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Another COVID-19 wave puts them at risk.</a> </h1> <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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/">Eleanor Klibanoff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 22 Dec 2021 12:22:46 -0600" title="2021-12-22 12:22 CST"> 6 hours ago </time></p> <p class="c-story-block__desc t-serif t-links has-b-btm-marg">Untreated medical conditions, lack of access to testing and limited paid time off leave uninsured Texans particularly vulnerable to the disease.</p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/22/omicron-texas-uninsured-low-income/" ga-on="click" ga-event-category="well click" ga-event-action="primary" ga-event-label="frontpage" tabindex="-1"> <div 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</picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005351im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article>  <article id="fp-primary-b" class="c-story-block c-story-block--secondary c-story-block--stack-from-bp-l c-two-story__secondary"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg"> <a href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/22/texas-covid-19-omicron-updates/" ga-on="click" ga-event-action="secondary" ga-event-category="well click" ga-event-label="frontpage">COVID-19 in Texas: U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over federal vaccine mandates that state officials oppose</a> </h2> 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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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/21/texas-covid-19-at-home-tests/">At-home COVID-19 tests are in scarce supply in Texas while public testing sites see a rise in demand</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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kate-mcgee/">Kate McGee</a> and <a href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mitchell-ferman/">Mitchell Ferman</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 21 Dec 2021 19:52:28 -0600" title="2021-12-21 19:52 CST"> Dec. 21, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s 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</time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Some hospitals are better prepared than they were early in the pandemic, but administrators say staff morale still stands on shaky ground. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/21/texas-hospitals-covid-19-omicron/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005351im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/21/texas-hospitals-covid-19-omicron/" 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/20211223005351/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BfF3wMAf1jv92_ZHrrUJTh2UFHg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/263e4ff41d84c7c28354e7d23297e2df/Nursing%20Shortage%20JV%20TT%2025.jpg" alt="A nurse dons full PPE before entering the room of a COVID-19 patient at Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton on Aug. 3, 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/20211223005351im_/https://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-c2" 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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/21/beto-orourke-broadband-internet-access-texas/">Beto O’Rourke targets Gov. Greg Abbott for vetoing bill to improve internet access in rural Texas</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 21 Dec 2021 13:07:21 -0600" title="2021-12-21 13:07 CST"> Dec. 21, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Abbott vetoed legislation in June that would have helped shore up the Universal Service Fund, which supports telecommunications in rural Texas. He said it would have “imposed a new fee on millions of Texans.” <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/21/beto-orourke-broadband-internet-access-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005351im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/21/beto-orourke-broadband-internet-access-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005351im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RXDC9dqMBStLSTPZDRmi-CZQI84=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/380592600268fa7955ad03e1b520334b/Edingburg%20Telephone%20Pole%20TT.jpg" alt="A colonia, unincorporated 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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/20211223005351im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Verónica G. Cárdenas 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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/21/texas-border-wall-abbott-secrecy/">Gov. Greg Abbott has touted the state’s efforts to build a border wall, but many details remain a mystery</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/20211223005351/https://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, 21 Dec 2021 12:47:21 -0600" title="2021-12-21 12:47 CST"> Dec. 21, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Abbott unveiled the first 900 feet of border barrier Saturday. But the state has been mum on where it plans to build additional barriers and how many miles it can afford. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/21/texas-border-wall-abbott-secrecy/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005351im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/21/texas-border-wall-abbott-secrecy/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005351im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ci_Z0OypNCXQczRqS2_XW44lO9U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0f8ad20782031c1ee6397ae985844e79/Abbott%20RGC%20Border%20Presser%20JG%20TT%2014.jpg" alt="Gov. 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Here’s what that looks like in one East Texas city.</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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 21 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-21 05:00 CST"> Dec. 21, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas’ housing crunch has spread outside of the state’s major metropolitan areas and into more rural parts of Texas. Smaller cities and towns saw steep increases in home prices as COVID-19 spread. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/21/Texas-housing-prices-longview/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005351im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/21/Texas-housing-prices-longview/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005351im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/S7WhPxri7VXMsGKHKDXC90YoJBc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0ca6731a939d94b813970983bb0f1878/Longview%20BT%20TT%2011.jpg" alt="Quannah Ludlow, 37, stands in the dinning area of his one-bedroom apartment in Longview, Texas, on Dec. 14, 2021. 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Quannah wa…" 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/20211223005351im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Ben Torres 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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/21/texas-abortion-law-transgender-pregnancy/">“Left out of the conversation”: Transgender Texans feel the impact of state’s restrictive abortion 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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neelam-bohra/">Neelam Bohra</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 21 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-21 05:00 CST"> Dec. 21, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">While Texas’ controversial abortion law strictly refers to women in its phrasing, it also limits access to the procedure for transgender and nonbinary people who are able to become pregnant. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/21/texas-abortion-law-transgender-pregnancy/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 20 Dec 2021 19:11:27 -0600" title="2021-12-20 19:11 CST"> Dec. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A rural Texas landowner is battling Texas Central in a lawsuit that hinges on whether the company can forcibly take parcels needed to connect the state’s two biggest urban areas. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/20/texas-high-speed-train-dallas-houston/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005351im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a 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effort to question electoral integrity, attorney general tried to indict Travis County elections chief</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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reese-oxner/">Reese Oxner</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 20 Dec 2021 19:01:18 -0600" title="2021-12-20 19:01 CST"> Dec. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The effort to charge Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir came at a time when many Texas Republicans questioned the integrity of last year’s election despite there being no evidence of widespread voter fraud. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005351im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2jJVXfQUEhDiqB0KkeTXRXEselQ=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b9f301341b9d40d74d5e0aa3138eedf/Dana%20DeBeauvoir%20AI%20TT%2001.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005351/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bzqVsnhO5q1XIzAv0g0kHnDEzvo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b9f301341b9d40d74d5e0aa3138eedf/Dana%20DeBeauvoir%20AI%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir speaks at a press conference outside a mail-in ballot drive thru location in Austin on O…" 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/20211223005351im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Amna Ijaz/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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/23/texas-hospital-icu-capacity/">At least 52 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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a> and <a href="/web/20211223005351/https://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, 20 Dec 2021 14:31:00 -0600" title="2021-12-20 14:31 CST"> Updated: Dec. 20, 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/20211223005351im_/https://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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/20/texas-george-p-bush-attorney-general-border/">In his bid for attorney general, George P. Bush pitches himself as the toughest candidate on the border</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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 20 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-20 05:00 CST"> Dec. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Political observers say the move is a gamble. All three other major Republican candidates for attorney general, including incumbent Ken Paxton, have strong stances on border security. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/20/texas-george-p-bush-attorney-general-border/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005351im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/20/texas-george-p-bush-attorney-general-border/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005351im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3quzkrWFu_Q0Ary-syzXGBjf0dA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/370c6db99b1790371b29e39e67cdd1cc/George%20P.%20Bush%20Del%20Rio%20KGB%20TT%2011" alt="Border Patrol Union President Brandon Judd shows Texas Land Commissioner and attorney general candidate George P. 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Nov. 3, 2…" 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/20211223005351im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber 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-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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/20/texas-library-books/">The push to ban books in Texas schools spreads to public libraries</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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/allyson-r-waller/">Allyson Waller</a> and <a href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kevin-reynolds/">Kevin Reynolds</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 20 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-20 05:00 CST"> Dec. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Some Texas residents are asking for greater say in what titles appear on public library shelves. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/20/texas-library-books/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005351im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/20/texas-library-books/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005351im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dsJGC4vaYimh-xY84RJAxaXR-uE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cc7a2f5b7d37663d11a659deb8b6d283/Llano%20Public%20Library%20SF%20TT%2019.jpg" alt="Books on shelves at the Llano Public Library on Dec. 14, 2021. 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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/20211223005351im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jason Garza 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-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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/17/tribcast-omicron-texas/">TribCast: What the data tells us about omicron in Texas</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a> and <a href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:09:41 -0600" title="2021-12-17 21:09 CST"> Dec. 17, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">In this week's episode, Matthew speaks with Darla and Patrick about the pandemic in Texas and a mysterious candidate named Rick Perry running for governor. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/17/tribcast-omicron-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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xlink:href="/web/20211223005351im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sergio Flores 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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/17/vaccine-mandate-businesses-texas/">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he’ll take fight against federal vaccine mandate for large businesses to Supreme Court</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/20211223005351/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/allyson-r-waller/">Allyson Waller</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:04:40 -0600" title="2021-12-17 21:04 CST"> Dec. 17, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas is among states that sued the Biden administration over its mandate. 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