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href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 7 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-07 05:00 CST"> 5 hours ago </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas’ nursing home staff vaccination rates are lower than half the country’s — but a judge’s decision last week to delay a vaccine mandate helped them avoid laying off a third of their employees. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/07/texas-nursing-homes-vaccine-mandate/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/PZ90HfKotqtg69OSbyB7hJWXZFs=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4b84002233fc494a65eb337918001667/Uvalde%20Nursing%20Home%20COVID%20MG%20TT%2041.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gT2yLWmGYFss3IraGsegie4wrjc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4b84002233fc494a65eb337918001667/Uvalde%20Nursing%20Home%20COVID%20MG%20TT%2041.jpg" alt="Norma Gonzales, the housekeeping supervisor of Amistad Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, walks with Ursula Sinko, a residen…" 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/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2021/texas-election-results-2021-constitutional-amendments/">Texas 2021 constitutional amendment election results</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kalley-huang/">Kalley Huang</a>, <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/andrew-zhang/">Andrew Zhang</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 3 Nov 2021 09:53:00 -0500" title="2021-11-03 09:53 CDT"> Updated: Nov. 3, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Unofficial results show that Texas voters approved eight amendments to the state Constitution. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2021/texas-election-results-2021-constitutional-amendments/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure 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xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2021/texas-redistricting-map/">Texas has new political maps. See which districts your home is in.</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a>, <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kalley-huang/">Kalley Huang</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mandi-cai/">Mandi Cai</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-22 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 22, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas lawmakers have redrawn political maps for the state’s congressional, House, Senate and Board of Education districts. Search your address to see how the new districts will affect your community. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2021/texas-redistricting-map/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2021/texas-redistricting-map/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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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/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Emily Albracht/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/06/timothy-mellon-texas-border-wall/">Texas has raised $54 million in private donations for its border wall plan. Almost all of it came from this one billionaire.</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 6 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-10-06 05:00 CDT"> Oct. 6, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Timothy Mellon is the Wyoming-based grandson of banking tycoon Andrew Mellon. He is responsible for nearly 98% of the donations to Texas’ border wall fund. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/06/timothy-mellon-texas-border-wall/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/06/timothy-mellon-texas-border-wall/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4v_4DeLhpbzo8mCbMamRRzHYj9c=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c95b5a789c3c89def761bcd31107b3fd/Del%20Rio%20Border%20Wall%20MG%20TT%2021.jpg" alt="A 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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/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/texas-house-redistricting-map/">Texas House proposes map that increases Republican strength and decreases Black and Hispanic majority districts</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a>, <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 30 Sep 2021 14:54:00 -0500" title="2021-09-30 14:54 CDT"> Updated: Sept. 30, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The Texas Legislature is in the midst of its third special session, which is dedicated to redrawing political maps based on the latest census data that showed people of color fueled 95% of Texas’ population growth over the past decade. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/texas-house-redistricting-map/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/texas-house-redistricting-map/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/KXSxJQH753X8sQS3zDlgdWdWGQs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c48e99f930025b14b70b33802d68d0eb/House%20Floor%20Sept%2023%20EG%20TT%2012.jpg" alt="The House floor at the Capitol on Sept. 23, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/v3TcHcF-n7PNdh5qQcuqjA8LDas=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c48e99f930025b14b70b33802d68d0eb/House%20Floor%20Sept%2023%20EG%20TT%2012.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/KXSxJQH753X8sQS3zDlgdWdWGQs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c48e99f930025b14b70b33802d68d0eb/House%20Floor%20Sept%2023%20EG%20TT%2012.jpg" alt="The House floor at the Capitol on Sept. 23, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/texas-congressional-redistricting/">Texas reduces Black and Hispanic majority congressional districts in proposed map, despite people of color fueling population growth</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a>, <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:20:00 -0500" title="2021-09-27 13:20 CDT"> Updated: Sept. 27, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The proposed congressional map also increases the number of districts where Trump would have had a majority of voters over Biden in 2020 and protects Republican incumbents who might have been vulnerable by packing their districts with more Trump voters. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/texas-congressional-redistricting/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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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/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Gripas Yuri/ABACA via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/10/texas-abortion-law-ban-enforcement/">We annotated Texas’ near-total abortion ban. Here’s what the law says about enforcement.</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/erin-douglas/">Erin Douglas</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:11:27 -0500" title="2021-09-10 16:11 CDT"> Sept. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The law will be carried out by civilians “deputized” to do what the state cannot: enforce its new restrictive abortion law. Here’s where the process is laid out in the statute and what it means. