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He joined the Tribune in August 2021 after a covering local government at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for a little over a year. The Star-Telegram was his first gig after graduating from the University of Texas at Arlington in May 2020 where he worked for the student-run newspaper The Shorthorn. 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Greg Abbott's ban</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:36:00 -0600" title="2021-11-10 20:36 CST"> Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The judge said the governor's order impedes children with disabilities from the benefits of public schools’ programs, services and activities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-schools-mask-mandate-ban-overturned/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/765H4BlhNkWzSCh1xR0__NZMG7g=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f63f40d5fd89b6d13ffdf0b0f3c74228/COVID%20Highland%20Village%20Elem%20ST%20TT%2005.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZQbtJePXcKa7vcc2OnxN6f94zzI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f63f40d5fd89b6d13ffdf0b0f3c74228/COVID%20Highland%20Village%20Elem%20ST%20TT%2005.jpg" alt="Declan True listens to kindergarten teacher Mrs. Hogan on the first day of in-person classes at Highland Village Elementary …" 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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/colleyville-principal-critical-race-theory/">North Texas principal resigns to end fight over whether he was teaching “critical race theory”</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:58:49 -0600" title="2021-11-10 17:58 CST"> Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">James Whitfield, the first Black principal at mostly white Colleyville Heritage High School, chose to resign but remain on paid administrative leave until 2023 in a settlement with the school district. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/colleyville-principal-critical-race-theory/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/colleyville-principal-critical-race-theory/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/deh7qUlu1jZpMKy1WLw9GJVNt3I=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3a655e0e026c19ab7c104547c6e43574/JamesWhitfield%20Principal%20BT%20TT%2009.jpg" alt="James Whitfield, 43, principal at Colleyville Heritage High School in Colleyville, who has been placed on leave by the Grape…" 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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Ben Torres for the Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-schools-books-investigation/">Texas lawmaker keeping mum on inquiry into what books students can access as school districts grapple with how to respond</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a> and <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 29 Oct 2021 20:39:00 -0500" title="2021-10-29 20:39 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 29, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Critics say state Rep. Matt Krause's inquiry targets books about women, people of color and LGBTQ people. The lawmaker says providing specifics about his inquiry "could compromise a potential investigation." <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-schools-books-investigation/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-schools-books-investigation/" 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/20211112152311/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/P9seCiA_7iI_nPXkXNRzF8OEXV4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/de358079d1891a47f1257be0d481770a/Jacobs%20Well%20Elementary%20JV%20TT%2016.jpg" alt="Teacher Melissa Perry reads to her fifth grade class at Jacob’s Well Elementary School in Wimberley on September 4, 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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-school-books-race-sexuality/">Texas House committee to investigate school districts’ books on race and sexuality</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:51:50 -0500" title="2021-10-26 14:51 CDT"> Oct. 26, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">State Rep. Matt Krause, a candidate for state attorney general, asked school superintendents to confirm whether any books on a list of 850 titles are in their libraries and classrooms. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-school-books-race-sexuality/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-school-books-race-sexuality/" 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/20211112152311/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/47fa-xOFohq72hwqs2h1Yi81s3c=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aed28c0fc2fcdb8b0a38cd28536d7a27/McCallum%20High%20School%20Library%20CP%20TT.jpg" alt="Books at McCallum High School in Austin on Jul. 31, 2013." 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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Gabriel Cristóver Pérez for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-covid-vaccine-kids-fda/">FDA panel recommends approval of the Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5-11. Here's what that means for Texans.</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a> and <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:40:00 -0500" title="2021-10-26 15:40 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The move opens the door to emergency use approval by the FDA. In Texas, about 2.9 million children would be newly eligible if that happens. