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datetime="Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0600" title="2024-12-23 05:00 CST"> Dec. 23, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Officials hope state lawmakers will boost the budget of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman office, an independent state agency, which can often be an elderly Texan’s only lifeline to the outside world. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/12/23/texas-nursing-home-ombudsman-program/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/12/23/texas-nursing-home-ombudsman-program/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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datetime="Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:00:47 -0600" title="2024-12-13 17:00 CST"> Dec. 13, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">In his new role, Rosser will be responsible for helping Texas meet its goal to increase the number of Texans ages 25 to 34 with a postsecondary credential to 60% by 2030. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/12/13/wynn-rosser-texas-higher-education/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/12/13/wynn-rosser-texas-higher-education/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/K5tDTKJY1Q9Xc9QRhTd5YLFWGaU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/11/16/7C2A6163.jpg" alt="Wynn Rosser, then CEO of the Greater Texas Foundation, during a symposium on higher education at Baylor University in 2015." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XCXx2ReGGsqAF9VTkO3IYexLf_I=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/11/16/7C2A6163.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5xvTUZ3WijpZkcC4uOGE-df74Rw=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/11/16/7C2A6163.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/e4z_cDlfpaodvzixQIqwDdBYtvs=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/11/16/7C2A6163.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bvNnM_hQ9a2XifxzK51KPlU-1tk=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/11/16/7C2A6163.jpg 1200w, 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https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/B17ZIh37Nd8UMiGQn3NRZsGOEkc=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/11/16/7C2A6163.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TRrGbk7wKK4l4Ka4ZIYExGI8Z88=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/11/16/7C2A6163.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/K5tDTKJY1Q9Xc9QRhTd5YLFWGaU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/11/16/7C2A6163.jpg" alt="Wynn Rosser, then CEO of the Greater Texas Foundation, during a symposium on higher education at Baylor University in 2015." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/11/26/texas-prison-reentry-classes-lee-college-huntsville/">Inside the only college class in Texas to help prepare inmates for life after prison</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/sneha-dey/">Sneha Dey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:31:00 -0600" title="2024-11-26 17:31 CST"> Updated: Nov. 26, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">More than 250 Texas prisoners are on the waitlist to join the Lee College reentry class. Programs like these prepare students to find jobs and help lower recidivism. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/11/26/texas-prison-reentry-classes-lee-college-huntsville/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/11/26/texas-prison-reentry-classes-lee-college-huntsville/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HsaTtbWNt6_hHWPwfyVXgiLxWug=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/79a9023499e86818269f9e8c4de5ee54/1028%20Prison%20Reentry%20CO%2014%20TT.jpg" alt="Women who are incarcerated participate in a Lee College course that focuses on reentry at Lucile Plane State Jail in Dayton, Texas, US, on Monday October 28, 2024." class="c-image__img 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Mark Felix/The Texas Tribune" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/07/11/beryl-power-outage-debris-rain-heat-sargent-texas/">Days after Beryl, Texans toil to cope with debris, heat, rain and no power</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jaden-edison/">Jaden Edison</a>, <a href="/about/staff/jess-huff/">Jess Huff</a>, <a href="/about/staff/pooja-salhotra/">Pooja Salhotra</a> and <a href="/about/staff/kayla-guo/">Kayla Guo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 11 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500" title="2024-07-11 05:00 CDT"> July 11, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">More than 1 million Texans still don’t have electricity. For those hardest hit by Beryl, the wait will stretch into next week. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/07/11/beryl-power-outage-debris-rain-heat-sargent-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/07/11/beryl-power-outage-debris-rain-heat-sargent-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lI_c3d0YzguBW66WWDzOGGjABxM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dc81be5ac72cbb7af1942d70c1f76127/0710%20Beryl%20Sargent%20HM%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="Community members drop off donated goods such as water and food to the Sargent Fire Department on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Matagorda County." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/N8N3Sfi8c_pZTQyjt5tvAIemAQY=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dc81be5ac72cbb7af1942d70c1f76127/0710%20Beryl%20Sargent%20HM%20TT%2003.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WyIMyoPZ7RcbkcRIoiKE1xDuBdk=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dc81be5ac72cbb7af1942d70c1f76127/0710%20Beryl%20Sargent%20HM%20TT%2003.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VNxwD-LiLv2hDSjIe2glnLSAr5U=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dc81be5ac72cbb7af1942d70c1f76127/0710%20Beryl%20Sargent%20HM%20TT%2003.jpg 1550w, 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https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ukrEMsd02THBO-vxjCcart2YjHs=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dc81be5ac72cbb7af1942d70c1f76127/0710%20Beryl%20Sargent%20HM%20TT%2003.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lI_c3d0YzguBW66WWDzOGGjABxM=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dc81be5ac72cbb7af1942d70c1f76127/0710%20Beryl%20Sargent%20HM%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="Community members drop off donated goods such as water and food to the Sargent Fire Department on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Matagorda County." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Hope Mora for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/06/19/quitman-texas-memory-loss-care-center-alzehimers-dementia/">An East Texas town wants to revolutionize how the state cares for people living with memory loss</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jess-huff/">Jess Huff</a> and <a href="/about/staff/stephen-simpson/">Stephen Simpson</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 19 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0500" title="2024-06-19 05:00 CDT"> June 19, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The ambitious project has won a federal grant. But the Texas Legislature has not yet given its blessing, a crucial step to move the facility forward. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/06/19/quitman-texas-memory-loss-care-center-alzehimers-dementia/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/06/19/quitman-texas-memory-loss-care-center-alzehimers-dementia/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WZvYm_qB-o59pHQKSzKxw8ve3B4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/170bbde79b4a92e498939834778d4447/0314%20Quitman%20Health%20MC%20TT%2028.jpg" alt="Quitman Mayor Randy Dunn speaks about working with the Wood County Health Care Foundation to plan out and build the Memory Health Life Center on Thursday March 14, 2024 during a meeting at UT Health East Texas in Quitman." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Kx86p6SPvqzL0eVZyBKYY2ay_xw=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/170bbde79b4a92e498939834778d4447/0314%20Quitman%20Health%20MC%20TT%2028.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-mna55w3_Oz3CivRiP_8Ehwcr7s=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/170bbde79b4a92e498939834778d4447/0314%20Quitman%20Health%20MC%20TT%2028.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dUwAAbUX2TgWds1PaGp-dK4LQJ0=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/170bbde79b4a92e498939834778d4447/0314%20Quitman%20Health%20MC%20TT%2028.jpg 1550w, 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https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1Hg2x9BKsOA7EKURYAqvSa_-mIE=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/170bbde79b4a92e498939834778d4447/0314%20Quitman%20Health%20MC%20TT%2028.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WZvYm_qB-o59pHQKSzKxw8ve3B4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/170bbde79b4a92e498939834778d4447/0314%20Quitman%20Health%20MC%20TT%2028.jpg" alt="Quitman Mayor Randy Dunn speaks about working with the Wood County Health Care Foundation to plan out and build the Memory Health Life Center on Thursday March 14, 2024 during a meeting at UT Health East Texas in Quitman." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/05/22/texas-highway-59-floods-interstate-69-improvements-txdot/">Plans to spend billions on a flood-prone East Texas highway may not solve the problem</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jess-huff/">Jess Huff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 22 May 2024 05:00:00 -0500" title="2024-05-22 05:00 CDT"> May 22, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">TxDOT says it can’t guarantee that upgrades to one of Houston’s main hurricane evacuation routes will prevent future flooding of U.S. 59. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/05/22/texas-highway-59-floods-interstate-69-improvements-txdot/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/05/22/texas-highway-59-floods-interstate-69-improvements-txdot/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/spYG8ilStkj3dnVKIQAaGM-0aNk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG" alt="Flooding on U.S. Highway 59 in Livingston on May 2, 2024. Thousands fled their Southeast Texas homes as heavy rains saturated land in multiple counties." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/auNj3TLoMKR5vhGjD3pU-4V18rs=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5g9pRGAgQZQ-TsECu1O4ktAGjyM=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/i0A8tC2f4tiO8A_KMloiINatWjY=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2w2Kdu6JbLS6cj7YCUo8oJWZ6NM=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FVXTVsiu26m12dAo7wp9lDHxksc=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/khQirlEP5ASSY-Z6nN0Vz0O4fgQ=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-himoSs5UuzsL8BTpdkQb1fz2dA=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7vxrgkpGtrO6DEn_fepgTDOWtNA=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GtpRvg-Dz_v07CRsuUa0v-lSJ1E=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zue6fzQbzTIhcaEpNM5OBFHlA4w=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uiUktjiob_ofc9XZXg6NBm7cJyw=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/wvgU03oCngz72gLkB3ggvX7PDa8=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iGoZn5vTPjMK-kgkXmXn-jYATG8=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/spYG8ilStkj3dnVKIQAaGM-0aNk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5jAddd66MzLqkwpD-Xhp3KlYNSw=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/n-LqFy-UxnDqe-xr5wUthmQzny4=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/spYG8ilStkj3dnVKIQAaGM-0aNk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG" alt="Flooding on U.S. Highway 59 in Livingston on May 2, 2024. Thousands fled their Southeast Texas homes as heavy rains saturated land in multiple counties." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Drone Bros LLC </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/05/07/east-texas-flooding-2024-graphics/">See the scope of flooding in East Texas</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/yuriko-schumacher/">Yuriko Schumacher</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 07 May 2024 17:48:50 -0500" title="2024-05-07 17:48 CDT"> May 7, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">These graphics show how widespread flooding was in East Texas in late April and early May. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/05/07/east-texas-flooding-2024-graphics/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/05/07/east-texas-flooding-2024-graphics/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jD3_m0AXS3HX5-wN6asc7GZMeoM=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ba61fe7775a2ee95ff2697b593c09261/0504%20East%20Tx%20Flooding%20CO%20TT%2015.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tXvpeU18gjVhmdVnp0wxWTJ0xGI=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ba61fe7775a2ee95ff2697b593c09261/0504%20East%20Tx%20Flooding%20CO%20TT%2015.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/eXgH076T7JN1TTgBuNnpAmfHZ2s=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ba61fe7775a2ee95ff2697b593c09261/0504%20East%20Tx%20Flooding%20CO%20TT%2015.jpg" alt="Residents’ homes and possessions are submerged in floodwater following significant rainstorms in Coldspring on May 4, 2024." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Callaghan O'Hare for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/05/06/texas-flood-cleanup-disaster-damage/">Texas, federal government will begin tallying damage from spring storms, Gov. Greg Abbott says</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/carlos-nogueras-ramos/">Carlos Nogueras Ramos</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 06 May 2024 17:55:11 -0500" title="2024-05-06 17:55 CDT"> May 6, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Abbott confirmed three deaths from the storms, none were recorded from flooded areas. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/05/06/texas-flood-cleanup-disaster-damage/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/05/06/texas-flood-cleanup-disaster-damage/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ywqF_rmyjSQRUhSfx-GdemuMi4M=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott makes an economic deveoplemt announcement on Mar. 1, 2024. Gov. Abbott was surounded by the previous Governor Trophies he had earned in previous years." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bTjCkCC2pTgWm5bJ8eVaVk4tKRM=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bU8MAoh8s5fnYSsl9_sWLF27w4w=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ROvqwgbxqU2G0UORprFML7PU77k=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/EyrCOZj7t15PiQp4gILSby2gqOg=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QY5XPDXoxpG7nr-7NSRttekIuog=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hw3nzIf1l8YqwhHuJqGtvuN13hE=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hvu-YPJh72LrzNp4iEI6cWf8R6M=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iWNaYNdtXacwOB9Q70U_MT4NK9s=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/N3ASZ-QAtDVXLgpV6qmilyjhtjI=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IYtFx56Wi-5QTbf2TznsYyIYnOg=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QFFVWPB-LeWUHAUCz6DMfK6gZbA=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OKt5TbbTFzEh-fW7swxm-_wu9GE=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/r9endap5ieKp1GqdXs3NHo2P1Qc=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ywqF_rmyjSQRUhSfx-GdemuMi4M=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DPrB5_c4oNByYpQRlFXxC7UBVBA=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OfwR07F4c3jqWFU_CZdJsj0Vzho=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ywqF_rmyjSQRUhSfx-GdemuMi4M=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1c38b49275290a9401e5f49eb9464589/0301%20Abbott%20Gov%20Cup%20MC%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott makes an economic deveoplemt announcement on Mar. 1, 2024. Gov. Abbott was surounded by the previous Governor Trophies he had earned in previous years." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Maria Crane/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/05/06/texas-flooding-victim/">Storms in Southeast Texas ease but risks remain</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By Juan A. Lozano, <a href="https://apnews.com/">Associated Press</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 06 May 2024 15:56:00 -0500" title="2024-05-06 15:56 CDT"> Updated: May 6, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Forecasters expect storms to begin tapering off but some roads remain closed due to flooding. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/05/06/texas-flooding-victim/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/05/06/texas-flooding-victim/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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possessions are submerged in floodwater following significant rainstorms in Coldspring, Texas, US, on Saturday May 4, 2024." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Callaghan O'Hare for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/05/02/east-teaxas-flooding-polk-county-harris-county/">Harris, Montgomery counties declare emergencies as East Texas region floods</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jess-huff/">Jess Huff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 02 May 2024 14:54:00 -0500" title="2024-05-02 14:54 CDT"> Updated: May 2, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Parts of Harris County, including The Woodlands, were under flood warnings Thursday. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/05/02/east-teaxas-flooding-polk-county-harris-county/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/05/02/east-teaxas-flooding-polk-county-harris-county/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div 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xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> TxDOT Lufkin social media </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/05/01/east-texas-polk-county-flooding/">East Texans brace for prolonged evacuation orders after rainfall drenches Polk County</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jess-huff/">Jess Huff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 01 May 2024 05:00:00 -0500" title="2024-05-01 05:00 CDT"> May 1, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">East Texas has been hit by several severe rainstorms this spring, and several counties have declared disasters. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/05/01/east-texas-polk-county-flooding/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/05/01/east-texas-polk-county-flooding/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/W4uXS9LtwUej4QbiSNFA4hksQ8s=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1dfc50f37e68906f2795d2367ea2e18d/TxDOT%20Flooding%20E%20TX%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Recent flooding in Polk County has led to evacuations." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/W4uXS9LtwUej4QbiSNFA4hksQ8s=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1dfc50f37e68906f2795d2367ea2e18d/TxDOT%20Flooding%20E%20TX%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Recent flooding in Polk County has led to evacuations." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> TxDOT Lufkin social media </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/04/16/texas-landowner-highway-flooding-supreme-court/">A Texas landowner can sue the state for flood damage to his property, U.S. Supreme Court rules</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jess-huff/">Jess Huff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:38:49 -0500" title="2024-04-16 10:38 CDT"> April 16, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Richie DeVillier, who owns land east of Houston, said the state owes him damages for constant flooding after Texas made changes to Interstate 10 near his property. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/04/16/texas-landowner-highway-flooding-supreme-court/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/04/16/texas-landowner-highway-flooding-supreme-court/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ewcx_XHAsnb63U05dT3Oqoc_yAc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg" alt="An abandoned car sits in floodwaters in a residential neighborhood in Beaumont September 5, 2017, 11 days days after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Texas Coast. Thousands of residents continue to live in shelters almost two weeks after the storm." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QljAqexLxeaJDGXZ-NOfOw271tU=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iz2M7ZEAkyrw_5RwtAstQoAQHo4=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4VcjMR_cEaOxM6jiLVT4W6qRNDg=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZaKEawaigyLxsxxxJdPqvZctOa4=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/10HvG4oSjWk92cD-1oBGhcD5dVY=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/You3bpTJ15emLaXOyATtlef1Vps=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/V7_ixZMedUz4K8bo8k-Mpm1jFkU=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/10Z9fHb5ZwvpmBMhcdfSniRa-Tk=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-Td4iVZnriK8iGCUdUzbYWnQumo=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DXk1UklieMaIj0pHbpMz211_vOk=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vk9Nhf5Yz4Yu_ARmDk5eBX20Je4=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/E12qPFhe3xLyC_-oPxfg_RoR7FI=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4zINE8haiyiJ0stQv5Hnvf-Wde8=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ewcx_XHAsnb63U05dT3Oqoc_yAc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/L2FAlJmq7ibgeyPNwXQZunxJCIg=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0sM_BFc7wNhrGDTAHDNQBfh8Bxw=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ewcx_XHAsnb63U05dT3Oqoc_yAc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f8bd1a608d768b58f336f015d8986460/0416%20Beaumont%20Harvey%20Flooding%20BD%2001.jpg" alt="An