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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/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Emily Albracht </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-a2" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/24/jasmine-crockett-dallas-congress-eddie-bernice-johnson/">Freshman state Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for Dallas congressional seat, with Eddie Bernice Johnson’s backing</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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:30:33 -0600" title="2021-11-24 13:30 CST"> Nov. 24, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Crockett is running for the seat vacated by Johnson, who announced Saturday that she would not seek reelection in the 30th Congressional District after serving nearly three decades in Congress. The seat is solidly Democratic. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/24/jasmine-crockett-dallas-congress-eddie-bernice-johnson/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/24/jasmine-crockett-dallas-congress-eddie-bernice-johnson/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125115842im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/t4GVCbW-stJxlGzBYQlUQKfPImQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/073ab0bb48daae7cdd0167e669a86690/Texas%20House%20Progressive%20Caucus%20EG%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="State Rep. 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Jasmine Felicia Crockett, D-Dallas, speaks at a Texas House Progressive Caucus at the Capitol on Sept. 20, 2021." 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/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="l-content-grid__side"> <div class="has-b-btm-marg"> <div id="ad-unit-5421" class="js-ad-unit"> <div class="c-ad-cube c-ad-cube--basic"> <div class="c-ad-cube__unit"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="l-container l-container--xl l-content-grid has-page-padding"> <div class="l-content-grid__content"> <ul class="c-block-feed"> <li 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href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kate-mcgee/">Kate McGee</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:50:00 -0600" title="2021-11-23 14:50 CST"> Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Richards’ comments in 2020 led to his resignation from his Dallas-based company, The Richards Group, as well as calls for the university to change the name of the Stan Richards College of Advertising and Public Relations, which launched in 2014. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/22/university-texas-austin-stan-richards/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125115842/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/21SttoNQAaRMyHc7nQA7Z4TD8cA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0e702c530f697e8131146338cdfe8f4e/Recrop%20Stan%20Richards%20UT%20JM%20TT.jpg" alt="The Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations at the University of Texas at Austin on Nov. 22, 2021." 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/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jack Myer 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 id="fp-secondary-c3" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/18/louie-gohmert-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton/">U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert joins Texas Republicans running against Attorney General Ken Paxton</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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:38:00 -0600" title="2021-11-23 09:38 CST"> Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Gohmert is at least the fourth GOP primary opponent that Paxton will face. 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Matt Krause drops out of attorney general’s race to run for Tarrant County district attorney</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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 23 Nov 2021 07:24:01 -0600" title="2021-11-23 07:24 CST"> Nov. 23, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Krause had been among the primary challengers to Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose legal problems have made him a target for both parties next year. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/matt-krause-texas-attorney-general-tarrant-district-attorney/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/matt-krause-texas-attorney-general-tarrant-district-attorney/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125115842im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9jXaTRMJ9fKK4JcmJFBVbhwWAj4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d43441269a39993d30f9e14703c20e66/House%20Floor%20Matt%20Krause%20JV%20TT%2029.jpg" alt="State Rep. 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Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth, on the House floor on Aug. 9, 2021." 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/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#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 id="fp-secondary-d2" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/texas-abortion-providers-supreme-court/">Fewer patients, smaller staff, an uncertain future: abortion providers await court decision on Texas law</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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a> and <a href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/">Eleanor Klibanoff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-23 05:00 CST"> Nov. 23, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">For two months, providers have had to work in a sort of limbo as they wait to see if the new law passes the Supreme Court's review. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" 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aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#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 id="fp-secondary-d3" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/texas-evictions-rent-relief/">Evictions in some Texas cities are almost back to normal levels as tenant help dries up</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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a> and <a href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/uriel-j-garcia/">Uriel J. García</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 23 Nov 2021 04:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-23 04:00 CST"> Nov. 23, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Evictions in major Texas cities have reached levels not seen since the pandemic began. 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</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/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="l-content-grid__side"> <div class="has-xl-btm-marg"> <div id="tribcast"> <div class="loading loading--s c-loading c-loading--s" aria-hidden="true"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="l-container l-container--xl l-content-grid has-page-padding"> <div class="l-content-grid__content"> <ul class="c-block-feed"> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-e1" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/22/university-texas-austin-antiracism-preschoolers/">UT-Austin professors criticize university for halting antiracism study with preschoolers</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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kate-mcgee/">Kate McGee</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 22 Nov 2021 18:18:54 -0600" title="2021-11-22 18:18 CST"> Nov. 22, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The decision to halt the study comes after a University of Michigan-Flint professor filed an Office for Civil Rights complaint against the study, arguing it discriminates against children of color. 