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-covid-vaccine-kids-fda/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/26/texas-covid-vaccine-kids-fda/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/upDF7rlUMcThWWfCPBKnDNrJ6rA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/02e377f42fd6c50cb041b4f748862977/CTFB-UT%20Vaccine%20Clinic%20SP%20TT%2009.jpg" alt="A woman 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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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/15/Texas-critical-race-theory-law-confuses-educators/">The law that prompted a school administrator to call for an “opposing” perspective on the Holocaust is causing confusion across Texas</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 15 Oct 2021 19:38:31 -0500" title="2021-10-15 19:38 CDT"> Oct. 15, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Lawmakers say schools are misinterpreting a new measure designed to keep critical race theory out of public schools. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/15/Texas-critical-race-theory-law-confuses-educators/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/texas-students-esl/">Texas struggled to teach students learning English before COVID-19. The pandemic made it worse.</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 8 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-08 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 8, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Since 2008, the number of Texas students learning English as a second language who take longer than five years to become proficient is growing. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/texas-students-esl/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/texas-schools-mask-mandates-justice-department/">Justice Department argues Texas ban on school mask mandates violates disabled students’ rights</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 1 Oct 2021 17:48:00 -0500" title="2021-10-01 17:48 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Plaintiffs say the governor’s order denies children with disabilities, who are at a high risk of illness and death from the coronavirus, access to public education. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/texas-schools-mask-mandates-justice-department/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/texas-schools-mask-mandates-justice-department/" 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/20211112152311/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HDjhHk_ckVCHOa1qb0woaIxLCmE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f2b0a8882e7ab7ea5010cffa4b8c2c01/Blanco%20Vista%20Elementary%20JV%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Kindergarten students work at their desks at Blanco Vista Elementary School in San Marcos on Aug. 23, 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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for the Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/21/texas-schools-mask-mandates-education-department/">Texas’ ban on school mask mandates draws federal investigation for possibly violating the rights of students with disabilities</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:11:00 -0500" title="2021-09-22 12:11 CDT"> Updated: Sept. 22, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The U.S. Department of Education announced the inquiry days after the Texas Education Agency quietly updated its guidance to say school districts can’t require masks. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/21/texas-schools-mask-mandates-education-department/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/21/texas-schools-mask-mandates-education-department/" 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/20211112152311/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bwAo2bL49DOwmoR5VHl-ZAWwY-A=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8834945ac28fb78724df07437290e0e9/Jacobs%20Well%20Elementary%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg" alt="Fifth graders at Jacob’s Well Elementary School in Wimberley work from behind desktop barriers meant to prevent the spread o…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/18/colleyville-principal-critical-race-theory/">How a Black high school principal was swept into a “critical race theory” maelstrom in a mostly white Texas suburb</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 20 Sep 2021 22:01:00 -0500" title="2021-09-20 22:01 CDT"> Updated: Sept. 20, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">James Whitfield was put on paid leave about a month after being accused of teaching critical race theory. His future could soon be decided after an evidentiary hearing where he can argue his case to the school board. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/18/colleyville-principal-critical-race-theory/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/18/colleyville-principal-critical-race-theory/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/cN2KGgCaHqU6SYu4_Vq67macFDo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/724291f28b2f0449c3b79ae282c42806/JamesWhitfield%20Principal%20BT%20TT%2007.jpg" alt="James Whitfield, 43, principal at Colleyville Heritage High School, has been placed on leave by the Grapevine-Colleyville IS…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iMAtqWZE94x4uqSpIYzSKY3Or1I=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/724291f28b2f0449c3b79ae282c42806/JamesWhitfield%20Principal%20BT%20TT%2007.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/cN2KGgCaHqU6SYu4_Vq67macFDo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/724291f28b2f0449c3b79ae282c42806/JamesWhitfield%20Principal%20BT%20TT%2007.jpg" alt="James Whitfield, 43, principal at Colleyville Heritage High School, has been placed on leave by the Grapevine-Colleyville IS…" 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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Ben Torres for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/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></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kalley-huang/">Kalley Huang</a>, <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mandi-cai/">Mandi Cai</a> and <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 5 Nov 2021 11:57:00 -0500" title="2021-11-05 11:57 CDT"> Updated: Nov. 5, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Three months into this school year, districts have reported 211,788 cases in students. But state data on school cases is incomplete and likely an undercount. