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class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The proposal, filed Thursday, comes well short of the increase school administrators and education advocates have been asking for. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/20/texas-house-public-school-funding/">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="/2025/02/20/texas-house-public-school-funding/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IpiffQDZ02KAoaxMJF-yZJAvBjQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/66aa0f4556262992b9c0b75cb7544627/0913%20Odessa%20School%20Tours%20EH%2022.jpg" alt="Nimitz Middle School students take part in a class activity Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 in Odessa." 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href="/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 20 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0600" title="2025-02-20 05:00 CST"> Feb. 20, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Supporters of voucher-like education savings accounts are trying to press their advantage early and build a sense of inevitability. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/20/texas-vouchers-trump-elon-musk-greg-abbott/">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="/2025/02/20/texas-vouchers-trump-elon-musk-greg-abbott/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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Greg Abbott speaks with Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, during ‘Parent Empowerment Night’ at San Antonio Christian School, in San Antonio, Texas, on February, 17, 2025. The governor has made the polarizing school voucher bill, Senate Bill 2, a top priority for this year’s legislative session." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/h7vXutr--WtNNa52xKJUyylnEsc=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ut1EQdBl1A4_wZ1P0p9btDqvTeU=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uuyfoH3O3v23vIM_uqjjKw1e0EQ=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/sKXPNncvv_FvTqUEGJUZs-UXIDY=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bSgdc82pmWroHPStt5QiIdfYC9k=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VAjiqQAEequDBpu4HoYTkM95T2c=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/AOMlKgM7V3xKnDaugNXfYql1644=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/csImFbMetC7vxQG9Xq39kR73ZKE=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BIKh0ROd_UhjtpbYKT8TjM37fi0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/H_JRFTebWSHMBDPzzCqoXlOdbtE=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LzVgs6F2bUVhjd4BseCy9VnugdA=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CpGXFJXlgdfiRL_0XNufNYrdNfo=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ssLj2-1Pu9fjSkV0ZyPeRm1UayQ=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9jHoz75AIvpoFcH0lMqwYXE1KkI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6dt9T3Us30HKP0I7bLWOj6pHXW8=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IJal5gmZ5IDf_cVmAffRCbt48bc=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9jHoz75AIvpoFcH0lMqwYXE1KkI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ab2b60a3d0ea01adf5739f6622c48085/0217%20Abbott%20Voucher%20Night%20SB%20TT%2036.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks with Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, during ‘Parent Empowerment Night’ at San Antonio Christian School, in San Antonio, Texas, on February, 17, 2025. The governor has made the polarizing school voucher bill, Senate Bill 2, a top priority for this year’s legislative session." 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> Scott Stephen Ball 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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/20/texas-gulf-coast-oil-loading-terminal-trump/">Feds approve another 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XRVrdC_JbGKJGktxzE8P25KfGA8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/08c220d7cf4e6f53458716d349a2d0de/Therapist%20LW%2013.jpg" alt="Psychotherapist Monrovia Van Hoose's office on Friday, Mar. 11, 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> Lauren Witte/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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/19/university-texas-austin-jim-davis/">UT System names Jim Davis as UT-Austin’s interim president</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jessica-priest/">Jessica Priest</a> and <a href="/about/staff/kate-mcgee/">Kate McGee</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:02:00 -0600" title="2025-02-19 17:02 CST"> Updated: Feb. 19, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The decision to name Davis, UT-Austin's chief operating officer since 2023, ends President Jay Hartzell’s tenure months earlier than anticipated. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/19/university-texas-austin-jim-davis/">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="/2025/02/19/university-texas-austin-jim-davis/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/pwSiFteKsUmMUG5yGB0J7lmFDlE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="James E. Davis was named senior vice president and chief operating officer at the University of Texas at Austin in September 2023" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9YHttBPljRtMjmUTnVtWxfW_Dq4=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4GTEIgCbaFoVHgrKTqhcoTruw6A=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XXwWsqKAgoqKOx2dtyBYMB-ADNQ=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1bVrU_wET4G346t-w0KQTsRqz-M=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vYVeRyixEniGzee4_-3Naq0s5BA=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/l4K2i1HORN8hipAZBg8FsbVsoE0=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vAE69Q8F4rUh9D7DnPfebF9fB2w=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/A5RqvWR2BL1lHsMPC5ki4UOiTzg=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/J97TFego6tzuHRoYfUUqNAlGJQ4=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NbO5MMChvd_bTu714YQoVWNJ2cU=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4oGNUiSf4DrzKvtTgVg9s6WvvpE=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/puihJCoPCeUNyhP-zWfJLsmC-Eo=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/l44pxLsAkg1UmcUWGedkuYcmRdc=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/pwSiFteKsUmMUG5yGB0J7lmFDlE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aXd33igrfvlNihPaFXjePcT26Vs=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XjDH5woz3eClw8f291PqOwNWpK8=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/pwSiFteKsUmMUG5yGB0J7lmFDlE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f25e33c45207c60f6ec5a62953a9be7/James%20Davis%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="James E. 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Now they plead with Trump to bring their sister to the U.S.