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has-bg-gray-dark" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ObOkmEEGK_jLqQB6bw9RD8SvIh4=/105x155/smart/filters:quality(85)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/Cassi-Pollock_TT.jpg" width="105" height="155"> </div> <div class="c-profile-block__desc t-serif t-links-underlined t-size-b"> <p> <strong>Cassandra Pollock</strong> is The Texas Tribune’s state politics reporter. She joined the Tribune full-time in June 2017 after a fellowship during the 85th Texas Legislature. Pollock spent her first two years at the Trib as an engagement reporter, which meant her name likely landed in your inbox every weekday morning with “The Brief,” a newsletter on all things Texas politics and public policy. Pollock is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="contributions" class="has-page-padding"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2 class="t-sectionhead t-sectionhead t-uppercase t-lsp-b t-size-m has-b-btm-marg"> Latest Contributions </h2> <div class="has-b-btm-marg"> <ul class="c-pagination t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-b t-size-xs t-align-center"> <li class="t-align-left"> </li> <li> <ul class="l-align-center-children"> <li class="c-pagination__count is-hidden-until-bp-m t-weight-bold" aria-label="You're on page 1"> <span aria-hidden="true">1</span> </li> <li class="is-hidden-until-bp-m"> <a class="c-pagination__count" href="?page=2" aria-label="Page 2">2</a> </li> <li class="is-hidden-until-bp-m"> <a class="c-pagination__count" href="?page=3" aria-label="Page 3">3</a> </li> <li class="is-hidden-until-bp-m" aria-hidden="true">…</li> <li class="is-hidden-until-bp-m"> <a class="c-pagination__count" href="?page=37" aria-label="Page 37">37</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="t-align-right"> <a href="?page=2">next<span class="is-sr-only"> page</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline c-pagination__icon c-pagination__icon--next"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <ul class="c-block-feed has-b-btm-marg"> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/09/corporate-tax-incentive-chapter-313-texas-legislature/">Texas' multibillion-dollar corporate tax incentive program is slated to end in 2022. Will state officials let it die?</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 9 Dec 2021 08:11:37 -0600" title="2021-12-09 08:11 CST"> 7 hours ago </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Critics of the Chapter 313 corporate tax incentive program say it lacks accountability and is burdensome to taxpayers in the state. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/09/corporate-tax-incentive-chapter-313-texas-legislature/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/09/corporate-tax-incentive-chapter-313-texas-legislature/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MzrVQh7HOeQr__59UzSsh8U8v74=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8f04f3a90766e98c15d7d780ebd84648/Abbott%20Cornyn%20Samsung%20SF%20TT%2008.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott shakes hands with Samsung CEO and Vice Chairman Ki Nam Kim at an economic announcement at the Texas Governo…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GvsszDadF4luQ-5F3_M_Z-Iw5eo=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8f04f3a90766e98c15d7d780ebd84648/Abbott%20Cornyn%20Samsung%20SF%20TT%2008.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Ak22dhBQXzs4C3KmIZJBYHnHzoo=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8f04f3a90766e98c15d7d780ebd84648/Abbott%20Cornyn%20Samsung%20SF%20TT%2008.jpg 2500w, 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Greg Abbott shakes hands with Samsung CEO and Vice Chairman Ki Nam Kim at an economic announcement at the Texas Governo…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sergio Flores 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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/coronavirus-texas-legislature-vaccine-mandate-ban/">A growing number of Texas Republicans want a fourth special session to pass COVID-19 vaccine mandate ban</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:19:05 -0600" title="2021-11-30 14:19 CST"> Nov. 30, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">It remains unclear whether Gov. Greg Abbott — the only official with the power to convene special sessions — will order state lawmakers back to Austin, or what issues he would include on the agenda. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/coronavirus-texas-legislature-vaccine-mandate-ban/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/coronavirus-texas-legislature-vaccine-mandate-ban/" 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/20211209213932/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GJcXRJoZIFw3hRGVypW8m6Dx6XQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/74deeb6a880bdec2fe4374f3cf928fdd/Special%20Session%20Opening%20Day%20SPTT%20%2098.jpg" alt="House Speaker Dade Phelan speaks with legislators on the opening day of the special session at the Texas Capitol on July 8, …" 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/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/abbott-emergency-funds-election-audits/">Gov. Greg Abbott, GOP leaders allocate $4 million to fund county-level election audits</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 19 Nov 2021 16:25:35 -0600" title="2021-11-19 16:25 CST"> Nov. 19, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A new state law requires the secretary of state's office to audit results in four randomly selected counties every two years. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/abbott-emergency-funds-election-audits/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/19/abbott-emergency-funds-election-audits/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mfAUDfq4Z-mWtB10TQR6-S_aI3M=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7b1520e5eae2c737c11d3110ecf5fc39/Early%20Voting%20Day%201%20Dallas%20MM%20TT%2025.jpg" alt="People wait in line to vote at Audelia Road Branch Library on the first day of early voting in Dallas on Oct. 13, 2020." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/StPHsak_t57KnYvYrG2PNEPIhhM=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7b1520e5eae2c737c11d3110ecf5fc39/Early%20Voting%20Day%201%20Dallas%20MM%20TT%2025.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mfAUDfq4Z-mWtB10TQR6-S_aI3M=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7b1520e5eae2c737c11d3110ecf5fc39/Early%20Voting%20Day%201%20Dallas%20MM%20TT%2025.jpg" alt="People wait in line to vote at Audelia Road Branch Library on the first day of early voting in Dallas on Oct. 13, 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/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#camera"></use></svg></span> Montinique Monroe 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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/18/garnet-coleman-texas-legislature-democrat/">Longtime Houston Democrat Garnet Coleman to retire from Texas Legislature</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:07:20 -0600" title="2021-11-18 09:07 CST"> Nov. 18, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The lawmaker has represented parts of central and southeast Houston in state House District 147 since 1991. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/18/garnet-coleman-texas-legislature-democrat/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/18/garnet-coleman-texas-legislature-democrat/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/t6wdFqydpQ7sEnIh1PU6RnbFLBs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg" alt="State Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, on the House floor on Aug. 23, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_ATjMizwza8LN15gybuaWqNqPQ0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BFA1Pd8n4BYuoXuGo1pPPtYy_WU=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CSNXiqlY2Z5K0UIwjqqNZWmkm1w=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bhyQM4fbvOLemTaj-VvKZjQ81TU=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/rTj1ctqZhU2V--dp7xUxqFLbw_A=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/CMZ14ntm62aOHPSJWPQV8NlVkks=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bQLGI5Hjoj5_r_r1GbsfxbjTOnY=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TnUezzInGN2s50ASDzJr1iVTnfU=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/N7IVhCKjFEmPscQqoAcxcB3bGqo=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9iH8rCRETGwrERC0X8NZyigoPjE=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9qB3d5Y1MrTet5FcOHr7YbmO1Ig=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/11sL79nxW9i3PK7wnrd7M3dUu1k=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aI8xdFV8vYQ1ayPzWYLMpd4SokE=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/t6wdFqydpQ7sEnIh1PU6RnbFLBs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/y2-ysGOyV-aG4ysf7e9Y-6Yl-lM=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9bj3nP81K2DNfiT8XPzcmW7KshY=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/t6wdFqydpQ7sEnIh1PU6RnbFLBs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a6b3c981ba9d7c9919ab8d4ac908eb59/House%20Floor%20823%20EG%20TT%2018.jpg" alt="State Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, on the House floor on Aug. 23, 2021." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/18/texas-land-commissioner-2022-democrats/">Jay Kleberg, King Ranch scion and conservationist, to run for land commissioner as a Democrat</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a> and <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0600" title="2021-11-18 09:00 CST"> Nov. 18, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">At least three other Democrats and four Republicans are vying for the office that GOP incumbent George P. Bush is leaving to run for attorney general. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/18/texas-land-commissioner-2022-democrats/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/18/texas-land-commissioner-2022-democrats/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TBMMNmiq_ZBSK7W_C0ZM1JYsYEc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1fe5059be27c8c3469b40e478cfa7a82/Jay%20Kleberg%20FB%20TT.jpg" alt="Jay Kleberg." class="c-image__img 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Social Media </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/12/gender-queer-texas-books-investigation/">How a YA oral-sex scene touched off Texas' latest culture war</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a> and <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:45:35 -0600" title="2021-11-12 12:45 CST"> Nov. 12, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A coming-of-age memoir by a California writer has been seized upon by politicians who want greater control over the kinds of books available in Texas schools. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/12/gender-queer-texas-books-investigation/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/12/gender-queer-texas-books-investigation/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HEDJ_5Hz5p91fmt6p1V4C7lopQw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/96c5f7021eade232337a3f1c61cc55c0/Gender%20Queer%20Book%20MGO%20TT%2001.jpg" alt="Gender Queer a Memoir by Maia Kobabe on Nov. 12, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RbNLm8-9oXiiM95VcKYgTLIvdfk=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/96c5f7021eade232337a3f1c61cc55c0/Gender%20Queer%20Book%20MGO%20TT%2001.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ytF9jnqkpufXx7bjI1z87pHRYOA=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/96c5f7021eade232337a3f1c61cc55c0/Gender%20Queer%20Book%20MGO%20TT%2001.jpg 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class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/10/abbott-pornography-texas-school-books/">Gov. Greg Abbott calls for criminal investigation into availability of "pornographic books" in public schools</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a> and <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://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> <!