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Governor Dan Patrick speaks during the Texas GOP Convention Thursday, May 23, 2024 in San Antonio." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tngMPep22BAylDqvAb4vVaJurWA=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ek88cxK5sD98DMGj1WCqaLM-h4E=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VDLKzH_WAeH7-wBrDgj6wp5tXLc=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-izzi_IB6DQvKlOtGHcFnj5uPQU=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/YbuBeg5k5yT9xgnjfels61Iw8F0=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CcyqWLpeM6nEvKmadDxQ9n0DAxs=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/blI20T-s6QlA4Zi24qFp0Qww2oo=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OzinurzoixqSbTKO8r_n_APAQ8c=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iIOYUAeNoJbsnRIDGDeTJ53xdL8=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/sQKQ3l3Rrlu8NrG4t6zux3D99gQ=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/oKh6JFNBZ0KR7yflgiqbgsakCg4=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/fzcMrsQQEKXRO3FPEF7YT6aOTHo=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9dKN17GXzImbVh-vYkCMYQOcokk=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/B7Q6yX-5oJG5Q0JUf8zHtLVZcv4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dQSWnZ7Uq6FZOIFVw9gJbkxZQkI=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XX_4tkZZ0BMbmtFQSTHPlESE6Lw=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/B7Q6yX-5oJG5Q0JUf8zHtLVZcv4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da9c4842dbc8e8cb35ddbcee11590f3b/0523%20GOP%20Convention%20EH%20TT%2031.jpg" alt="Lt. Governor Dan Patrick speaks during the Texas GOP Convention Thursday, May 23, 2024 in San Antonio." 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> Eli Hartman/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="/2025/03/27/texas-community-college-mental-health/">Do-it-yourself mental health: Community college students band together to pitch solutions</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 Olivia Sanchez, <a href="https://hechingerreport.org/">The Hechinger Report</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 27 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500" title="2025-03-27 05:00 CDT"> 5 hours ago </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Students from Texas and across the country are getting help to generate new ideas for campus support systems — and to turn those ideas into reality. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/27/texas-community-college-mental-health/">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="/2025/03/27/texas-community-college-mental-health/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aSaZBW-ggeAutWy2-wn8wEuRAbs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG" alt="Having dealt with mental health issues himself, Elijah Gregory is now working to create a support group for other students at North Central Texas College. He’s part of a national program that encourages college students to brainstorm new ways to address students’ mental health needs." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/cSM_j247-I_mqPiNgqVztltcSzg=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/03e4nxFPJjOE3uSefqD4uBLcvHA=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TrKauH46ajE2_B_ArrwxI7f7FzY=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yri4FtKBp1Ya7YzX5oDEGZLQE20=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GAbyK713Hy9UqVBkvB1giZRf11U=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZHcAwXMoDs0SCBhN8vxvb-g2cwg=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_0Uy8iR1mC9hULpa2zlnwtBDCkQ=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LY7RYP3w1SAyE3sKp_MU5xwz6Xo=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Rz0MTMEJIFmm6TcD52YnuMsQ7HM=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6TZAKHYR-Uei5KaUDTme7k3ftfA=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/KbcBNBDWyr7nmiCe8a19yFqqWXg=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/O-Kop0whdW3rDk6pooBkjxPXazA=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qG3qdtIFUT2LeOXBQnq2as6mydQ=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aSaZBW-ggeAutWy2-wn8wEuRAbs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Pxzkf3V2XagP9JaT8TVDG09AjYA=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3pOM2_n6dZQYWxhvyR7UY6GN_Kg=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aSaZBW-ggeAutWy2-wn8wEuRAbs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b9bd1e0482078a6e0f21f64583f1c2a3/Community%20college%20Mental%20Health%20HR%2001.JPEG" alt="Having dealt with mental health issues himself, Elijah Gregory is now working to create a support group for other students at North Central Texas College. He’s part of a national program that encourages college students to brainstorm new ways to address students’ mental health needs." 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> Courtesy of Elijah Gregory </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="/2025/03/26/texas-measles-public-health-funding-cut/">Lubbock health official says federal funding cuts will hurt efforts to contain measles outbreak</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/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:26:00 -0500" title="2025-03-26 18:26 CDT"> March 26, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">In Lubbock, federal grants helped hire workers to help with measles testing, vaccination to combat the outbreak that has spread to 15 counties. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/26/texas-measles-public-health-funding-cut/">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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href="/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/">Eleanor Klibanoff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0500" title="2025-03-21 12:00 CDT"> March 21, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A flurry of bills aims to restrict the flow of abortion pills into the state and abortion seekers traveling out of the state. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/21/texas-abortion-fight-pills-travel-fund/">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="/2025/03/21/texas-abortion-fight-pills-travel-fund/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> McKenzie Lange/The Greenville News via REUTERS </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="/2025/03/21/texas-measles-vaccine-new-mexico-oklahoma-us/">Texas is poised to make measles a nationwide epidemic, public health experts say</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/stephen-simpson/">Stephen Simpson</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 21 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500" title="2025-03-21 05:00 CDT"> March 21, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Public health experts say Texas needs better messaging on vaccinations and quarantining and more people conducting contact tracing to contain the spread. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/21/texas-measles-vaccine-new-mexico-oklahoma-us/">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="/2025/03/21/texas-measles-vaccine-new-mexico-oklahoma-us/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OzfSD8LWjOrb5PsBt3GGI3kyqyY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6881e80e0240b9720daba45b9ff9e0fb/MEASLES%20AP%20JC%2056.jpg" alt="A sign 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https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/em76V6Fai5T2-kiDjJiv2jj65A8=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6881e80e0240b9720daba45b9ff9e0fb/MEASLES%20AP%20JC%2056.