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Film crews from throughout the Austin area exhibited their work and invited the public to experience film production." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/oZn9Fngo3-6Bx3zCZvqcjkQz8YY=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZPabrZ5Nb_1tXpnPtXUSle29mhc=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/i39OF24doAFiobXDepidmbEErwA=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DA708566Lotj-pVipNS_VGONnQM=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/r9jwmWj1E61Be8loFxK_4Y4qXvo=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mIeEGmxoNIl-0ZRd8MPaeMm3Ku0=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OWdg759QevUIZqp6ezb88FRnacQ=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/__3SSDet-nmXdFpqL00MU6r4xxE=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/q--GouoF1rqbq9eHkk1zgJ-ejt0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BhBClD-x1p-HAJWzA-Xhv2y-ruw=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vcRmj1b5Uv141XGK-c0d7C1v-Nw=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Jde13ofFai5OF7iiK-mRBPy5bFY=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ofXH3sxMekIVb01ZKExeXHKdQCo=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gZC8C9inV8ilhOGXx93cKGXNVho=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Q9hUqcNtRjQKAokT-B6IgahWDIk=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aYV0Z8GGSB1wBDdDWWJFhFVR64c=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gZC8C9inV8ilhOGXx93cKGXNVho=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/73178ff3b01c5d029e714f85b673fbbf/0312%20Film%20Crew%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Charles Steen, an operator working on the B camera during a film production showcase hosted on the Texas Capitol grounds on March 12, 2025. Film crews from throughout the Austin area exhibited their work and invited the public to experience film production." 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> Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman/USA TODAY Network via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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-abortion-pill-ban-senate-2880/">Abortion opponents laud bill that would clamp down on pill providers and out-of-state abortions</a></h3>  <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> and <a href="/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/">Eleanor Klibanoff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:30:03 -0500" title="2025-03-27 19:30 CDT"> March 27, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Some health care providers in support of Senate Bill 2880 said people who are mailed abortion pills aren’t given instructions and do not receive follow-up care. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/27/texas-abortion-pill-ban-senate-2880/">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-abortion-pill-ban-senate-2880/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jrYCsYFa4o8XnXzzyF7Q9s4H0pA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5591682019fcaa5133ccf6c40cb7bb90/Alamo%20Abortion%20Clinic%20KC%20TT%2017.jpg" alt="An examination room in Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services in San Antonio on June 14, 2022." 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</figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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-abortion-bill-senate-31/">Amid support from doctors group, bill to clarify Texas’ abortion ban does little to save lives, critics say</a></h3>  <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> and <a href="/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/">Eleanor Klibanoff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:19:58 -0500" title="2025-03-27 18:19 CDT"> March 27, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Senate Bill 31 supporters say it would clarify when doctors should intervene to save a pregnant woman’s life, but critics say its vagueness and a measure to resurrect pre-Roe laws hamper it. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/27/texas-abortion-bill-senate-31/">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-abortion-bill-senate-31/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5fLHFVGCOyFozGXy032e4NIl38g=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg" alt="A patient returns for a follow up appointment to make sure her abortion treatment was successful hours after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade at the Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services abortion clinic in San Antonio on June 24, 2022." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ULXqeATb-FWkm93-Gyh54Y9qXLs=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DHaVuuiqe_zCNY4z9QmusuDli58=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xu-sIMBXgz69FBW6a7nB6I0CKbY=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QKAOP-5dEZkIwx5s6ZqK8xRiOAs=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DahLGRBcJ_G68lzl8em03QiEr0g=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zbju2QQu9GG1MCULRFst6h_Kol8=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6ZjewmmDYRqU6uitxtk5QlA9Qro=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FZBFOAEkBptHrz1toqSQuRSGhtQ=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/50t-o1tk9-oL7B1P31bYS--6eHQ=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/614qCEQlmjgvV5hVAapTnVp62_o=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SGYkreqySVnNCXP11XQ8RWFx-4Q=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jfr1mRsG8QQYQAVPEKr6PBX1VPU=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/rJNM1TNaewrShO78SCLRYQjXRTs=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5fLHFVGCOyFozGXy032e4NIl38g=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/llgsaYZ8s_Ym1PMJRm3Y9lkkiGQ=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HN_LBtnau0MgbvXUsKTRPhT_ALo=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5fLHFVGCOyFozGXy032e4NIl38g=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2093b02fa885a970553970d3d808f637/Alamo%20Clinic%20Roe%20KGB%20CROPPED%2013.jpg" alt="A patient returns for a follow up appointment to make sure her abortion treatment was successful hours after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade at the Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services abortion clinic in San Antonio on June 24, 2022." 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> Kaylee Greenlee Beal for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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-prison-air-conditioning-lawsuit/">Federal judge rules prison heat conditions are unconstitutional, but doesn’t require air conditioning</a></h3>  <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="Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:54:00 -0500" title="2025-03-27 13:54 CDT"> Updated: March 27, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">About two-thirds of Texas prisons are not fully air conditioned, and dozens of inmates have died in the sweltering heat. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/26/texas-prison-air-conditioning-lawsuit/">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="/2025/03/26/texas-prison-air-conditioning-lawsuit/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div 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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 class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2025/03/18/texas-covid-pandemic-readiness/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder 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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"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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="/2025/03/16/christian-menefee-congress-sylvester-turner/">Christian Menefee, top civil attorney for Harris County government, announces bid for Sylvester Turner’s congressional seat</a></h3>  <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/kayla-guo/">Kayla Guo</a> and <a href="/about/staff/pooja-salhotra/">Pooja Salhotra</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:38:00 -0500" title="2025-03-17 12:38 CDT"> Updated: March 17, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The district has been a Democratic stronghold, held for decades by Sheila Jackson Lee and most recently by former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who died March 5. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/16/christian-menefee-congress-sylvester-turner/">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="/2025/03/16/christian-menefee-congress-sylvester-turner/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/EuxzDofvfNBB84qeTdSQ5NrZI3A=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a2433c3b3e46e04c8affdfbbace54960/0607%20TDP%20Convention%20JH%20TT%2065.jpg" 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Attorney Christian Menefee speaks at the first general session at the Texas Democratic Convention in El Paso on June 7, 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> Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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-criminal-enhancement-punishment-bills/">Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penalties while prison and jail populations soar</a></h3>  <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="Fri, 14 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500" title="2025-03-14 05:00 CDT"> March 14, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Proposed legislation includes increased penalties for retail theft, car burglaries and forgery, among others. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/14/texas-criminal-enhancement-punishment-bills/">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-criminal-enhancement-punishment-bills/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DvaZCvEj-FCwyFvREZiyfOBNQSQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4c71e0cf4e4a87706613d78bda00e0b5/0416%20Jail%20Overcrowding%20MF%2021.jpg" alt="Inmates are monitored at a security station at the Harris County Detention Center on April 16, 2024, in Houston. 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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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</figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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="/2025/03/05/texas-abbott-remote-work-from-home-policy/">Following Trump’s lead, Gov. Abbott pushes state agencies to end telework</a></h3>  <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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