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125115842/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MoTVK8BsM5hbbc9Y9zk9HiVYS3Y=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/d54b69a99ae6270899165a682c4eafdf/UT%20Austin%20File%20AG%20TT%2005.jpg" alt="The statue of George Washington outside the University of Texas at Austin Main Building on July 16, 2020." 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/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-e2" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/23/texas-hospital-icu-capacity/">At least 28 Texas hospitals were out of ICU beds last week, according to the latest federal data. Look up the ones near you.</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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a> and <a href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:51:00 -0600" title="2021-11-22 15:51 CST"> Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Each week, hospitals in Texas report their current ICU bed capacity to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 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</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/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#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 id="fp-secondary-e3" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/covid-19-vaccine-booster-shots/">Wondering who can get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot and when? Here’s what Texans need to know.</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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/allyson-r-waller/">Allyson Waller</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:37:00 -0600" title="2021-11-22 11:37 CST"> Updated: Nov. 22, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The vaccine’s protection goes down with time, so medical experts recommend a supplemental dose after two to six months. Find out here if it’s time to get one. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/covid-19-vaccine-booster-shots/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/covid-19-vaccine-booster-shots/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125115842im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UmfSiGQKH1otlD4SO9KxlRGlmq8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/87952d9d258fb66ef3c0677a30043506/HISD%20COVID%20Vaccine%20MYL%20TT%2023.jpeg" alt="A pharmacist the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Houston Independent School 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contestants got an unexpected bit of good news: The state comptroller says the next Legislature will start with almost $25 billion in the state treasury. Expensive campaign promises just got a lot easier to make. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/22/texas-election-budget-surplus/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/22/texas-election-budget-surplus/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125115842im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NOdbS020wHK-6KwoH-avKa0YIUE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b617331ea8d2dfd7d93e307607e190c8/Opening%20Day%20House%20Floor%20SP%20TT%20213.jpg" alt="Legislators on the opening day of the special session 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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/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-f2" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/20/eddie-bernice-johnson-2022-retirement/">U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson announces retirement after almost 3 decades in Congress</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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sat, 20 Nov 2021 17:06:00 -0600" title="2021-11-20 17:06 CST"> Updated: Nov. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Johnson, one of the longest serving members in Congress, had previously indicated that her current term would be her last. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/20/eddie-bernice-johnson-2022-retirement/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/20/eddie-bernice-johnson-2022-retirement/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211125115842im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jf-Qi_Ql_yd3etpHT4QigBnKzVE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1f330f8ccb59fe36728ecec71c53d2ff/Eddie%20Bernice%20Johnson%20LBS%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. 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Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas, introduced Royce West during a kick-off rally for his U.S. senate campaign in Dal…" 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/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson 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 id="fp-secondary-f3" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/20/texas-grid-ercot-winter-estimates/">Texas grid vulnerable to blackouts during severe winter weather, even with new preparations, ERCOT estimates show</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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sat, 20 Nov 2021 15:02:48 -0600" title="2021-11-20 15:02 CST"> Nov. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The most severe scenario considered by ERCOT for this winter — very high demand for power, extensive fossil fuel outages, and low renewable power production — does not capture the amount of power lost during February. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans 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id="fp-secondary-g2" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/tribcast-election-preview/">TribCast: Beto O'Rourke launches his bid for governor</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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a> and <a href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/michael-rey-de-leon/">Michael Rey de Leon</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 19 Nov 2021 17:55:59 -0600" title="2021-11-19 17:55 CST"> Nov. 19, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">In this week's episode, Matthew talks with Cassie, James and Patrick about the early days of the Beto O'Rourke campaign and how the rest of the 2022 ballot is shaping up. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/tribcast-election-preview/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/tribcast-election-preview/" 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/20211125115842/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8bnqwwXPZNyMOzLiV-7YBxCY5pI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3c035e5036bb47bbf0a982b2b35708fc/TribCast%20Nov%2019.jpg" alt="Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke speaks during the “Texans Rally for Our Voting Rights” at the Texas Capitol on May 8, …" 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/20211125115842im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Montinique Monroe 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 id="fp-secondary-g3" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/abbott-emergency-funds-election-audits/">Gov. Greg Abbott, GOP leaders allocate $4 million to fund county-level election audits</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/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 19 Nov 2021 16:25:35 -0600" title="2021-11-19 16:25 CST"> Nov. 19, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A new state law requires the secretary of state's office to audit results in four randomly selected counties every two years. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211125115842/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/abbott-emergency-funds-election-audits/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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