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/lomi-kriel/">Lomi Kriel</a>, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:15:00 -0600" title="2025-02-19 15:15 CST"> Feb. 19, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Trump’s executive orders have blocked entrance to the country for thousands of Afghans, including those who worked with the U.S. military and their relatives. Two brothers hope permission comes quickly for their sister and her husband, who they say are in danger. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/19/trump-refugee-executive-order-afghan-allies/">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="/2025/02/19/trump-refugee-executive-order-afghan-allies/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/toYXGSfuXkhSJ15eBgba852MPWg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b62d266fe4f0b51f103f6adc8c40181b/20250229-Mulligan-HoustonAfghanistan-05_preview_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_embedColorProfile_true_quality_95.jpg" alt="A man in camo uniform looks down and pulls the brim of his hat low. 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His face is out of focus." 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> Annie Mulligan for ProPublica and 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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/19/texas-senate-bail-pretrial-bills/">Texas Senate votes in favor of proposals to deny bail to certain accused violent criminals</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/pooja-salhotra/">Pooja Salhotra</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:09:06 -0600" title="2025-02-19 15:09 CST"> Feb. 19, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The package was fast-tracked after Gov. Greg Abbott declared “bail reform” an emergency item. The bills now head to the House for consideration. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/19/texas-senate-bail-pretrial-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="/2025/02/19/texas-senate-bail-pretrial-bills/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DRnSo0jzKxlIi-vXBhcYttyHSyk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6e842ff1db83f29712047311a761ccc7/Bail%20Bonds%20MGO%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="A Bail Bonds and Free-Me Bail in San Marcos." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DRnSo0jzKxlIi-vXBhcYttyHSyk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6e842ff1db83f29712047311a761ccc7/Bail%20Bonds%20MGO%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="A Bail Bonds and Free-Me Bail in San Marcos." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/02/19/texas-robert-roberson-appeal-death-penalty-case/">Robert Roberson files first new appeal since his execution was delayed</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/kayla-guo/">Kayla Guo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:54:36 -0600" title="2025-02-19 13:54 CST"> Feb. 19, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The appeal includes new testimony from experts who say Roberson’s daughter died of natural causes, and cites the court’s exoneration of a man in another shaken baby syndrome case out of Dallas County. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/02/19/texas-robert-roberson-appeal-death-penalty-case/">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="/2025/02/19/texas-robert-roberson-appeal-death-penalty-case/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yhlZI87oH2sCP-ImBIYRImHCnPs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg" alt="Robert Roberson photographed through plexiglass at TDCJ Polunsky Unit in Livingston on Dec. 19, 2023. Texas death row prisoners are housed in Livingston but executed at the state prison in Huntsville, about 43 miles away." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ReOGmGVVC-gNLQFpSsD7LWhuQoE=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DrAHxjsvoJmouQM3_IxVsGmm2wk=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tjbbE30i2_N3V-VAPQFmOM6LA9Y=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/v_UT5JaC6dLyhakZKHfUuuYam-0=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hGgrcQwVvJh5UCmnQRefWmcBV_o=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/o8h9p4-GZlCCEPx-GPEHZA4wtVo=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/z0rP3DBdJG1vB8zzSyfVaMcrzIA=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XyzKlSIW4IBXnNXLg7aRXDKDNDE=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2Hu1Z1BrgvwrrmddnaQYC4mn3wg=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ww4nsWLRqP6xcYPBXAhLLye9fJg=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/069oPaDKEBr45zodtzXvzzmoNvs=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CFFou_Se7DjKiz1kWpppiQ5Mbx8=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mVzAY_qorUR78730edhtkL6-L3I=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yhlZI87oH2sCP-ImBIYRImHCnPs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xd3A4KdnPI-D-7_Yq0OyTzK9FoU=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7rbzCv3r7LBIw4ISuq7PMoi3d2Q=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yhlZI87oH2sCP-ImBIYRImHCnPs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/023db18c72c4babd07b797c9793be2bc/Robert%20Roberson%20IPL%20TT%2021.jpg" alt="Robert Roberson photographed through plexiglass at TDCJ Polunsky Unit in Livingston on Dec. 19, 2023. Texas death row prisoners are housed in Livingston but executed at the state prison in Huntsville, about 43 miles away." 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> Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Innocence Project </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="l-content-grid__side"> <div class="has-b-btm-marg"> <div id="ad-unit-7609" 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="has-xl-btm-marg"> <div class="l-container l-container--xl l-content-grid l-content-grid--swapped-until-bp-l has-page-padding"> <div class="l-content-grid__content"> <ul class="c-block-feed has-xxl-btm-marg"> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-g1" 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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/01/31/texas-ice-immigration-know-your-rights/">Immigration crackdown in Texas: What you need to know about your rights</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/maria-mendez/">María Méndez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:30:00 -0600" title="2025-02-19 13:30 CST"> Updated: Feb. 19, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Recent enforcement operations across Texas have raised concerns among undocumented immigrants. Here’s what immigration attorneys want you to know about your rights and resources. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/01/31/texas-ice-immigration-know-your-rights/">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="/2025/01/31/texas-ice-immigration-know-your-rights/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6Jvg3LSA3Vn-PxuzPUB9pAYHjao=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/25f6022cfdd6aed227937dd59f1b02c6/USA-IMMIGRATION-MEXICO%20Reuters.JPG" alt="A migrant from El Salvador and her son take part in a caravan heading to the U.S. border, near Huixtla, Mexico November 27, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> 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