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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/20211216144425/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/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/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/20211216144425im_/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/20211216144425im_/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/20211216144425im_/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/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#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/20211216144425/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/20211216144425/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/20211216144425/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/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> 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Highways were empty as a result of the coronavirus outbreak . April 1, 2020. 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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/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/07/ted-cruz-john-cornyn-infrastructure-bill/">U.S. Sens. John Cornyn, Ted Cruz vote against infrastructure bill that could give Texas more than $30 billion</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 10 Aug 2021 10:53:31 -0500" title="2021-08-10 10:53 CDT"> Aug. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Senate approved a $1 trillion, bipartisan bill that also earmarks money for broadband internet access. It’s not yet known how much money set aside for the country’s aging electricity infrastructure could go to Texas’ main power grid. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/07/ted-cruz-john-cornyn-infrastructure-bill/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/07/ted-cruz-john-cornyn-infrastructure-bill/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WssN68aH3EBSj8u6UhTeZJOo5xk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3e504cfe6e0f27dbbcf675de06692bab/05%20I45%20Downtown%20HTX%20MG%20TT.jpg" alt="An aerial view of I-45 and Downtown Houston on Sept. 16, 2019. 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" 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/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/27/texas-eminent-domain/">Texas could give landowners more say in eminent domain negotiations under bill sent to Greg Abbott’s desk</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 27 May 2021 12:10:35 -0500" title="2021-05-27 12:10 CDT"> May 27, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">After failing last session, lawmakers finalized a bill — described as a “delicate compromise” — that provides new protections for landowners in negotiating with companies attempting to seize their land through eminent domain. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/27/texas-eminent-domain/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas </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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/18/texas-commercial-vehicle-crash-liability/">Texas House bill could shield companies from liability after commercial vehicle crashes</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/anna-canizales/">Anna Canizales</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 19 May 2021 17:34:00 -0500" title="2021-05-19 17:34 CDT"> Updated: May 19, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">HB 19’s sponsors say the bill will prevent excessive lawsuits against companies, but road safety advocates say the bill would make Texas roads more dangerous and prevent victims of crashes from receiving justice. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/18/texas-commercial-vehicle-crash-liability/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/18/texas-commercial-vehicle-crash-liability/" tabindex="-1"> <div 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/lVy1eql9PrzS7GJL32bXCIVd38I=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6093523304d81df6fc00e93c6d5bd975/Mentone%20Semi%20Truck%20EP%20TT.jpg" alt="A semi-truck near an oil rig site outside of Mentone on Oct. 12, 2014." 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/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#camera"></use></svg></span> Ivan Pierre Aguirre 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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/13/point-order-king-road/">Point of Order: King of the road</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:00:00 -0500" title="2021-04-13 06:00 CDT"> April 13, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">In the latest episode of our podcast about the Texas Legislature, Evan Smith talks to state Senate Transportation Chair Robert Nichols about Infrastructure Week and the challenges of getting people and goods from point to point in a fast-growing, rapidly urbanizing state. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/13/point-order-king-road/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/13/point-order-king-road/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Xch4z8kSRqJKkSUqtVqRL0sGJLo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ee3b23c67609fb74b29eb60f2b7d02d0/TT-PointofOrder-podcast-launch-art.png" alt="Article thumbnail" class="c-image__img l-width-full 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href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/31/joe-biden-american-jobs-plan/">President Joe Biden's $2 trillion jobs and climate change plan would improve internet access, upgrade power grids and make road improvements</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 Rachel Siegel, The Washington Post </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:43:37 -0500" title="2021-03-31 16:43 CDT"> March 31, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The proposal would be paid for, in part, by raising the corporate tax rate and global minimum tax. 