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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="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar 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 js-balance"><a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/19/el-paso-trump-rally-debt/">As Trump campaign challenges election results, El Paso has a different question: Where is our money?</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="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 19 Nov 2020 05:30:00 -0600" title="2020-11-19 05:30"> Nov. 19, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">El Paso is one of several Texas cities facing budget shortfalls because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disproportionately affected the border area. 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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 js-balance"><a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/13/el-paso-county-shutdown-halted/">Appeals court again halts El Paso County’s shutdown of nonessential businesses</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="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:49:06 -0600" title="2020-11-13 19:49"> Nov. 13, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The 8th Court of Appeals urged the county judge and a group of local restaurants to find some middle ground on coronavirus restrictions that don’t violate Gov. Greg Abbott’s statewide mandate. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/13/el-paso-county-shutdown-halted/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/13/el-paso-county-shutdown-halted/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/duWVTSPjif_WnjBnijY63jQ2oiw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/30e1c6705064ac418f554d10ada68651/El%20Paso%20Closed%20Business%20IPA%20TT%2013.jpg" alt="People wait outside to pick up their food order on day one 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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="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Ivan Pierre Aguirre 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 js-balance"><a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/12/el-paso-shutdown-court/">Appeals court temporarily stops El Paso business shutdown</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="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:59:35 -0600" title="2020-11-12 19:59"> Nov. 12, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A state district judge permitted the El Paso shutdown to stand last week pending a final resolution of the case, but the 8th Court of Appeals paused the shutdown until a final decision is made. That could come as soon as Friday. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/12/el-paso-shutdown-court/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/12/el-paso-shutdown-court/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/umteLCm3p9FxwGQH8SQ7Q-FqDMs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/62284085fbd7f600df558594f55bcf17/El%20Paso%20Closed%20Business%20IPA%20TT%2005.jpg" alt="Scenes from downtown near the international bridge on day one of the 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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="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Ivan Pierre Aguirre 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 js-balance"><a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/05/texas-housing-criminal-record-rule/">A controversial rule limiting housing options for homeless Texans with criminal records was softened, but it still worries advocates</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="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/juan-pablo-garnham/">Juan Pablo Garnham</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 5 Nov 2020 19:05:44 -0600" title="2020-11-05 19:05"> Nov. 5, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The regulation applies to new supportive housing projects, which provide subsidized homes and social services. Gov. Greg Abbott still needs to approve the rule by Dec. 1. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/05/texas-housing-criminal-record-rule/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/05/texas-housing-criminal-record-rule/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mEw-Rol1OuxdVfFJLoWIv-Y2080=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/202244b0745c349237892ad77363c781/Homeless%20Encampment%20MG%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="Tents at the state-run homeless encampment off of U.S. Highway 183 in Austin on Feb. 25, 2020." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/oaKIoVJPhEgxyDBhqOn7ewKn5ug=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/202244b0745c349237892ad77363c781/Homeless%20Encampment%20MG%20TT%2004.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MW5JALTKYDci3BC86y_X_yJnleA=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/202244b0745c349237892ad77363c781/Homeless%20Encampment%20MG%20TT%2004.jpg 2500w, 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</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="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./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 js-balance"><a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/31/texas-republicans-democrats-crime-police-2020/">As Texas Republicans center campaigns on city crime, anti-police brutality activists say the party's messaging is racist</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="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/dan-rosenzweig-ziff/">Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sat, 31 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0500" title="2020-10-31 05:00"> Oct. 31, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">GOP campaign ads paint cities as lawless places and Democrats as enablers of crime. But people pushing for criminal justice reform say those portrayals sidestep the systemic racism that prompted this year’s protests against police brutality. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/31/texas-republicans-democrats-crime-police-2020/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/31/texas-republicans-democrats-crime-police-2020/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GzTjZj6BDw4S4PoQNJOKcbzcn1s=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/da1eed7d77a1f754fbf22ebc245d26e5/ATX%20George%20Floyd%20Protest%20June%2006%20MG%20TT%2013.jpg" alt="State troopers stand guard at the state Capitol grounds to prevent protesters from entering during a protest over the death …" 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="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./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 js-balance"><a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/30/texas-railroad-commission-democrats-chrysta-castaneda-jim-wright/">Texas Democrats think a seat on the oil and gas regulating board could be their best chance of winning statewide in two decades</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="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sami-sparber/">Sami Sparber</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:05:22 -0500" title="2020-10-30 12:05"> Oct. 30, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">With attention on Texas races up and down the ballot, a virtually unknown Republican candidate and big-time donations to the Democratic nominee, Democrats think they have a shot of winning a seat on the Railroad Commission. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/30/texas-railroad-commission-democrats-chrysta-castaneda-jim-wright/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/30/texas-railroad-commission-democrats-chrysta-castaneda-jim-wright/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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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="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Todd Wiseman/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 js-balance"><a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/28/texas-republicans-2020-oil-gas-industry/">Texas Republicans highlight energy issues as a closing argument of campaign</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="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mitchell-ferman/">Mitchell Ferman</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 28 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0500" title="2020-10-28 05:00"> Oct. 28, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas' oil and gas industry has had a horrible year. As the recession persists and Election Day nears, Republicans have latched on to Donald Trump and Joe Biden's debate exchange about the energy sector and the environment. