools. School officials and safety experts say thatโ€™s not realistic.

Texas already โ€œhardenedโ€ schools. It didnโ€™t save Uvalde.

After the Uvalde mass shooting, GOP leaders are again pushing to boost school security. But similar legislation after a 2018 school shooting has fallen short of its goals, and experts said thereโ€™s no evidence such tactics work.

Hours after Uvalde school shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott attended a fundraiser 300 miles away

A spokesperson for Abbott said he had previously committed to the event but all campaign-related activities are postponed until further notice.

Anonymous donor pays tab for East Texas college graduates

Officials at Wiley College in East Texas say students graduating from the historically Black college were told at their commencement ceremony that an anonymous donor had paid their balances.

๐Ÿ”’ All aboard, for a trip to the past: These Texas trains offer nostalgic rides, scenic views

Take Texas by train on these sightseeing tours

The pandemic showed some Texas universities that they didnโ€™t need the SAT. They might never go back.

Many Texas public universities have committed to accepting students who do not submit SAT or ACT standardized test scores, signaling that test-optional policies could be here to stay.

T-Squared: The Tribune is expanding to cover more of Texas

Weโ€™re hiring reporters to cover the Panhandle/South Plains and East Texas, along with a regional editor. We hope to also place staff in the Rio Grande Valley and the Permian Basin.

Stephen F. Austin State University president Scott Gordon steps down months after a salary bump angered the campus community

The Board of Regents backed. Gordon last year despite a vote of no confidence from faculty. Six months later, the board reversed course. It Sunday that it was in everyoneโ€™s โ€œbest interestโ€ to part ways and appointed an interim president.

Texas time machine: Step back in time with these vintage photos of Big Bend National Park

Located along a distinctive bend of the Rio Grande on the U.S.-Mexico border, the 801,832-acre wonderland of gorges, mountain peaks, canyons and mesas known as Big Bend National Park is often referred to as Texasโ€™ Gift to the Nation.

Texas mail ballot rejections soar under new restrictions

The number of rejected mail ballots in Texas soared to nearly 13% across most counties in the nation's first election of 2022.

Texasโ€™ traditionally sleepy school board races are suddenly attracting attention โ€” and money

As conservative parents become more frustrated with how school boards handled the pandemic, once-ignored school board elections are becoming better funded.

Texas lawmakers back U.S. ban on Russian oil imports and call for increased domestic production

Texas Republicans spent much of Monday demanding nearly unfettered drilling and pipeline usage across North America โ€” policies Biden officials refused to endorse.

Texas students push back against book bans for censoring LGBTQ, racial justice issues

Students are forming banned-book clubs and distribution drives to contest restrictions that focus mostly on LGBTQ and racial themes. โ€‹

As Texas targets trans kids, their families scramble to find lawyers

Ever since Gov. Greg Abbott directed the stateโ€™s child welfare agency to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their children, LGBTQ-affirming family lawyers statewide have been deluged with calls.

George P. Bush, Ken Paxton prepare for a bitter primary runoff battle for Texas attorney general

Bush is the underdog in the race. He had fewer votes than Paxton in the primary, and Paxton carries the coveted endorsement from former President Donald Trump. But the incumbent is still battling his felony indictment and a newer FBI investigation.

A year after feds allocate funds, Texas launches program to help homeowners avoid foreclosure because of COVID-19

Twenty-five states, including California and New York, preceded Texas in getting federally backed programs up and running to help homeowners suffering financial hardship because of COVID-19.

Analysis: Texas election day is a time to say goodbye to some well-known candidates

Itโ€™s cutting time. Expect to see some political names you know among Tuesdayโ€™s primary election losers.

Debate between Texas GOP attorney general candidates got heated, even though incumbent Ken Paxton wasnโ€™t there

Land Commissioner George P. Bush and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman repeatedly criticized each other. U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert focused on the incumbent, who didnโ€™t participate.

5 things for Houstonians to know for Thursday, Feb. 3

Here are things to know for Thursday, Feb. 3:

14-year-old Texas boy accused of killing 8-year-old brother

Authorities are accusing a 14-year-old East Texas boy of murder in the fatal shooting of his 8-year-old brother.

Austin to governors: Guard troops must get COVID-19 vaccine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in letters to seven governors, is reaffirming the need for members of their states' Army and Air National Guards to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine or lose their Guard status.

Watch: Local public health leaders across Texas reflect on the uneven challenges of coordinating the fight against COVID-19

Public health officials have played a crucial role in vaccination efforts and tracking the spread of the virus. But different needs from their communities and insufficient aid have complicated the work.

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