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/17/texas-schools-covid-19-cases/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/17/texas-schools-covid-19-cases/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gVOeCnvECR5dfJ01lgOd6rBDByU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/289abbe9bb905781004995e9e6b30aef/Blanco%20Vista%20Elementary%20JV%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="Students work at their desks at Blanco Vista Elementary School in San Marcos on Aug. 23, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/In8BurC9Ri5GP5BDcM4ldMFoKBU=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/289abbe9bb905781004995e9e6b30aef/Blanco%20Vista%20Elementary%20JV%20TT%2006.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2xjw4wLgW7V7NC98CkAacYpkndM=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/289abbe9bb905781004995e9e6b30aef/Blanco%20Vista%20Elementary%20JV%20TT%2006.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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/10/texas-school-mask-mandates-lawsuits/">Texas sues six school districts that issued mask mandates in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s order</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a> and <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:42:00 -0500" title="2021-09-10 20:42 CDT"> Updated: Sept. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have long threatened to sue school districts that defy Abbott’s ban on local mask mandates. On Friday, Paxton made good on that threat. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/10/texas-school-mask-mandates-lawsuits/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/10/texas-school-mask-mandates-lawsuits/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DkIykkXK_LHQCAzMRASRWpK468A=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3f8ca870d69025b1227a3772d14a6afc/COVID%20Highland%20Village%20Elem%20ST%20TT%2056.jpg" alt="A student's school supplies on the first day of in-person classes in Texas on Sept. 8, 2020." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DTE1TgYO-5NO0Mdw6JaWjZLglsU=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3f8ca870d69025b1227a3772d14a6afc/COVID%20Highland%20Village%20Elem%20ST%20TT%2056.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/z9sba7fJpg_n8QsHzzUnMTp551w=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3f8ca870d69025b1227a3772d14a6afc/COVID%20Highland%20Village%20Elem%20ST%20TT%2056.jpg 2500w, 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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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/09/texas-teachers-shortage-covid-19/">The pandemic’s toll on educators has made Texas’ teacher shortage worse</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 9 Sep 2021 04:30:00 -0500" title="2021-09-09 04:30 CDT"> Sept. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Teachers report being spread thin by the demands of remote learning and exhausted by the constant health concerns. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/09/texas-teachers-shortage-covid-19/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/09/texas-teachers-shortage-covid-19/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ouh5c7hh0F0jDUl6drm-D8_LA9U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/47117d2598a8a337fd1c7adb5f5b1364/Teacher%20Shortage%20JR%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="Tomas Garcia sits in his home with his dog, Patches, in Houston on Sept. 8, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/kKk5vFjLq7HE4V1g9EvRQTm4W4k=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/47117d2598a8a337fd1c7adb5f5b1364/Teacher%20Shortage%20JR%20TT%2002.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ouh5c7hh0F0jDUl6drm-D8_LA9U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/47117d2598a8a337fd1c7adb5f5b1364/Teacher%20Shortage%20JR%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="Tomas Garcia sits in his home with his dog, Patches, in Houston on Sept. 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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/02/texas-race-history-schools/">GOP bill targeting how race, slavery and history are taught in Texas schools heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/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 Sep 2021 19:53:12 -0500" title="2021-09-02 19:53 CDT"> Sept. 2, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Before the second special session ended, lawmakers sent the GOP-backed bill for the governor's signature. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/02/texas-race-history-schools/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> 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xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/31/texas-virtual-learning-funds-legislature/">Texas lawmakers send Gov. Greg Abbott a bill that funds virtual learning, but could leave out many students of color</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 31 Aug 2021 18:11:16 -0500" title="2021-08-31 18:11 CDT"> Aug. 31, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The bill would pay for virtual learning until September 2023, but won't fund it for students who have failed their STAAR exams. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/31/texas-virtual-learning-funds-legislature/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/31/texas-virtual-learning-funds-legislature/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ox4SFQQjfk7JMIsltJRu20BIAf8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/084dc0a32a707425eb5c9413e7a91b54/Hunter%20-%20Remote%20Learning%20AI%20TT%2013.jpg" alt="Candace Hunter’s children are home-schooled due to the pandemic and have been struggling to manage the onslaught of assignme…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MEm6LaC6XB4jeE5YyEv3Wrss8lA=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/084dc0a32a707425eb5c9413e7a91b54/Hunter%20-%20Remote%20Learning%20AI%20TT%2013.