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xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article>  <article id="fp-primary-b" class="c-story-block c-story-block--secondary c-story-block--stack-from-bp-l c-two-story__secondary"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/11/rice-university-president/" ga-on="click" ga-event-action="secondary" ga-event-category="well click" ga-event-label="frontpage">Rice University names school Provost Reginald DesRoches as next president</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/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mitchell-ferman/">Mitchell Ferman</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:30:00 -0600" title="2021-11-11 14:30 CST"> 1 hour ago </time></p> <p class="t-serif t-size-s is-hidden-from-bp-l is-hidden-until-bp-s">DesRoches is an internationally recognized structural engineer and earthquake resilience expert. He will be the first immigrant and first Black man to lead the private Houston university.</p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/11/rice-university-president/" ga-on="click" ga-event-category="well click" ga-event-action="secondary" ga-event-label="frontpage" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <picture> <source sizes="(min-width: 1100px) 260px, 25vw" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111215041im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RbbdhfcqfXnuiurmBLjClMROcNQ=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/560c50ea4ec8529a94d2d06e7a893c65/Reginald%20DesRoches%20RICE%20TT.jpg 3000w, 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Greg Abbott's ban</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/20211111215041/http://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/20211111215041/http://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/20211111215041im_/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/20211111215041/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/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-a2" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-abortion-law-state-court/">A state district court judge hears over a dozen challenges to Texas’ abortion law Wednesday</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/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reese-oxner/">Reese Oxner</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:24:00 -0600" title="2021-11-10 18:24 CST"> Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Abortion rights groups are asking the court to declare Texas’ law unconstitutional. It's unclear what the outcome of this latest challenge against the controversial law will be or what weight it could hold overall. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-abortion-law-state-court/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-abortion-law-state-court/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111215041im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/o4JJ9kFx7-0U3gyA1kSc6Wi3d_0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f9aba9ee8527f7304524813a4a7e4e9e/People%20vs.%20State%20of%20Texas%20MGO%20TT%2029.jpg" alt="Several dozen people showed up at the Capitol to protest Texas' controversial anti-abortion law on Sept. 11, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111215041im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7WJf2EmaLBuXZCkneurGfxM55C8=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f9aba9ee8527f7304524813a4a7e4e9e/People%20vs.%20State%20of%20Texas%20MGO%20TT%2029.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111215041/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/o4JJ9kFx7-0U3gyA1kSc6Wi3d_0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f9aba9ee8527f7304524813a4a7e4e9e/People%20vs.%20State%20of%20Texas%20MGO%20TT%2029.jpg" alt="Several dozen people showed up at the Capitol to protest Texas' controversial anti-abortion law on Sept. 11, 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/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="l-content-grid__side"> <div class="has-b-btm-marg"> <div id="ad-unit-1347" class="js-ad-unit"> <div class="c-ad-cube c-ad-cube--basic"> <div class="c-ad-cube__unit"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="l-container l-container--xl l-content-grid has-page-padding"> <div class="l-content-grid__content"> <ul class="c-block-feed"> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-b1" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111215041/http://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></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/20211111215041/http://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/20211111215041/http://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/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/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/20211111215041im_/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="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Ben Torres for the Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-b2" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/astroworld-texas-concert-safety/">In wake of Astroworld tragedy, Texas creates new task force on concert safety</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/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:48:43 -0600" title="2021-11-10 14:48 CST"> Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The state appears to have minimal oversight over events like the Astroworld concert. And some cities are more stringent than others. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/astroworld-texas-concert-safety/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/astroworld-texas-concert-safety/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111215041im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/i8YZWnlDVMULekvAyppMln_PHWE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3676dca0b12ba139e1d75f5ad8efba97/Astroworld%20Memorial%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="A makeshift memorial for the concertgoers who died in a stampede 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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/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="l-content-grid__side"> <div class="has-giant-btm-marg"> <div id="upcoming-events"> <div class="loading loading--s" aria-hidden="true"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="has-xl-btm-marg l-container l-container--xl has-page-padding"> <div id="ad-unit-6574" class="js-ad-unit"> <div class="c-ad-fluid"></div> </div> </div>  <div class="l-container l-container--xl l-content-grid has-page-padding"> <div class="l-content-grid__content"> <ul class="c-block-feed"> <li class="c-block-feed__item 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Greg Abbott calls for criminal investigation into availability of "pornographic books" in public schools</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/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a> and <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:48:00 -0600" title="2021-11-10 11:48 CST"> Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">It’s unclear why the governor tasked the state's education agency, which does not employ law enforcement officers, to perform the investigation. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/abbott-pornography-texas-school-books/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/abbott-pornography-texas-school-books/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111215041im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qzWJZoNQKKeg1TM7Egw8GROjB_4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/9d8a91ab51707380f9d75e21baf737b8/Library%20File%20JV%20TT%2006.jpg" alt="The library at Blanco Vista Elementary in San Marcos on Nov. 4, 2021. 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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/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-c2" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111215041/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2020/texas-coronavirus-cases-map/">More than 70,000 Texans have died from COVID-19 as Texas’ deadly third wave of coronavirus slows</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/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/admin-user/">Texas Tribune Staff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:35:00 -0600" title="2021-11-10 10:35 CST"> Updated: Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Texas Tribune is using daily data from the Texas Department of State Health Services to track coronavirus vaccinations, cases, hospitalizations and deaths. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111215041/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2020/texas-coronavirus-cases-map/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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</figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-c3" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-railroad-commission-race-2022/">Democrat running for Texas agency that regulates the energy industry focusing his campaign on furor over power grid failure</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/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-10 10:00 CST"> Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Luke Warford, a 32-year-old former Texas Democratic Party staffer, is challenging Republican incumbent Wayne Christian for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-railroad-commission-race-2022/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-railroad-commission-race-2022/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/texas-election-polling-issues/">Analysis: Texas Republican lawmakers pleased most of their own voters, most of the time</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/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-10 05:00 CST"> Nov. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">They didn't make a majority of Texas voters happy on a single issue, but the Republican majority in the Legislature made most of their own voters happy — and then drew maps that minimize political threats to them in the November general election. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans 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xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-d2" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111215041/http://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/20211111215041/http://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/20211111215041/http://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/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/biden-infrastructure-bill-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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Highways were empty as a result of the coronavirus outbreak . April 1, 2020. " class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#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 id="fp-secondary-d3" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/louie-gohmert-texas-attorney-general-2022/">U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert exploring run against Attorney General Ken Paxton in increasingly crowded GOP primary</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/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 16:09:00 -0600" title="2021-11-09 16:09 CST"> Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Land Commissioner George P. Bush, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman and state Rep. Matt Krause are also vying for the GOP nomination next year. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/louie-gohmert-texas-attorney-general-2022/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/louie-gohmert-texas-attorney-general-2022/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111215041im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_lh5T3NzxZ7h8Ut8t1Xnjg3eUDs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3dbd674a518409f4ca2feaf5027eb9ae/Gohmert%20Impeachment%20Hearing%20REUTERS%20TT" alt="U.S. Rep. 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Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, questions Intelligence Committee Minority Counsel Stephen Castor and Intelligence Committe…" 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/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="l-content-grid__side"> <div class="has-xl-btm-marg"> <div id="tribcast"> <div class="loading loading--s c-loading c-loading--s" aria-hidden="true"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="l-container l-container--xl l-content-grid has-page-padding"> <div class="l-content-grid__content"> <ul class="c-block-feed"> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-e1" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/texas-executions-religion-supreme-court/">U.S. Supreme Court justices appear reluctant to loosen restrictions on religious advisers during Texas executions</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/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 16:01:30 -0600" title="2021-11-09 16:01 CST"> Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The latest Texas execution protocols forbid spiritual advisers from praying aloud or touching prisoners as the prisoners are killed. Some members of the high court said they feared overturning the rules would lead to a flood of requests for other religious accommodations during executions. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/texas-executions-religion-supreme-court/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/texas-executions-religion-supreme-court/" 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/20211111215041/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yLIwV-AFSCJw3nCaywbMHEsZG8Y=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/604c205e32b7376d0b163b76ebde9b7f/SCOTUS%20Nov%201%20EL%20TT%2014.jpg" alt="Supreme Court police officers walk alongside protective barriers in Washington D.C., on Nov. 1, 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/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eric Lee for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-e2" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/texas-election-polling/">TribCast, special edition: Our pollsters analyze the latest UT/TT Poll on the 2022 candidates and issues</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/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a>, <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/todd-wiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a> and <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/michael-rey-de-leon/">Michael Rey de Leon</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 14:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-09 14:00 CST"> Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">In this edition of TribCast, Ross talks to pollsters Joshua Blank, James Henson and Daron Shaw about the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, focused on the 2022 elections and this year’s legislative issues. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/texas-election-polling/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/texas-election-polling/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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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/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#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 id="fp-secondary-e3" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/delta-8-texas-legal-lawsuit/">Delta-8 is legal in Texas — for now — after Travis County judge blocks state from criminalizing the cannabis extract</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/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kevin-reynolds/">Kevin Reynolds</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 08:37:00 -0600" title="2021-11-09 08:37 CST"> Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A Travis County judge temporarily blocked the state from listing delta-8 as a Schedule I drug, which effectively made it illegal. The cannabis extract became popular because users say it produces the “high” effect of marijuana. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/delta-8-texas-legal-lawsuit/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/delta-8-texas-legal-lawsuit/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111215041im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/E7SHT_gFHSyEP3zs08tOytzSN4Y=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/98cc33f506df1642b9b857dfbd2d7677/Delta%208%20JV%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="Products containing Delta 8 THC on the 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href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/Texas-voters-poll-economy/">Texas voters say the state and country are worse off than a year ago and heading in the wrong direction, UT/TT Poll finds</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-pollard/">James Pollard</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-09 05:00 CST"> Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Thirty-eight percent of respondents said the state economy is doing worse than a year ago, further evidence that Texans are still feeling the pandemic’s consequences. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/Texas-voters-poll-economy/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/Texas-voters-poll-economy/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111215041im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/rsuxc4Pk0olydEpvWj_qzQMUJcs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6f5721e39f2566308591f5fd7ce7dd91/UT-TT%20Mood%20TT.jpg" alt="A view of the U.S. and Texas flags flying on the south side of the Texas Capitol from the Capitol Dome on Aug. 12, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111215041/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/rsuxc4Pk0olydEpvWj_qzQMUJcs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6f5721e39f2566308591f5fd7ce7dd91/UT-TT%20Mood%20TT.jpg" alt="A view of the U.S. and Texas flags flying on the south side of the Texas Capitol from the Capitol Dome on Aug. 12, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#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 id="fp-secondary-f2" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/supreme-court-texas-executions-religion/">U.S. Supreme Court weighs religion’s place in the Texas death chamber</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/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 9 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-09 05:00 CST"> Nov. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">After halting three Texas executions because of limits placed on spiritual advisers in the death chamber, the high court will hear arguments today over what religious rights the state must accord inmates as it kills them. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/supreme-court-texas-executions-religion/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/09/supreme-court-texas-executions-religion/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-g2" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/university-north-texas-chancellor/">University of North Texas names health school president Michael Williams sole finalist for system chancellor</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/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kate-mcgee/">Kate McGee</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 8 Nov 2021 19:30:00 -0600" title="2021-11-08 19:30 CST"> Nov. 8, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Williams is currently president of the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth and is a former system regent. He also served as the CEO of Hill Country Memorial Hospital from 2008 to 2013. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/university-north-texas-chancellor/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/university-north-texas-chancellor/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111215041im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GsjAey-yfkTAiUjWfz3maw5BBRI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/dff9a2ff0814959f7d3a6c97da4f27cf/Dr%20Michael%20R%20Williams%20Frame%20edit.jpg" alt="Dr. Michael R. 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Williams Chanceller of the University of North Texas." 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/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#camera"></use></svg></span> University of North Texas </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article id="fp-secondary-g3" class="c-story-block c-story-block--in-feed"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-mexico-border-reopens/">“Happy to see you again”: U.S. reopens land borders with Mexico to vaccinated travelers after 19 months</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/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/uriel-j-garcia/">Uriel J. García</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 8 Nov 2021 16:58:00 -0600" title="2021-11-08 16:58 CST"> Updated: Nov. 8, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The ports of entry were closed in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. Mexican nationals will need to present proof of vaccination to enter the U.S. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-mexico-border-reopens/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211111215041im_/http://www.texastribune.org/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211111215041/http://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/texas-mexico-border-reopens/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211111215041im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Z5ms5DiF4DeyRkh2kIcAAI1eUTc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8a3049d140533d6a820d421639bf7c3c/Juarez%20Border%20Reopens%20IPA%20TT%2014.jpg" alt="Susana Garcia, left, embraces her sister, 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