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He’s working to overturn the law that’s blocked him.</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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-pollard/">James Pollard</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 8 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-08 05:00 CST"> 4 hours ago </time></p> <p class="c-story-block__desc t-serif t-links has-b-btm-marg">The Supreme Court next month will hear arguments in his challenge to the law that prevents the repayment, prompting fears among watchdog groups that another rollback of campaign finance regulations might be looming.</p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/08/ted-cruz-supreme-court-campaign-finance/" ga-on="click" ga-event-category="well click" 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Ted Cruz, R-Texas, addresses a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6, 2021." class="did-load c-image__img"> </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/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein </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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/08/texas-redistricting-demographics-elections/" ga-on="click" ga-event-action="secondary" ga-event-category="well click" ga-event-label="frontpage">Analysis: Texas’ population has changed much faster than its political maps</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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 8 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-08 05:00 CST"> 4 hours ago </time></p> <p class="t-serif t-size-s is-hidden-from-bp-l is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas’ population has grown 40% this century, and 91% of the new Texans are people of color. Federal judges now have to decide whether those monumental changes are reflected in the state’s political maps.</p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/08/texas-redistricting-demographics-elections/" ga-on="click" ga-event-category="well click" ga-event-action="secondary" ga-event-label="frontpage" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <picture> <source sizes="(min-width: 1100px) 260px, 25vw" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XUbsaUC9j9almzBQN1YCG5Ya1AQ=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ea11e454d35aff97551b04745afac028/2nd%20Redo%20Redistricting%20maps%20MGO%20TT%2005.jpg 3000w, 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The state population gre…" class="did-load c-image__img"> </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/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </section> </div>   <div class="t-align-center has-b-btm-marg"> <div id="ad-unit-154" class="js-ad-unit"> <div class="c-ad-ldbd-then-cube"> <div class="c-ad-ldbd-then-cube__unit l-pos-rel"> <p class="c-ad-ldbd-then-cube__text t-links t-size-xs t-align-center has-padding has-text-gray-dark l-align-center-y"> The Texas Tribune thanks its sponsors. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039/https://mediakit.texastribune.org/"><strong>Become one</strong></a>. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div 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</time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The former George W. Bush political strategist had launched a bid to win the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. 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href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a> and <a href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 7 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-07 05:00 CST"> Dec. 7, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas’ nursing home staff vaccination rates are lower than half the country’s — but a judge’s decision last week to delay a vaccine mandate helped them avoid laying off a third of their employees. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/07/texas-nursing-homes-vaccine-mandate/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> 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has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/07/texas-republicans-school-board-city-elections/">As critical race theory and mask mandate debates heat up, Texas GOP takes aim at local school board and municipal races</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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 7 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-07 05:00 CST"> Dec. 7, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Republican Party of Texas announced Monday it had launched a new Local Government Committee to work with county parties on backing candidates for nonpartisan local offices. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs 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The U.S. Department of Educat…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7xO169pvaoxCSsYxmgLKWaLgsUg=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gswyfmr5f029diyzZMOu5g-QD8o=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/na-7n9HKPawO2XLl2EvyJN45N80=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XlRn51E3lIiETfr6WSIJkqJFpfA=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Tj9gmYyCLXmIyIRFIxlU8IK_9Yg=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/h3J1HO8JBlrRwHyNH6Mn5wZI2kA=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MB2JnZy0LqOlX8S0PxyXdnToGbE=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UVc_urDwnXoKRUNWyffTf8BvG4s=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Sq2cqcu5uRNGqHNeiXFapNfEvnA=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/w3M99XE__jzNyKs_ykgcyH6L58o=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Lk3kjLJwbjpr9cYRZPIRvR1zdeU=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3GXyU9-q5P6VAOXjgRYpsYmd0Cs=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FU0Wsxcp9iJ5IVQlm6uszX007yA=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VMT9TnTOJnT5syOW3RhBZdtd_Uw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VtjXOgyUjXsG2BVW4BJihiMsQW4=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/YaHAyAn5QnL284YBmow9X-Esnxs=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VMT9TnTOJnT5syOW3RhBZdtd_Uw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/893e757f360c8af637fd64ec4c0ca6d1/Carroll%20ISD%20ST%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="The Carroll ISD Administration Building is photographed in Southlake, TX on November 18, 2021. The U.S. Department of Educat…" 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/20211208155039im_/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-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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/north-east-isd-books-review/">San Antonio-area school district reviews 400 books flagged by a Texas lawmaker’s inquiry</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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 6 Dec 2021 18:42:46 -0600" title="2021-12-06 18:42 CST"> Dec. 6, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">North East ISD, one of the largest districts in the state, appears to be the first one to respond to state Rep. Matt Krause’s investigation into the kinds of books held in school libraries. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/north-east-isd-books-review/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/north-east-isd-books-review/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/F3VCLotPmhUH2zmlOtuxRar3Mts=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06b276340ac631e924abd25cffae09a5/Wheatley%20TEA%20Takeover%20PYH%20TT%200283" alt="Books on the shelf of the library at Wheatley High School on Nov. 14, 2019." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_mTHtDDb2cdH803RQ4yfmg4oOIg=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06b276340ac631e924abd25cffae09a5/Wheatley%20TEA%20Takeover%20PYH%20TT%200283 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ohr77NrM8Kl2-4E5xMmoFO31dAY=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06b276340ac631e924abd25cffae09a5/Wheatley%20TEA%20Takeover%20PYH%20TT%200283 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FfoXYQW1jzYI3TGxHI0rs6_opwc=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06b276340ac631e924abd25cffae09a5/Wheatley%20TEA%20Takeover%20PYH%20TT%200283 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RxDtKpSJpbDnrXJYqJApnRUpfLA=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06b276340ac631e924abd25cffae09a5/Wheatley%20TEA%20Takeover%20PYH%20TT%200283 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/F3VCLotPmhUH2zmlOtuxRar3Mts=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06b276340ac631e924abd25cffae09a5/Wheatley%20TEA%20Takeover%20PYH%20TT%200283" alt="Books on the shelf of the library at Wheatley High School on Nov. 14, 2019." 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/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Pu Ying Huang 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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/23/texas-hospital-icu-capacity/">At least 30 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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a> and <a href="/web/20211208155039/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, 6 Dec 2021 17:36:00 -0600" title="2021-12-06 17:36 CST"> Updated: Dec. 6, 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. Here’s the latest as the highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19 spreads and sends unvaccinated Texans to the hospital. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/23/texas-hospital-icu-capacity/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/23/texas-hospital-icu-capacity/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xpWQrQZYkS34cfhOF_h8LQr2LUU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a1e2d8bbcc8a21e4817fe9a03c88e95/DHR%20COVID%20Ward%20Edinburg%20MG%20TT%2046" 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xlink:href="/web/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#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-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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/texas-cities-winter-storm/">Texas cities weren’t ready for a massive winter storm in February. Has that changed?</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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 6 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-06 05:00 CST"> Dec. 6, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Cities have made some preparations in case of another severe winter storm. But keeping the lights and water on is far from guaranteed. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/texas-cities-winter-storm/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/texas-cities-winter-storm/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/l-TLB8s4LffTTkWzLJx6_grNur4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/653ded4027480afdf19c23925b6d1692/ATX%20Winter%20Storm%20JV%20Feb%2016%20TT%2022.jpg" alt="A snowy Austin Skyline as freezing temperatures continue 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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/20211208155039im_/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-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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/texas-immigration-elections-2022-issues/">Analysis: The Texas-Mexico frontier still tops the news — and state politics</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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 6 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-06 05:00 CST"> Dec. 6, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">For Texas voters, fear of an insecure border consistently overshadows other issues — electric grid failures, handgun regulation, abortion access — even when those things top the news. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/06/texas-immigration-elections-2022-issues/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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Greg Abbott speaks at a press conference with nine other governors regarding the southern border at Anzalduas Park in M…" 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/20211208155039im_/https://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-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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/texas-democratic-party-chair-2022/">After Texas Democrats’ woeful performance last year, the 2022 race to chair the party is already heating 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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sun, 5 Dec 2021 18:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-05 18:00 CST"> Updated: Dec. 5, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Current state party leader Gilberto Hinojosa has indicated he isn’t going anywhere. But that hasn’t stopped open discussion about leadership of the party with several months until convention delegates vote on the position. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/texas-democratic-party-chair-2022/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/texas-democratic-party-chair-2022/" 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/20211208155039/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9JbJTtC_r8LKcWHCbYSZ1QFUwf0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/39db9d155db8f0342ddb0ac0c5832b7e/Texas%20Democrats%20EG%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="Democratic Party signage and logos at the Texas Democratic Party office in Austin." 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/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#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 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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/17/texas-schools-covid-19-cases/">Texas schools started this year with record-high coronavirus cases, but weekly totals have now declined</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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kalley-huang/">Kalley Huang</a>, <a href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mandi-cai/">Mandi Cai</a> and <a href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 3 Dec 2021 14:56:00 -0600" title="2021-12-03 14:56 CST"> Updated: Dec. 3, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">More than four months into this school year, districts have reported 224,814 cases in students. 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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/20211208155039im_/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-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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/tribcast-winter-storm-omicron/">TribCast: Texas braces for the next winter storm and a new COVID-19 variant</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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a> and <a href="/web/20211208155039/https://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, 3 Dec 2021 12:55:45 -0600" title="2021-12-03 12:55 CST"> Dec. 3, 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 Mitchell, James and Karen about the status of the power grid and the pandemic heading into winter. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/tribcast-winter-storm-omicron/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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It helps a lot if your party's top candidate wins — or at least runs a close second. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/texas-elections-2022/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/texas-elections-2022/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-qSkzZQpl8MJUV3rOev5aM7Ehss=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a9f875b836d61b0d6248c66974a55174/ATX%20Election%20Day%20AG%20TT%2024.jpg" alt="A woman votes at Great Baptist Hills on July 14, 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xlink:href="/web/20211208155039im_/https://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-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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/03/texas-democrats-power-grid-2022-election/">Texas Democrats see focusing on power grid failure as a winning campaign strategy heading into 2022</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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 3 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-03 05:00 CST"> Dec. 3, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Republican leaders defend their record on the power grid, pointing to more than a dozen laws passed during this year’s legislative session to address the grid’s reliability. Gov. 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</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/20211208155039im_/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-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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/texas-critical-race-theory-law/">Republican bill that limits how race, slavery and history are taught in Texas schools becomes 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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 2 Dec 2021 18:56:46 -0600" title="2021-12-02 18:56 CST"> Dec. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The so-called “critical race theory” law prohibits teachers from discussing “a widely debated and currently controversial issue of public policy or social affairs.” <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/texas-critical-race-theory-law/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure 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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/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eric Lee 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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/immigrants-remain-in-mexico-policy-restart-asylum/">U.S. and Mexico reach deal to restart Trump-era "remain in Mexico" program along 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 Nick Miroff and Kevin Sieff, The Washington Post </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 2 Dec 2021 10:06:44 -0600" title="2021-12-02 10:06 CST"> Dec. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">When the Biden administration canceled the program earlier this year, Texas and Missouri sued, leading a federal judge to order the government to resurrect it. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/immigrants-remain-in-mexico-policy-restart-asylum/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/immigrants-remain-in-mexico-policy-restart-asylum/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155039im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/38hnV05rthzRN9nPf5_Am4tqYls=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3931f91c35923ea972b1d9c1cfde334a/20210316%20mpp%20left%20behind-7.jpg" alt="Asylum seekers wearing face shields make their way to be processed in the U.S. at the Gateway International Bridge in Matamo…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211208155039im_/https://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Verónica G. Cárdenas for The Texas Tribune/ProPublica </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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/texas-ban-medical-abortion/">Texas now bans medical abortions after seven weeks of pregnancy</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/20211208155039/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/">Eleanor Klibanoff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 2 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-02 05:00 CST"> Dec. 2, 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