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ox4SFQQjfk7JMIsltJRu20BIAf8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/084dc0a32a707425eb5c9413e7a91b54/Hunter%20-%20Remote%20Learning%20AI%20TT%2013.jpg" alt="Candace Hunter’s children are home-schooled due to the pandemic and have been struggling to manage the onslaught of assignme…" 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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Amna Ijaz/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/27/texas-house-virtual-learning/">Texas is one step closer to funding virtual learning, but could leave out many students of color</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:08:00 -0500" title="2021-08-30 17:08 CDT"> Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The bill, which would provide funding through September 2023, will head back to the Senate before reaching Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/27/texas-house-virtual-learning/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/27/texas-house-virtual-learning/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/emzKEOkutbsuv-ew9-NSyC4cLKE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a726020d6c0324454d07cea7fc972f60/Phan%20-%20Remote%20Learning%20JV%20TT%2005.jpg" alt="Sophomore Alexis Phan does her Algebra 2 homework remotely, from her 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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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/27/texas-schools-covid-19-cases/">More Texas students tested positive for COVID-19 last week than at any time last school year</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a> and <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kalley-huang/">Kalley Huang</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 27 Aug 2021 17:30:23 -0500" title="2021-08-27 17:30 CDT"> Aug. 27, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">There have been 20,256 reported cases among students across the state since the school year began. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/27/texas-schools-covid-19-cases/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RLhaeM_sn-sygEUkvqgMYYilb7Q=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/52775077fa76690e510e097e4bd31cc2/Chapa%20Middle%20School%20JV%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="Students eat lunch in the cafeteria at Chapa Middle School in Kyle on Aug. 24, 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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/26/texas-unemployment-benefits-workforce-commission/">Extended unemployment benefits for jobless Texans will end in September, state agency says</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:15:36 -0500" title="2021-08-26 19:15 CDT"> Aug. 26, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Texas Workforce Commission announced that the U.S. Department of Labor notified the commission that the state’s unemployment rate fell below the threshold needed to continue the benefits. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/26/texas-unemployment-benefits-workforce-commission/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/26/texas-unemployment-benefits-workforce-commission/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7Sue0j3Nckpkql5S_qOwqMP9d8k=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f5aa56160238a4f21b6fbad87502847/Texas%20Workforce%20MG%2001%20TT.jpg" alt="The Texas Workforce Commission Building in Austin on March 30, 2020." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zpUDoeCPdnSF4puI-Fq8_5DLCpQ=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f5aa56160238a4f21b6fbad87502847/Texas%20Workforce%20MG%2001%20TT.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-GBq2lEMJsYzgykTkoHYeNx4hSQ=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4f5aa56160238a4f21b6fbad87502847/Texas%20Workforce%20MG%2001%20TT.jpg 2500w, 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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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/24/texas-house-education-virtual-learning/">With a full plate of controversial bills to go, Texas House committee OKs funding for virtual learning</a></h3>  <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/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:46:15 -0500" title="2021-08-24 19:46 CDT"> Aug. 24, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Public hearing on bill about teaching race and history draws a crowd. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/24/texas-house-education-virtual-learning/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/24/texas-house-education-virtual-learning/" tabindex="-1"> <div 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211112152311/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/s_biJ8_cvVL92lERkKx_HSMCiRY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/365012c032240639ed14a50fb5494c15/Remote%20Learning%20COVID%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="A Texas elementary school student works on a laptop." 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/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#camera"></use></svg></span> Erich Schlegel for USA Today Network via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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Greg Abbott’s mask rules, but fears for staff, students and local medical facilities are driving them to fight COVID-19 with temporary closures. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/19/texas-school-districts-shut-covid/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211112152311im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211112152311/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/19/texas-school-districts-shut-covid/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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