-- summary --> <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/20211209213932/https://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/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://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/20211209213932im_/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/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/greg-abbott-books-schools-texas/">Gov. Greg Abbott tells state agencies to develop standards to block books with "overtly sexual" content in schools</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 8 Nov 2021 12:59:29 -0600" title="2021-11-08 12:59 CST"> Nov. 8, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Abbott targeted two books that have been removed by schools recently that center on LGBTQ characters. One of the books includes a graphic illustration and the other includes depictions of sex. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/greg-abbott-books-schools-texas/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/08/greg-abbott-books-schools-texas/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/DXKhW-A_srZEAuv6tVuf3GA7szc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8c913a6ec0b0d61d0abfb64ea43127d2/Library%20File%20JV%20TT%2005.jpg" alt="Shelves filled with books at a school library in San Marcos." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dncntJqH6wYtLHrukLuGaHAL7x0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8c913a6ec0b0d61d0abfb64ea43127d2/Library%20File%20JV%20TT%2005.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/kzUB-eeW0s4A80ReYTnm8cnKRzA=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8c913a6ec0b0d61d0abfb64ea43127d2/Library%20File%20JV%20TT%2005.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dTxJyWbOuzTdyr4rTRs2rvK1oco=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8c913a6ec0b0d61d0abfb64ea43127d2/Library%20File%20JV%20TT%2005.jpg 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xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/texas-voters-split-voting-laws/">Texas voters split on whether voting laws should be more strict, UT/TT Poll finds</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 5 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-11-05 05:00 CDT"> Nov. 5, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The October poll found that the percentage of Democrats who said voting rules should be less strict increased significantly, with 64% of voters taking that position compared to the 51% in August. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/texas-voters-split-voting-laws/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/05/texas-voters-split-voting-laws/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/y2KgI8T-Ky7h2KoF__eIN0bvLz0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/97c249c373edb56ffe5afadcf345d84a/UT-TT%20Voting%20TT.jpg" alt="People vote inside the gym at the Metropolitan Multi-Services Center in Houston on Nov. 3, 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/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Stravato 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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-voting-law-justice-department-lawsuit/">Justice Department sues Texas over new voting law, targeting restrictions on mail-in ballots and voter assistance</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 4 Nov 2021 19:03:00 -0500" title="2021-11-04 19:03 CDT"> Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The elderly, voters with disabilities and voters with limited English proficiency risk disenfranchisement under sweeping legislation Texas Republicans pushed through earlier this year, the justice department argues in its legal challenge to Senate Bill 1. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-voting-law-justice-department-lawsuit/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/04/texas-voting-law-justice-department-lawsuit/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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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/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#camera"></use></svg></span> Charlie Pearce 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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/alamo-george-p-bush/">Fights over the Alamo persist as George P. Bush seeks higher office</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 2 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500" title="2021-11-02 05:00 CDT"> Nov. 2, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The redevelopment of the Alamo, which Bush oversees as land commissioner, has prompted pushback across the political spectrum. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/02/alamo-george-p-bush/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eddie Gaspar 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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/greg-abbott-texas-schools-books/">Gov. Greg Abbott chastises school board group with vague accusation of “pornographic images” in library books</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 1 Nov 2021 18:19:00 -0500" title="2021-11-01 18:19 CDT"> Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Abbott’s letter comes on the heels of an inquiry launched by state Rep. Matt Krause, a Fort Worth Republican running for Texas attorney general. Krause sent a letter to certain school districts with an 850-book list that included novels about racism and sexuality. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/greg-abbott-texas-schools-books/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/01/greg-abbott-texas-schools-books/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/P-wLN1C7AYAGHmJUh1PLZYvBItk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5bbd05ceba36ccdc0d1c7b93d51dfdab/Abbott%20Dallas%20Presser%20CM%20TT%2010.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott holds a press conference in Dallas on unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border on March 17, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BrlbRuWBlzZS78ubumHuUU4p7yQ=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5bbd05ceba36ccdc0d1c7b93d51dfdab/Abbott%20Dallas%20Presser%20CM%20TT%2010.