abandoned car sits in floodwaters in a residential neighborhood in Beaumont September 5, 2017, 11 days days after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Texas Coast. Thousands of residents continue to live in shelters almost two weeks after the storm." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune. </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/03/05/texas-election-primary-voters/">Texans headed to the polls with a mixture of duty and frustration</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/alejandro-serrano/">Alejandro Serrano</a>, <a href="/about/staff/jess-huff/">Jess Huff</a> and <a href="/about/staff/nina-banks/">Nina Banks</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 05 Mar 2024 19:34:55 -0600" title="2024-03-05 19:34 CST"> March 5, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Many who voted Tuesday said they weren’t excited about their choices. “Morale feels low,” said one Houston voter. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/03/05/texas-election-primary-voters/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/03/05/texas-election-primary-voters/" tabindex="-1"> 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<h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/02/28/huntington-texas-mobile-home-law/">An East Texas town has put strict limits on mobile homes — again</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jess-huff/">Jess Huff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 28 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0600" title="2024-02-28 05:00 CST"> Feb. 28, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Huntington City Council has flip flopped twice on a mobile home ordinance since 2020. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/02/28/huntington-texas-mobile-home-law/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/02/28/huntington-texas-mobile-home-law/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SHDlI29dRUXXZeu7W1ffrFn9gvA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/445eedbe751adf1591aa50963a2d2324/0225%20Huntington%20Mobile%20JA%2009.jpg" alt="Rita Kromer, a longtime resident of Huntington, Texas, lives in a mobile home after losing her traditional brick house in a fire." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/T4dvVgMjTpZGBbtas6Goz26MBko=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/445eedbe751adf1591aa50963a2d2324/0225%20Huntington%20Mobile%20JA%2009.jpg 3000w, 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her traditional brick house in a fire." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Joel Andrews for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/02/23/university-texas-tyler-texas-private-equity-malpractice/">Does UT Tyler Health Science Center’s deal with private equity shield doctors from malpractice suits?</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/">Eleanor Klibanoff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 23 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0600" title="2024-02-23 05:00 CST"> Feb. 23, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A lawsuit claims UT Tyler Health Science Center is trying to pull the veil of governmental immunity over doctors who do all of their work for a for-profit, private equity-backed health care system. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/02/23/university-texas-tyler-texas-private-equity-malpractice/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a 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Aaliyah Anders, a resident at the complex, was fatally shot by Lufkin police after they responded to her 911 call on Wednesday, December 27, 2023." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Joel Andrews for the Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/02/05/rural-texas-teen-homelessness/">From couch surfing to sleeping in a car: What one teen’s story tells us about homelessness in rural Texas</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jess-huff/">Jess Huff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0600" title="2024-02-05 05:00 CST"> Feb. 5, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Georgia DeVries, an East Texas 17-year-old, shared her experience living in a car for one month last year on TikTok. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/02/05/rural-texas-teen-homelessness/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/02/05/rural-texas-teen-homelessness/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xLFGz1TIpRD5C4jLRQuI_xL-B4w=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/9d579e82e0acf5acff9b7512df840c89/0118%20Homeless%20Teen%20LN%20TT%2018.jpg" alt="Georgia DeVries, 17, at a Lufkin-area park on Jan. 18, 2024. 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