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OzfSD8LWjOrb5PsBt3GGI3kyqyY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6881e80e0240b9720daba45b9ff9e0fb/MEASLES%20AP%20JC%2056.jpg" alt="A sign donning measles information is posted outside of the office of Dr. Rumbidzai Mutikani, a pediatrician at the Hobbs Medical Clinic, as she works at her desk Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, in Hobbs, N.M." 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> AP Photo/Julio Cortez </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="/2025/03/20/texas-measles-family-gaines-county-death/">Parents of Texas child who died of measles stand by decision to not vaccinate</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/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:09:22 -0500" title="2025-03-20 19:09 CDT"> March 20, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The measles vaccine has been proven to be safe and effective against the disease, which is highly contagious and can be life threatening. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/20/texas-measles-family-gaines-county-death/">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="/2025/03/20/texas-measles-family-gaines-county-death/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/pNyXOMqO05-8G69Ro5I8tsU54Sc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6d78e550ef4e8c8bbaf49601ca626a8e/0226%20Measles%20Covenant%20TrT%20TT%2052.jpg" alt="Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock on Feb. 26, 2025. 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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>, Graphics by <a href="/about/staff/dan-keemahill/">Dan Keemahill</a> and <a href="/about/staff/yuriko-schumacher/">Yuriko Schumacher</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500" title="2025-03-18 05:00 CDT"> March 18, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Five years after Texas’ first COVID death, the state spends less on public health, vaccination rates have dropped and a distrust of authority has taken hold. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/18/texas-covid-pandemic-readiness/">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 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aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Illustration by Diana Branzan 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="/2025/03/17/texas-abortion-midwife-arrested/">Texas’ first abortion arrests stem from monthlong attorney general investigation</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="Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:15:00 -0500" title="2025-03-20 11:15 CDT"> Updated: March 20, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">These represent the first criminal charges under Texas’ near-total abortion ban. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/17/texas-abortion-midwife-arrested/">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="/2025/03/17/texas-abortion-midwife-arrested/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zqVdJ1AUsiamkL2ogvntkflqoDs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b534c314d89665a816e8a3e0cdb090a3/Doctor%20Clinic%20Medical%20Women%20Health%20SS%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="A nurse speaks with a patient at a clinic in Houston on Aug. 2, 2013." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> 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speaks with a patient at a clinic in Houston on Aug. 2, 2013." 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 Stravato 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="/2025/03/14/texas-senate-abortion-ban-mothers/">Texas Republicans seek to clarify when doctors can intervene under abortion bans</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="Mon, 17 Mar 2025 23:39:00 -0500" title="2025-03-17 23:39 CDT"> Updated: March 17, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A Senate bill filed Friday does not expand abortion access, but aims to give doctors clarity while operating under laws that come with up to life in prison. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/14/texas-senate-abortion-ban-mothers/">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="/2025/03/14/texas-senate-abortion-ban-mothers/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div 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title="2025-03-14 15:17 CDT"> March 14, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Per the attorney general’s nonbinding opinion, state agencies should change gender markers on government documents back to a person’s sex assigned at birth. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/14/texas-trans-drivers-license-birth-certificate-paxton/">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="/2025/03/14/texas-trans-drivers-license-birth-certificate-paxton/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZHL_6JzYae70Al0AzFXJp0QRSPU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/26520c6430b921e11c09801b68cabb80/0115%20Paxton%20SCOTUS%20LJ%20TT%2015.jpg" 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https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aLac4nIBFOqeZSNdIzEa_3oVjMs=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/26520c6430b921e11c09801b68cabb80/0115%20Paxton%20SCOTUS%20LJ%20TT%2015.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZHL_6JzYae70Al0AzFXJp0QRSPU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/26520c6430b921e11c09801b68cabb80/0115%20Paxton%20SCOTUS%20LJ%20TT%2015.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to the media during a press conference in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025." 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> Luke Johnson 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05:00:00 -0500" title="2025-03-10 05:00 CDT"> March 10, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The measles outbreak in rural Texas has exposed how hospital buildings are ill-equipped. Meanwhile, long distances between providers makes testing people and transporting samples difficult. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/10/rural-texas-measles-outbreak-response/">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="/2025/03/10/rural-texas-measles-outbreak-response/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/veM3sR2c6kXfT5Ki5Bv57pkcDQI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/414c232b3f59a11cd10bd3890ce259e1/0306%20Measles%20Infrastructure%20MR%20TT%2017.jpg" alt="A sign lets people know that measles vaccines are available in the Old City Hall in Andrews, Tx." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> 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patients</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/berenice-garcia/">Berenice Garcia</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:00:00 -0600" title="2025-03-06 13:00 CST"> March 6, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">As the Edinburg facility and others seek to assist people experiencing food insecurity, state lawmakers have more than a dozen bills that could tackle Texas’ food deserts. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/06/south-texas-dhr-hospital-pantry-legislature-food-desert/">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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Abbott pushes state agencies to end telework</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/pooja-salhotra/">Pooja Salhotra</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:10:00 -0500" title="2025-03-10 18:10 CDT"> Updated: March 10, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The directive comes as some state agencies have downsized their office spaces after the pandemic forced many employees to work remotely. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/05/texas-abbott-remote-work-from-home-policy/">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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