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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/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#camera"></use></svg></span> Spencer Selvidge 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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/21/texas-winter-electric-water-rural/">“One thing after another”: Rural Texans faced the same storm — with unique hardships</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 Melissa B. Taboada and Sarah M. Vasquez </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sun, 21 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-02-21 05:00 CST"> Feb. 21, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Last week's winter storm was brutal for the whole state, but rural Texans faced particular hardships, like distance from helpful neighbors. And newborn calves. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/21/texas-winter-electric-water-rural/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/21/texas-winter-electric-water-rural/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-5sRaejpoMYrqXP7IOUkTsGKNUk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8a64ae5a00a181055a17b7e4d88b0e17/Rural%20TX%20Winter%20Storm%20SV%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="Marfa is covered with snow on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. 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The temperature dropped to 7 degrees on Friday morning." 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/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sarah M. Vasquez 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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/16/texas-power-outage-help-warming-shelter/">How to help and get help in Texas as the winter storm causes power outages</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/megan-menchaca/">Megan Menchaca</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 19 Feb 2021 15:42:00 -0600" title="2021-02-19 15:42 CST"> Updated: Feb. 19, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Local organizations are providing warming shelters and resources, while nonprofits are asking for donations and volunteers. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/16/texas-power-outage-help-warming-shelter/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/16/texas-power-outage-help-warming-shelter/" 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/20211216144425/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/l3sxjnTNKKwRHgsdntCyY-S7aH8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/10aef0c8ffd7474e86ed88d79596ed50/ATX%20Winter%20Storm%20EL%20TT%2021" alt="People push on the back of a truck to attempt to get the vehicle unstuck from the snow in Austin on Feb. 15, 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/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#camera"></use></svg></span> Evan L'Roy/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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/30/texas-rural-women-healthcare/">Eight months into the pandemic, this women’s health clinic in rural Texas struggles to meet demand for care</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 30 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0600" title="2020-11-30 05:00 CST"> Nov. 30, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">At a housing unit turned health clinic in rural Brown County, the director of a family planning clinic laughs at the idea of offering tele-health visits to limit the virus' spread: “Where we are, that is just not an option for us.” <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/30/texas-rural-women-healthcare/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/30/texas-rural-women-healthcare/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WTgbs7wwbcKfB_0oXZEPrImQgCo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b8f938e02b88262510be14f14ebb8e7/Midway%20Family%20Planning%20Center%20JV%20TT%207.jpg" alt="Brenda Seely waits for her next patient at the Midway Family Planning clinic in Brownwood. " class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QTCR9F-Ej7JXe8YGuTE1faBqoP8=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b8f938e02b88262510be14f14ebb8e7/Midway%20Family%20Planning%20Center%20JV%20TT%207.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VKW9xF28MjpoQcu8n8xuiVjIGp4=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b8f938e02b88262510be14f14ebb8e7/Midway%20Family%20Planning%20Center%20JV%20TT%207.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iRkKo4fxNTJgnCPcA-nlkrucrgc=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b8f938e02b88262510be14f14ebb8e7/Midway%20Family%20Planning%20Center%20JV%20TT%207.jpg 1550w, 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/KYiHlcvFHoyueluoJTzoROxl530=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b8f938e02b88262510be14f14ebb8e7/Midway%20Family%20Planning%20Center%20JV%20TT%207.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WTgbs7wwbcKfB_0oXZEPrImQgCo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3b8f938e02b88262510be14f14ebb8e7/Midway%20Family%20Planning%20Center%20JV%20TT%207.jpg" alt="Brenda Seely waits for her next patient at the Midway Family Planning clinic in Brownwood. " 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/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article 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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/24/texas-concrete-batch-plants/">As Texas grows, communities face an unwelcome neighbor: concrete companies. Homeowners have few options.</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 24 Nov 2020 04:00:00 -0600" title="2020-11-24 04:00 CST"> Nov. 24, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Concrete companies say they’re just following the law. A handful of bills addressing the issue have been filed for the 2021 legislative session. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/24/texas-concrete-batch-plants/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/24/texas-concrete-batch-plants/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NZPPNOo81jMZdjOAg9h4Ego6_GY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/15ac669bf547194df149a59b1d564a04/Easy%20Mix%20Concrete%20MG%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Easy Mix Concrete Services LLC in southwest Austin. 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" 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/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/20/coronavirus-vaccine-texas/">COVID-19 vaccines may be coming soon, but most Texans won’t get them for months. Here’s why.