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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6EHtMRmmu7-5XUjMwcWvNMJLV10=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/11b94d7fb4ebe83498b5dcfb894a11d2/DFW%20Airport%20ST%20TT%2013.jpg" alt="Travelers check flight statuses at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Nov. 18, 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/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#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 class="c-story-block"> <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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/21/Texas-housing-prices-longview/">Home prices soared during the pandemic. 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/20211223005437/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/20211223005437/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/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/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/20211223005437im_/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/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#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 class="c-story-block"> <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/20211223005437/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/20211223005437/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. An appeals court ruled in the president's favor Friday and reinstated the rule, set to take effect Jan. 4. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/17/vaccine-mandate-businesses-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/17/vaccine-mandate-businesses-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DzCIAO2RLfyHLYbwsgBEyeeEhoI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/31be109582f977bcc883b448902489df/SCOTUS%20Nov%201%20EL%20TT%2064.jpg" 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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/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#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 class="c-story-block"> <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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/13/texas-republican-local-elections/">Analysis: From homegrown culture warriors to tomorrow’s Texas leaders</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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-13 05:00 CST"> Dec. 13, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Republicans in Austin have been after local governments for years, pushing aside local laws and rules on a long list of issues where local and state powers overlap. Now they're recruiting fellow Republicans for local offices, to try to change things at the ground level. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/13/texas-republican-local-elections/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/13/texas-republican-local-elections/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3WDYvob3A2Iu6ZvkSGFMGulNIzA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a9e1a66c066a95a5a4a4d59a84fe8fb6/BD%20INC%20Blanco%2090%202012" alt="A Blanco County resident heads to the Old Blanco County Courthouse to cast their vote in the last hour of voting in Tuesday'…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CsC4V8lm7njp1r7nyx7Gg5CYP60=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a9e1a66c066a95a5a4a4d59a84fe8fb6/BD%20INC%20Blanco%2090%202012 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2pdM4ii1OO2KOfVRQWHTq6ViYnU=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a9e1a66c066a95a5a4a4d59a84fe8fb6/BD%20INC%20Blanco%2090%202012 2500w, 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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/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Bob Daemmrich 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 class="c-story-block"> <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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/texas-electric-grid-election/">Analysis: Texas’ electric grid is half-ready for another winter freeze</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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-10 05:00 CST"> Dec. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Chances are, winter weather won’t be as bad as it was last February. Chances are, Texas won’t have the electric blackouts that caused so much misery then. And chances are, whatever happens will have some influence on the 2022 elections. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/texas-electric-grid-election/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/texas-electric-grid-election/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bq41YcydZlQyFYvyo7mIU377VvY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cd7fd7cc5f0b5f9c567c90c5e729f6d8/Winter%20Storm%20McKinney%20ST%20TT%2010" alt="A man walks home with 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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/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#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 class="c-story-block"> <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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/09/corporate-tax-incentive-chapter-313-texas-legislature/">Texas' multibillion-dollar corporate tax incentive program is slated to end in 2022. Will state officials let it die?</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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 9 Dec 2021 08:11:37 -0600" title="2021-12-09 08:11 CST"> Dec. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Critics of the Chapter 313 corporate tax incentive program say it lacks accountability and is burdensome to taxpayers in the state. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/09/corporate-tax-incentive-chapter-313-texas-legislature/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/09/corporate-tax-incentive-chapter-313-texas-legislature/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MzrVQh7HOeQr__59UzSsh8U8v74=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8f04f3a90766e98c15d7d780ebd84648/Abbott%20Cornyn%20Samsung%20SF%20TT%2008.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott shakes hands with Samsung CEO and Vice Chairman Ki Nam Kim at an economic announcement at the Texas Governo…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GvsszDadF4luQ-5F3_M_Z-Iw5eo=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8f04f3a90766e98c15d7d780ebd84648/Abbott%20Cornyn%20Samsung%20SF%20TT%2008.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ak22dhBQXzs4C3KmIZJBYHnHzoo=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8f04f3a90766e98c15d7d780ebd84648/Abbott%20Cornyn%20Samsung%20SF%20TT%2008.jpg 2500w, 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Greg Abbott shakes hands with Samsung CEO and Vice Chairman Ki Nam Kim at an economic announcement at the Texas Governo…" 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/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#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 class="c-story-block"> <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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/texas-evictions-rent-relief/">Evictions in some Texas cities are almost back to normal levels as tenant help dries up</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a> and <a href="/web/20211223005437/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, 23 Nov 2021 04:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-23 04:00 CST"> Nov. 23, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Evictions in major Texas cities have reached levels not seen since the pandemic began. But tenant protections and financial assistance for struggling renters are beginning to fade. