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has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/K6TV8K3aU7iR0C24-XPvt-8xsHA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/eaa1b48a55d664f6335974f7d1d878a9/0723%20SEISD%20JH%2033.jpg" alt="Lorenzo G Alarcon Elementary School received Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds to create a calming and quiet room with the school counselor in San Elizario, Texas on July 23, 2024." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_rSiXKJ6F4yeuG2AcE0nOHdrNC4=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/eaa1b48a55d664f6335974f7d1d878a9/0723%20SEISD%20JH%2033.jpg 3000w, 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the school counselor in San Elizario, Texas on July 23, 2024." 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> Justin Hamel 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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/04/03/texas-measles-outbreak-lubbock-katherine-wells/">Lubbock’s public health director fights to stop measles and build public trust</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/jayme-lozano-carver/">Jayme Lozano Carver</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0500" title="2025-04-03 13:00 CDT"> April 3, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Katherine Wells was celebrated early during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then public health became a political litmus test. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/04/03/texas-measles-outbreak-lubbock-katherine-wells/">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="/2025/04/03/texas-measles-outbreak-lubbock-katherine-wells/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SZP-07u4XaKRJIxga8yDoCEM4No=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg" alt="Director of Public Health Katherine Wells, MPH, looks through one of the vaccine logs that show who and when vaccines were given. Wells and her staff are working to stem the measles outbreak in the Lubbock area as well as throughout Texas. Wells was in the City of Lubbock Health Department Monday afternoon, Mar. 17, 2025." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/l4eVzZUzQc_o-XjIpScVbjdHNus=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OvNWd0bzrZvCbQ_c23MgcvVh8-8=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Uea6LICmEr7H4g2WAXAQ8qbem1s=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Y27M_-wVU2AxU7h2hx_0qubtDr4=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LvgnJtfNCjW865EnoaldrXOFdq8=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UZHnZNMFnyMvm5ILIejQdfYxSDA=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ca_HoZlHK_cxk03u52UqMI0Zv0w=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/C7QA4enSXHfaUgWPOshD9wvJhAw=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/p9PsMFzjHusEhSJRv3VLDd8dRwU=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/YxIT_6bVftTtHow74DPCsPq-rSo=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5jGZIGe8sFhvneq28RP5UJuuTFs=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lDPzrJ9dqxkukeiI370Xxsi742Q=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/K2tpsuuxrkmUXTH4xDQwspYiCkw=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SZP-07u4XaKRJIxga8yDoCEM4No=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gRdJT5bpTANPWFGTXruc9yBR-Xo=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4l8q1dGrbM9sQZtB8RNDDllB9sM=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SZP-07u4XaKRJIxga8yDoCEM4No=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ceffbcfaee8c36601c949c0cbe7417/0317%20Katherine%20Wells%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg" alt="Director of Public Health Katherine Wells, MPH, looks through one of the vaccine logs that show who and when vaccines were given. Wells and her staff are working to stem the measles outbreak in the Lubbock area as well as throughout Texas. Wells was in the City of Lubbock Health Department Monday afternoon, Mar. 17, 2025." 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> Mark Rogers 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="/2025/04/03/ken-paxton-federal-charges-dropped-biden/">Justice Department declined to prosecute Ken Paxton in final weeks of Biden’s term, AP sources say</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"> Story by Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker, <a href="https://apnews.com/">Associated Press</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:17:30 -0500" title="2025-04-03 08:17 CDT"> April 3, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The federal investigation had been the most serious inquiry still facing Paxton, who settled a securities fraud case and was acquitted of corruption charges in the Texas Senate in 2023 following a historic impeachment. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/04/03/ken-paxton-federal-charges-dropped-biden/">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="/2025/04/03/ken-paxton-federal-charges-dropped-biden/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GS7ygTjvowlXyXzYXK3WP03iHPA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0faab38674028b035d72b45948df8b20/0115%20Paxton%20SCOTUS%20LJ%20TT%2016.jpg" alt="Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a press conference in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/u42gx9VCB6lQzze3Mr5CJu-FF4E=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0faab38674028b035d72b45948df8b20/0115%20Paxton%20SCOTUS%20LJ%20TT%2016.jpg 3000w, 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Dan Patrick leads a press conference on bail reform, an emergency item this legislative session, on Feb. 12, 2025." 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> Leila Saidane 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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/04/02/justin-berry-texas-senate-confirmation/">Officer previously accused of excessive force confirmed for state board by Texas Senate</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, 02 Apr 2025 18:57:16 -0500" title="2025-04-02 18:57 CDT"> April 2, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">One Senate Democrat joined Republicans, providing the margin needed to approve Justin Berry to the state law-enforcement board. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/04/02/justin-berry-texas-senate-confirmation/">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="/2025/04/02/justin-berry-texas-senate-confirmation/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BsTG3rlPRnilT_Ua2vfSaLSRkik=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/95a97001b2caf9b12466a3c8d9b81ab5/Justin%20Berry%20APD%20JV%20TT.jpg" alt="Former Austin Police officer Justin Berry holds a weapon with non-lethal rounds during a protest in front of Austin City Hall on May 31, 2020. 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Like much of Texas, the High Plains and Panhandle are facing drought conditions and extraordinary heat." 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> Trace Thomas 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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/04/02/texas-lottery-tickets-couriers-legislature/">How couriers changed the playing field of the Texas Lottery</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/ayden-runnels/">Ayden Runnels</a>, Graphics by <a href="/about/staff/chris-essig/">Chris Essig</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:27:00 -0500" title="2025-04-02 14:27 CDT"> Updated: April 2, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Lottery couriers have gained newfound scrutiny in Texas after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick raised questions about the use of a courier to sell an $83.5 million jackpot ticket. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/04/02/texas-lottery-tickets-couriers-legislature/">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="/2025/04/02/texas-lottery-tickets-couriers-legislature/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MEtGXe8dj922yuHE4MdmGEp910k=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a2104dc88e361a3aaf35fb26bfaa0dd/0220%20Winners%20Corner%20LS%20TT%2009.jpg" alt="Texas Lottery cards in a 7-Eleven in Central Austin on Feb 20, 2025." 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/MEtGXe8dj922yuHE4MdmGEp910k=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5a2104dc88e361a3aaf35fb26bfaa0dd/0220%20Winners%20Corner%20LS%20TT%2009.jpg" alt="Texas Lottery cards in a 7-Eleven in Central Austin on Feb 20, 2025." 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> Leila Saidane 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 t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2025/03/14/texas-next-public-health-crisis/">Texas health experts want a study of the state’s COVID-19 response before the next crisis</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/stephen-simpson/">Stephen Simpson</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:09:00 -0500" title="2025-04-02 14:09 CDT"> Updated: April 2, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Public health advocates said the state needs to analyze what happened during the pandemic to better tackle inevitable emergencies. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2025/03/14/texas-next-public-health-crisis/">Full Story <span class="c-icon 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