</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a> and <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:38:22 -0600" title="2020-11-20 11:38 CST"> Nov. 20, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Officials are preparing for the massive undertaking of distributing a vaccine that may require multiple doses and subzero storage temperatures across a state that covers 270,000 square miles and some 170 rural counties. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/20/coronavirus-vaccine-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/20/coronavirus-vaccine-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nmc0CVZXPoRS5SAQ580tIRraqZw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6e39ec10bff12f7ca19968158e943f5d/Falfurrias%20Flu%20Shot%20JG%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="Shirley Cortez, left, prepares flu shots while Janel Allen applies hand sanitizer inside the mobile unit in front of Falfurr…" class="c-image__img l-width-full 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aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jason Garza 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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/17/houston-dallas-bullet-train-permits/">More than eight years in, Texas high-speed rail company still lacks permits to build Dallas-to-Houston route</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/juan-pablo-garnham/">Juan Pablo Garnham</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 17 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0600" title="2020-11-17 06:00 CST"> Nov. 17, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">In a letter to the Japanese prime minister, Gov. Greg Abbott said that the company had all the permits needed, but later he had to backtrack. Legislators are expected to file bills to regulate high-speed rail projects during their next session. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/17/houston-dallas-bullet-train-permits/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/17/houston-dallas-bullet-train-permits/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Leb6j8ktUIuOt9FpbKqc9vZaVCI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35522b2166e57546b26669d2d5aaba97/High%20Speed%20Rail%20HTX%20Dallas%20MS%20TT%2086.jpg" alt="A public scoping meeting on the Dallas to Houston High-Speed Rail hosted by TXDOT and the Federal Railroad Administration in…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MUIMIcUAZgQqd9TwFq6gRzdjxgs=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35522b2166e57546b26669d2d5aaba97/High%20Speed%20Rail%20HTX%20Dallas%20MS%20TT%2086.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Leb6j8ktUIuOt9FpbKqc9vZaVCI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/35522b2166e57546b26669d2d5aaba97/High%20Speed%20Rail%20HTX%20Dallas%20MS%20TT%2086.jpg" alt="A public scoping meeting on the Dallas to Houston High-Speed Rail hosted by TXDOT and the Federal Railroad Administration in…" 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/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/21/dallas-houston-high-speed-train/">High-speed train between Dallas and Houston gets federal approval</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/juan-pablo-garnham/">Juan Pablo Garnham</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 22 Sep 2020 18:04:00 -0500" title="2020-09-22 18:04 CDT"> Updated: Sept. 22, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The railroad plans to connect Texas' two biggest cities within 90 minutes. Construction could begin in the first half of next year. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/21/dallas-houston-high-speed-train/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/21/dallas-houston-high-speed-train/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4M8Z0WxqVS0W9llkdKFlPuAK-sE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/02/22/HSR_02.JPG" alt="The Dallas station of a proposed Dallas-Houston bullet train will likely be on the 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xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#camera"></use></svg></span> Brandon Formby/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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/24/travel-restrictions-texas-new-york-coronavirus/">New York imposes travel restrictions on visitors from Texas, the latest coronavirus hot spot</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/meena-venkataramanan/">Meena Venkataramanan</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2020 11:58:11 -0500" title="2020-06-24 11:58 CDT"> June 24, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The tables have turned: Texas previously had similar self-quarantining requirements for hot spots like New York and Louisiana. Now that Texas is the latest hot spot, states are imposing restrictions against travelers from the Lone Star State. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/24/travel-restrictions-texas-new-york-coronavirus/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/24/travel-restrictions-texas-new-york-coronavirus/" 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/20211216144425/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/xReKKGxH_kFVuae3HYJbGHBLbtk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5adf2a3c623e1934ac788656a4129197/DFW%20Airport%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="Delta Air Lines' new Airbus A220 jet rests between flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in April of 2019." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#camera"></use></svg></span> USA TODAY NETWORK </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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/02/texas-coronavirus-pandemic-hhsc-phil-wilson/">As coronavirus hits Texas, the state's top health official is spending 30 hours a week on a second job — that pays $600,000</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 2 Jun 2020 13:00:12 -0500" title="2020-06-02 13:00 CDT"> June 2, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Acting Executive Commissioner Phil Wilson chose not to accept salary and benefits for a temporary position leading one of Texas’ largest and most high-profile agencies. Instead, he continues to earn $636,694 from the Lower Colorado River Authority, more than double what the previous health commissioner made. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/02/texas-coronavirus-pandemic-hhsc-phil-wilson/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/02/texas-coronavirus-pandemic-hhsc-phil-wilson/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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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/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/21/texas-coronavirus-travel-restrictions/">Gov. Greg Abbott lifts coronavirus restrictions for travelers from New York, Georgia and other hot spots</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/stacy-fernandez/">Stacy Fernández</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 21 May 2020 14:40:32 -0500" title="2020-05-21 14:40 CDT"> May 21, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Travelers coming to Texas from select major states and cities previously had to undergo a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/21/texas-coronavirus-travel-restrictions/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/21/texas-coronavirus-travel-restrictions/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Tjwye4HE3zj3DZRNy7ls8_XbR-w=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e51106494cf66254106d8e28621f544c/DFW%20Airport%20REUTERS%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="American Airlines jets fill Terminal A at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in April of 2019." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SV-WstuigDoklSzRWat5cL2FqUU=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e51106494cf66254106d8e28621f544c/DFW%20Airport%20REUTERS%20TT%2002.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Tjwye4HE3zj3DZRNy7ls8_XbR-w=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/e51106494cf66254106d8e28621f544c/DFW%20Airport%20REUTERS%20TT%2002.jpg" alt="American Airlines jets fill Terminal A at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in April of 2019." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren for USA TODAY via REUTERS </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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/12/texas-coronavirus-photo-essay/">Photos of a state in crisis: Deserted highways, swamped food banks and health care workers at risk</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/miguel-gutierrez-jr/">Miguel Gutierrez Jr.</a>, <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eddie-gaspar/">Eddie Gaspar</a> and <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 12 May 2020 05:00:00 -0500" title="2020-05-12 05:00 CDT"> May 12, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">COVID-19 has changed the world in ways few imagined possible. As the virus spread across the globe and found its way to Texas, Tribune journalists and photojournalists have been there every step of the way, documenting the changes the new coronavirus has brought into all our lives. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/12/texas-coronavirus-photo-essay/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/12/texas-coronavirus-photo-essay/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gCIDrD0oh7B6JUmzsqVZFYiYtac=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/273145663921e82c561f54efd520ee96/ATX%20Night%20Coronavirus%20MG%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="Downtown Austin during the COVID-19 pandemic on April 12, 2020." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/wnV_i0A4eMm8iNYE4kqsSFhXy90=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/273145663921e82c561f54efd520ee96/ATX%20Night%20Coronavirus%20MG%20TT%2006.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gCIDrD0oh7B6JUmzsqVZFYiYtac=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/273145663921e82c561f54efd520ee96/ATX%20Night%20Coronavirus%20MG%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="Downtown Austin during the COVID-19 pandemic on April 12, 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/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/01/texas-pandemic-highway-oil-economy/">Analysis: You didn’t think a pandemic could stop highway planning in Texas, did you?</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 1 May 2020 04:00:00 -0500" title="2020-05-01 04:00 CDT"> May 1, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">All eyes in Texas are on the coronavirus and the state government's response to it. But some of the biggest state agencies are still doing what they always do, like building highways and debating oil and gas regulations. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/01/texas-pandemic-highway-oil-economy/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/01/texas-pandemic-highway-oil-economy/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/30/west-texas-volunteer-pilots-deliver-medical-supplies-hospitals/">In West Texas, volunteers manufacture medical supplies and amateur pilots deliver to remote hospitals</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/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emma-platoff/">Emma Platoff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:17:00 -0500" title="2020-04-30 16:17 CDT"> April 30, 2020 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A volunteer air force of more than 1,000 amateur aviators has come together to transport essential medical supplies in a part of the state where the cities are far-flung and the roads are notoriously dangerous from oil-related traffic. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/30/west-texas-volunteer-pilots-deliver-medical-supplies-hospitals/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144425im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/transportation/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144425/https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/30/west-texas-volunteer-pilots-deliver-medical-supplies-hospitals/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DWouyRKMdIFw1zq2z8j-VFqeTM4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/9597875997a398d9dc3834236ce8c871/West%20Texas%20Airplane%20COVID%20Delivery%20TT.jpg" alt="From left, Bryan Rose and Scott Gloyna deliver medical supplies via airplane to the city of Monahans." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144425im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HtUnoe8S5JfObRFhcg0QUPIa7yE=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/9597875997a398d9dc3834236ce8c871/West%20Texas%20Airplane%20COVID%20Delivery%20TT.jpg 3000w, 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