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/texas-evictions-rent-relief/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/23/texas-evictions-rent-relief/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mTkjmCmu-vMvDjxFSJ2GgUKaSng=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/20f4ab08a7f23d116247f6012b220596/East%20Austin%20Housing%20MGO%20TT%2005.jpg" alt="A house in 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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/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#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 class="c-story-block"> <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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/22/texas-election-budget-surplus/">Analysis: A swelling Texas treasury gives 2022 hopefuls room for big ideas</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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-22 05:00 CST"> Nov. 22, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">As the political season starts, the contestants got an unexpected bit of good news: The state comptroller says the next Legislature will start with almost $25 billion in the state treasury. Expensive campaign promises just got a lot easier to make. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/22/texas-election-budget-surplus/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/22/texas-election-budget-surplus/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NOdbS020wHK-6KwoH-avKa0YIUE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b617331ea8d2dfd7d93e307607e190c8/Opening%20Day%20House%20Floor%20SP%20TT%20213.jpg" alt="Legislators on the opening day of the special session at the Texas Capitol on July 8, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gStqvHF6Z0cmIUtZn_h2oE-lZtA=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b617331ea8d2dfd7d93e307607e190c8/Opening%20Day%20House%20Floor%20SP%20TT%20213.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xjj9lrhuZka4G_dh384ywYwMuz8=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b617331ea8d2dfd7d93e307607e190c8/Opening%20Day%20House%20Floor%20SP%20TT%20213.jpg 2500w, 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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/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texans-congress-social-spending-bill/">Texans in U.S. House vote along party lines to pass $1.75 trillion social spending package</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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bethany-irvine/">Bethany Irvine</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:18:25 -0600" title="2021-11-19 09:18 CST"> Nov. 19, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">After months of contentious negotiations, the U.S. House passed the Build Back Better plan. It would establish universal pre-K and provide funding to combat climate change, among other things. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texans-congress-social-spending-bill/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/texans-congress-social-spending-bill/" 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/20211223005437/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ha4imqlqWQG0NjcTVxzSWmpOAu4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7b6334bf9094943107d1534c113efb31/Build%20Back%20Better%20Pelosi%20TT%20-%20REUTERS%20.jpg" alt="U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly press conference, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., …" 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/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via Reuters </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item 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But state troopers haven’t made a single arrest.</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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kevin-reynolds/">Kevin Reynolds</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 11 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-11 05:00 CST"> Nov. 11, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas health officials insist delta-8 is an illegal substance and has been for 40 years. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/11/texas-delta-8-dps-arrests/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Gi4UvQ-bSJi_F85ngrgvSp0gYbg=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b639f91617d03901d31f6a2bacf549c0/CBD%20and%20Delta%208%20File%20EG%20TT%2004.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vbdQy-xoISgx8wNFbTgTe1FMFwk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b639f91617d03901d31f6a2bacf549c0/CBD%20and%20Delta%208%20File%20EG%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="Products containing Delta-8 at Oasis A CBD Wellness Shop in Brownsville on Nov. 8, 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/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#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 class="c-story-block"> <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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/biden-infrastructure-bill-texas/">Biden’s infrastructure plan will set aside about $35 billion for Texas projects</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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reese-oxner/">Reese Oxner</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 17:18:51 -0600" title="2021-11-09 17:18 CST"> Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The funds will help advance existing plans, pay for much-needed repairs and launch other projects for roads, bridges, broadband access, electric vehicle charging stations and more. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/biden-infrastructure-bill-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/biden-infrastructure-bill-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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Highways were empty as a result of the coronavirus outbreak . April 1, 2020. " class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Stravato 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 class="c-story-block"> <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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/Texas-voters-poll-economy/">Texas voters say the state and country are worse off than a year ago and heading in the wrong direction, UT/TT Poll finds</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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-pollard/">James Pollard</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-09 05:00 CST"> Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Thirty-eight percent of respondents said the state economy is doing worse than a year ago, further evidence that Texans are still feeling the pandemic’s consequences. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/Texas-voters-poll-economy/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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class="c-story-block"> <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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-rent-relief-applications-ending/">Citing overwhelming demand, Texas Rent Relief Program will stop taking new applications after Friday</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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 4 Nov 2021 17:59:05 -0500" title="2021-11-04 17:59 CDT"> Nov. 4, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Housing advocates worry some Texans won’t get the help they need as the state enters the cold winter months. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-rent-relief-applications-ending/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-rent-relief-applications-ending/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/cqlcz8vc9Ox_TpFvfCFmEvEKTK0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0e5bdc9b3997bbcc3ea29d12b1bf43b3/Houston%20Evictions%20PYH%20TT%2010.jpg" alt="[Neighborhood scenes - Justice Court Pct. 5 Place 1 under Honorable Russ Ridgway] 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ax3Xg3_A5IuC_IN8IUdnEJOudy0=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0e5bdc9b3997bbcc3ea29d12b1bf43b3/Houston%20Evictions%20PYH%20TT%2010.