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/28/texas-republicans-2020-oil-gas-industry/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/28/texas-republicans-2020-oil-gas-industry/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/rRquE0kbkyERvUKrSjtSv9WH6DU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0a9ccc8511b81ce7524abc1c338b6139/Oil%20Gas%20Pump%20Jacks%20JF%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="Oil pumpjacks in Andrews County, northeast of Kermit." 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="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jerod Foster 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 js-balance"><a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/27/lubbock-pandemic-fatigue-coronavirus/">In Lubbock, pandemic fatigue sets in as hospitalizations rise</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="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 27 Oct 2020 11:25:16 -0500" title="2020-10-27 11:25"> Oct. 27, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Experts and officials say people are exhausted with coronavirus restrictions and have begged them to don face coverings, socially distance and take “personal responsibility” for keeping themselves and their neighbors safe. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/27/lubbock-pandemic-fatigue-coronavirus/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/27/lubbock-pandemic-fatigue-coronavirus/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zaq6ez2nxzfiof_zKbQze_f_o9Q=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f45f897bd894b214e089ffe6fedd3bce/Lubbock%20Bars%20Reopen%20JR%20TT%2077.jpg" alt="A line forms outside of Mesquites Bar and Grill in Lubbock on Oct. 17. 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" 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="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Justin Rex 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 js-balance"><a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/22/donald-trump-joe-biden-texas-oil-gas-2020/">Donald Trump and Joe Biden sparred over Texas’ energy industry and global warming during final 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c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Mike Segar </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 js-balance"><a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/21/future-higher-education-event/">Watch: Lawmakers, faculty and students discuss the future of higher education</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="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/admin-user/">Texas Tribune Staff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:24:00 -0500" title="2020-10-30 14:24"> Updated: Oct. 30, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Margaret Spellings, Harrison Keller, Archie Holmes and more than a dozen others discuss student enrollment, college sports and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic at The Texas Tribune’s symposium on the future of higher education. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/21/future-higher-education-event/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/21/future-higher-education-event/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div 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Greg Abbott's widespread business reopenings during the pandemic, the state's unemployment rate jumped to 8.3% in September. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/16/texas-unemployment-rate-increase/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/16/texas-unemployment-rate-increase/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xA6KYzofrrQs5YrIjj7IUzhW67U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Pueblo Viejo in Austin closed its dining operations following an executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott which limits social gat…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UK-A2PMk4oRq55YBVQbinXJqeLA=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mUovhAUGEgVyzv33FKdqSFvV9ho=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/03OmHMmeQDjx13IRFrD24Hvrl6w=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/23_JalS4_3olcxGUYh_B3gXVMZY=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/pAtBbdZSdMaHD0THmmDhATAhSiU=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_VSnKdgHwFPAFDnqSEXzCnDuQhc=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/H4wBv_pfDx3yzp2cflQyBEDjSOw=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TRTpLeDyw3YFiQRZyVKQZq2yaYs=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9efVCvz8mnboP23OocFMcuH5mfc=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UxDaNrSqRBMrVmICTaHOljL_XXQ=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Bd8UfwOWWYwPah_xrPPoLJj0Unw=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/d9iKCKPBgp-AyPqrmRCQwmHMRs4=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hkOA4DhW78YFiKsfNB0pIBplxzc=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xA6KYzofrrQs5YrIjj7IUzhW67U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FBk4FR9a8gSC_oSANK5a-t2xkdI=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/f4OPSisHuVrumX_ENjhg0t0HxPc=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xA6KYzofrrQs5YrIjj7IUzhW67U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fd9e2009f0100e738a478287c730bc87/Business%20Closures%20EG%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Pueblo Viejo in Austin closed its dining operations following an executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott which limits social gat…" 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="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eddie Gaspar/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 js-balance"><a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/16/texas-homeless-criminal-record-supportive-housing/">Texans with criminal records face increasingly limited housing options. Homeless advocates say a new rule could leave them with even fewer choices.</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="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/juan-pablo-garnham/">Juan Pablo Garnham</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:30:00 -0500" title="2020-10-16 05:30"> Oct. 16, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs is proposing that people with certain criminal convictions be temporarily or permanently blocked from living in tax-supported developments that provide support services. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/16/texas-homeless-criminal-record-supportive-housing/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/16/texas-homeless-criminal-record-supportive-housing/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vVyZHXi7opnfZhQOh7lxtyzbSdE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7e0ffe4343eeaca9cd05ee3291f244a9/Homeless%20Encampment%20MG%20TT%2005.jpg" alt="Tents at the state-run homeless encampment off of U.S. Highway 183 in Austin on Feb. 25, 2020." class="c-image__img 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xlink:href="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./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 js-balance"><a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/16/texas-coronavirus-hospitalizations-surge/">Coronavirus hospitalizations are up in Texas as some fear the state is headed toward another surge</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="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a> and <a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0500" title="2020-10-16 05:00"> Oct. 16, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Experts blame social gatherings like birthday parties and football games for the recent upticks. 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202711/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UeG7F0x1sJgHxW0ixzgwxVq1Gc0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7e4fc107051c1284f5d5749da855c26c/El%20Paso%20During%20Coronavirus%20Pandemic%20EK%20TT%2031.jpg" alt="A drive-thru testing location for COVID-19 at El Paso Children’s Hospital." 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="/web/20201124202711im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Emily Kinskey 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 js-balance"><a href="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/15/texas-unemployment-overpayment-claims-workforce-commission/">As Texas asks her to repay unemployment aid, a Dallas County instructor faces confusing appeals process to fight back</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="/web/20201124202711/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mitchell-ferman/">Mitchell Ferman</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 15 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0500" title="2020-10-15 05:00"> Oct. 15, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Texas Workforce Commission is trying to recoup $214 million in unemployment benefits it says people were overpaid this year. 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