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/10/texas-abortion-law-ban-enforcement/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/10/texas-abortion-law-ban-enforcement/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dB_kbIJyXkt40x8FI8Z_E116w2A=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/854ee1905a19034098424a8f723bd620/Texas%20Womens%20Health%20Clinic%20JV%20TT%2004.jpg" 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js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/27/texas-covid-19-hospitalizations-age/">People under 50 making up larger share of Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations than at any point in the pandemic</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kevin-reynolds/">Kevin Reynolds</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:40:35 -0500" title="2021-08-27 13:40 CDT"> Aug. 27, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Those in the 30-49 age range were hospitalized this month at nearly double their rate in January, the pandemic's previous peak in Texas. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/27/texas-covid-19-hospitalizations-age/">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/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/23/texas-hospital-icu-capacity/">At least 30 Texas hospitals were out of ICU beds last week, according to the latest federal data. Look up the ones near you.</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 6 Dec 2021 17:36:00 -0600" title="2021-12-06 17:36 CST"> Updated: Dec. 6, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Each week, hospitals in Texas report their current ICU bed capacity to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Here’s the latest as the highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19 spreads and sends unvaccinated Texans to the hospital. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/23/texas-hospital-icu-capacity/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/23/texas-hospital-icu-capacity/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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<h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/17/texas-covid-19-cases-hospitalizations/">The new Texas COVID-19 surge could be worse than anything the state has seen yet</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:41:00 -0500" title="2021-08-17 17:41 CDT"> Updated: Aug. 17, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">“It’s going to be close,” one health official said as a record number of Texas hospitals run out of intensive care beds and warn that they may soon have more COVID-19 patients than they can handle. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/17/texas-covid-19-cases-hospitalizations/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/17/texas-covid-19-cases-hospitalizations/" 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"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/13/coronavirus-texas-nursing-homes-staff/">COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing in Texas nursing homes, and nearly half of workers are unvaccinated</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/colleen-deguzman/">Colleen DeGuzman</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 13 Aug 2021 15:32:22 -0500" title="2021-08-13 15:32 CDT"> Aug. 13, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bGGZl7lpNzrw8dbJSZCBM3MCD1k=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/157b32aa6c3e0859cb2171b6d4933cd7/Uvalde%20Nursing%20Home%20COVID%20MG%20TT%2012.jpg" alt="Rosa Ramos and Rebecca Pargas watch television while drinking coffee at the Amistad Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Apr…" 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/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-2020-census/">People of color make up 95% of Texas’ population growth, and cities and suburbs are booming, 2020 census shows</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a>, <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jason-kao/">Jason Kao</a>, <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/chris-essig/">Chris Essig</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 12 Aug 2021 15:34:08 -0500" title="2021-08-12 15:34 CDT"> Aug. 12, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The state’s Hispanic population is now nearly as large as the non-Hispanic white population, with Texas gaining nearly 11 Hispanic residents for every additional white resident since 2010. Those trends set up a pitched battle for political control when state lawmakers redraw legislative districts. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-2020-census/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-2020-census/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/pyJVzf9fARhLVKmsLvzzr96S3jY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ba0d0ad6aeaf587884f2db873a2324c8/02%20Houston%20Skyline%20MG.jpg" alt="The Houston skyline on Dec. 17, 2018. 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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/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/04/texas-energy-industry-donations-legislature/">Energy industry showers Gov. Greg Abbott, other Texas politicians with campaign cash after they passed power grid bills</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mitchell-ferman/">Mitchell Ferman</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 4 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-08-04 05:00 CDT"> Aug. 4, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">For some energy experts, the increase in donations for the officials at the close of the session looks like a reward for not passing more stringent regulations and raises questions about whether lawmakers let the oil, gas and the broader energy industry off easy for its massive failures. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/04/texas-energy-industry-donations-legislature/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/04/texas-energy-industry-donations-legislature/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8IHJwJK7RRFMPkOatTlCPF_ery0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/75ec7cec01c7d6fd2fbfc960e81faf05/Winter%20Storm%20and%20Abbott%20Presser%20TT%2016.jpg" alt="Gov. 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Greg Abbott speaks at a press conference regarding Texas’ emergency response to an unprecedented winter storm gripping …" 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/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for tThe Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/23/texas-coronavirus-veterans-homes-george-p-bush/">Texas veterans homes overseen by George P. Bush were often the deadliest places to be during COVID-19 pandemic</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a>, The Texas Tribune, Jay Root, Houston Chronicle, and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a>, The Texas Tribune </span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:00:00 -0500" title="2021-07-23 15:00 CDT"> July 23, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Seven of the state’s nine veterans homes had a fatality rate of 25% or more, far higher than the statewide average of 11% for nursing homes. Bush has vowed to not renew the operators’ contracts. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/23/texas-coronavirus-veterans-homes-george-p-bush/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/23/texas-coronavirus-veterans-homes-george-p-bush/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QvgQiPxSV1TUylPsT1vJTKK4ppc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1161b2dd52ec996849a433f9eca7bec2/VETERANS%20Houston%20Chron%20TT%20001.jpg" 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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/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Nick Oza for the Houston Chronicle </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/15/joe-manchin-texas-fundraiser-republicans/">Sen. Joe Manchin, key Democratic holdout on federal voting protections, coming to Texas for fundraiser hosted by several GOP donors</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:54:00 -0500" title="2021-07-16 15:54 CDT"> Updated: July 16, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The fundraiser comes just a day after Manchin met with Texas House Democrats on Capitol Hill who are desperate for his support of the congressional efforts which could preempt the statewide GOP’s push to pass bills that would restrict voting access for Texans. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/15/joe-manchin-texas-fundraiser-republicans/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/15/joe-manchin-texas-fundraiser-republicans/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/EVsf2FdnIi2vkpMxywpsmBZWmYE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/628b87eec0044adbbf5ff5fda1b5ed3b/Joe%20Manchin%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="U.S. Senator Joe Manchin III, D-West 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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/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Rod Lamkey/CNP/Sipa USA via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 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/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/06/coronavirus-texas-vaccination-amarillo/">Amarillo was vaccinating people at double the state’s pace. Then the effort hit a wall.</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 6 Jul 2021 04:00:00 -0500" title="2021-07-06 04:00 CDT"> July 6, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Local health officials are trying to boost vaccinations in this Panhandle city and its surrounding counties, which rank near the bottom of the state’s population centers in the percentage of residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/06/coronavirus-texas-vaccination-amarillo/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/06/coronavirus-texas-vaccination-amarillo/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Q_xntx2XdWnLdDZwpqiQ074Jszo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4d341b0e7153f68827b736a230b2ac34/COVID%20Vaccination%20Amarillo%20MW%20TT%2011.jpg" alt="Pharmacist Cody Frausto gives Alfredo Pacheco his does of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at Amigos Pharmacy in Amari…" 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NiBf8PPg3-8otgv6pgV0g84k3tY=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4d341b0e7153f68827b736a230b2ac34/COVID%20Vaccination%20Amarillo%20MW%20TT%2011.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Q_xntx2XdWnLdDZwpqiQ074Jszo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4d341b0e7153f68827b736a230b2ac34/COVID%20Vaccination%20Amarillo%20MW%20TT%2011.jpg" alt="Pharmacist Cody Frausto gives Alfredo Pacheco his does of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at Amigos Pharmacy in Amari…" 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/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Madison Walker for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/08/texas-abortion-budget/">An anti-abortion program will receive $100 million in the next Texas budget, but there’s little data on what’s being done with the money</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/shannon-najmabadi/">Shannon Najmabadi</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 8 Jun 2021 06:00:00 -0500" title="2021-06-08 06:00 CDT"> June 8, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Critics say the fast-growing Alternatives to Abortion program is secretive and a “waste” of money. But the program has strong supporters in the Republican-controlled Legislature who say it helps those who decide to “choose life in difficult circumstances.” <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/08/texas-abortion-budget/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/08/texas-abortion-budget/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OUd9YCf9DkNMJUu6sERmEUolmhs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/829017ce893ff02d931e68c594e9caf1/Abortion%20Crisis%20Pregnancy%20Center%20MG%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="Pregnancy and abortion related brochures from The John Paul II Life Center in Austin. 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June 4, 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/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/01/texas-coronavirus-border-vaccinations/">COVID-19 ravaged the state’s border counties. Now they’re leading Texas in vaccinations.</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 1 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-06-01 05:00 CDT"> June 1, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">From El Paso to Brownsville, every county along the border is outpacing the state average for the percentage of residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/01/texas-coronavirus-border-vaccinations/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/01/texas-coronavirus-border-vaccinations/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/u7fxuq640qyw4s9fI9Qh96D0gYQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/900012219922ce864429b7f8bedea336/Laredo%20COVID%20Vaccination%20JN%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Blanca Alvarado administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a patient in Laredo. 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Feb. 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/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jessica Rodriguez for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h3 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2021/permitless-carry-abortion-restrictions-texas-bills/">The 2021 legislative session is over. Here are the big bills that passed – and the ones that failed</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/admin-user/">Texas Tribune Staff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:47:00 -0500" title="2021-06-21 15:47 CDT"> Updated: June 21, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas lawmakers filed thousands of bills during the 2021 legislative session. 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Here are the stories behind the numbers.</a></h3>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/">Carla Astudillo</a> and <a href="/web/20211207165323/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:00:00 -0500" title="2021-04-15 06:00 CDT"> April 15, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Nearly 9,000 Texas nursing home residents have died of COVID-19. This is what the last year of chaos and isolation was like for nursing homes residents and the employees who care for them. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2021/texas-nursing-home-deaths-coronavirus-pandemic/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211207165323im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211207165323/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2021/texas-nursing-home-deaths-coronavirus-pandemic/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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