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/cqlcz8vc9Ox_TpFvfCFmEvEKTK0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0e5bdc9b3997bbcc3ea29d12b1bf43b3/Houston%20Evictions%20PYH%20TT%2010.jpg" alt="[Neighborhood scenes - Justice Court Pct. 5 Place 1 under Honorable Russ Ridgway] Clarewood Gardens Apartments of the Chimne…" 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/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#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 class="c-story-block"> <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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/white-house-vaccination-businesses/">White House says big businesses must mandate vaccines or require testing by Jan. 4, regardless of what states like Texas 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"> by <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mitchell-ferman/">Mitchell Ferman</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 4 Nov 2021 17:30:00 -0500" title="2021-11-04 17:30 CDT"> Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The new rules preempt state and local laws, including part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on vaccine mandates. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/white-house-vaccination-businesses/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/white-house-vaccination-businesses/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/kxlmWcTvD2UYZoAT7ov8qhijHT0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/fc1d25db86c0459f5c593fd4619a8e57/Wilco%20Mass%20Vaccination%20SF%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="Maria Diaz receives her vaccine against COVID-19 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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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-pollard/">James Pollard</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 28 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-28 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 28, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas Republicans have largely welcomed the blockchain technology industry with open arms. But skeptics are concerned about cryptocurrency mining’s impact on the environment and energy grid. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/28/texas-republicans-blockchain-bitcoin/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/28/texas-republicans-blockchain-bitcoin/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vM8e3-MnZ3tM7W0NKtJbAH13L8Y=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/669c08078beedf47988efd5da620d0ec/Whinstone%20Bitcoin%20Mine%20MGO%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="Computers mine for Bitcoin at Whinstone's Rockdale facility on Oct. 22, 2021. 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At capacity, the building can support 22,000 c…" 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/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#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 class="c-story-block"> <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="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437/https://salaries.texastribune.org/">Search the newly updated Government Salaries Explorer</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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/chris-essig/">Chris Essig</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:40:00 -0500" title="2021-10-26 07:40 CDT"> Oct. 26, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Texas Tribune’s database of Texas state employees’ compensation has been updated to represent salaries as of Sept. 30. 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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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/22/texas-property-taxes/">Analysis: A quick turn on property taxes with the long game in mind</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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-22 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 22, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">High Texas property taxes were an issue in the state's 2018 elections, and you can see from their work on a new homestead exemption earlier this week that state lawmakers didn't forget that lesson from voters. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/22/texas-property-taxes/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/22/texas-property-taxes/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0XXFpUy8gJsiDPyMMwuLDUkAHOY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e6a25cb17ab2c3572ed710eb3748ddc0/Housing%20North%20Austin%20AI%20TT%2007.jpg" alt="Private and public housing across North Austin on Oct. 9, 2020." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block 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xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#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 class="c-story-block"> <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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/texas-legislature-2022-election/">Analysis: Texas legislators set the table for the 2022 elections</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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-20 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The controversial issues you’ve heard Texas lawmakers debate for most of the year aren’t going away; many of them will be argued all over again during the 2022 elections. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/texas-legislature-2022-election/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/texas-legislature-2022-election/" 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/20211223005437/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UFht2Kr9Nz63U4JHRPRVgxHB1vE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f6f365ee20e88ea0c5a6e47ef907e4dc/House%20Floor%20Oct%2012%20MGO%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="State Representatives on the House floor debate over amendments to HB 1 on Oct. 12, 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/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#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 class="c-story-block"> <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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/ut-rgv-tuition/">UT Rio Grande Valley to offer free tuition and fees to students with family income $100,000 or less</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/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kate-mcgee/">Kate McGee</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-20 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">UTRGV’s decision to offer free tuition to more students comes after more students’ families lost jobs during the pandemic. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/ut-rgv-tuition/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211223005437im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/economy/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211223005437/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/20/ut-rgv-tuition/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211223005437im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0F43LnZVQw2wXRbtaB9sWXHUxpU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/49803deff71553d108ae1dbf0c2726d0/UTRGV%20File%20EG%20TT%2020.jpg" alt="Students walk through a bridge connecting two sides of campus at the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley on Oct. 19, 20…" class="c-image__img 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García</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-19 11:00 CDT"> Oct. 19, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">For 19 months, business owners along the Texas-Mexico border have seen a drastic drop in customers because of COVID-19 travel restrictions. 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