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/e0Z1ZtYpMnAgifWrOlWO-WzFR2k=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5bbd05ceba36ccdc0d1c7b93d51dfdab/Abbott%20Dallas%20Presser%20CM%20TT%2010.jpg 2500w, 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Greg Abbott holds a press conference in Dallas on unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border on March 17, 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/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#camera"></use></svg></span> Carly May 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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-schools-books-investigation/">Texas lawmaker keeping mum on inquiry into what books students can access as school districts grapple with how to respond</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a> and <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 29 Oct 2021 20:39:00 -0500" title="2021-10-29 20:39 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 29, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Critics say state Rep. Matt Krause's inquiry targets books about women, people of color and LGBTQ people. The lawmaker says providing specifics about his inquiry "could compromise a potential investigation." <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-schools-books-investigation/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/29/texas-schools-books-investigation/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/P9seCiA_7iI_nPXkXNRzF8OEXV4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/de358079d1891a47f1257be0d481770a/Jacobs%20Well%20Elementary%20JV%20TT%2016.jpg" alt="Teacher Melissa Perry reads to her fifth grade class at Jacob’s Well Elementary School in Wimberley on September 4, 2020." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/WrQYOaAb_lCtMUTBYneD3oA8Ad0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/de358079d1891a47f1257be0d481770a/Jacobs%20Well%20Elementary%20JV%20TT%2016.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/P9seCiA_7iI_nPXkXNRzF8OEXV4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/de358079d1891a47f1257be0d481770a/Jacobs%20Well%20Elementary%20JV%20TT%2016.jpg" alt="Teacher Melissa Perry reads to her fifth grade class at Jacob’s Well Elementary School in Wimberley on September 4, 2020." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-ken-paxton-whistleblowers/">Appeals court allows whistleblower lawsuit from former employees who accused Ken Paxton of bribery to proceed</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:08:00 -0500" title="2021-10-21 12:08 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The state 3rd Court of Appeals rejected the attorney general’s argument that the Texas Whistleblower Act doesn’t apply to him. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-ken-paxton-whistleblowers/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/texas-ken-paxton-whistleblowers/" 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/20211209213932/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JCPGTM_xWPQOlf3f3fHV2Kbzw4o=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1f6a48f514a569b17340e914a063835f/Ken%20Paxton%20CPAC%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 27, 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/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Joe Skipper </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/19/texas-special-session-legislature/">Five takeaways from Texas’ third special legislative session</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a> and <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 19 Oct 2021 18:47:23 -0500" title="2021-10-19 18:47 CDT"> Oct. 19, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Gov. Greg Abbott’s office says there’s no plan for a fourth special session at this time. If this was the final special session of the year, what did we learn from it? <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/19/texas-special-session-legislature/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/19/texas-special-session-legislature/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/swJsBvUWH_YjmKVQEF3qZANU574=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a41432313d1e96355f5ea3a9c53adad6/Texas%20Capitol%20Oct%206%20MGO%20TT%2008.jpg" 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<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/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/19/dan-huberty-texas-legislature/">Houston state Rep. Dan Huberty, who spearheaded Texas’ 2019 public education overhaul in Legislature, to retire</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:54:21 -0500" title="2021-10-19 09:54 CDT"> Oct. 19, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Earlier this year, Huberty was arrested in Montgomery County after he crashed his car into another vehicle and failed a sobriety test. The lawmaker was driving home from the Capitol in late April. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/19/dan-huberty-texas-legislature/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/19/dan-huberty-texas-legislature/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Zbv4S4g0M5C-nA3JbNrXB8NkFPo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dan Huberty, R-Houston, speaks from the dais at the Capitol on May 4, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yeYPi9s0yx1xHgB1D8eoNxmxkSc=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IZcgDSIMoxDq8oFFzfqBL2ybsaw=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2_yRC7IjDpjzlydtBcEwfreSjoA=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/5ecMgHoPr2gbc6p3T4TJkJ8Wzaw=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zkgBKsMmFpRBARl4ScC9VTmAMpM=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/GzJs6PxaAaQGmC8H2jsdnzItkb0=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/AP_iTl2dmrBknXzRoDsJNtCGU0I=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NqtvkN4CDgnkEKW51uK4bHAcDyA=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/oRYUj_c4NzgPJokGaATGfNRy4u0=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/dLU067NVe8NZBU4pXgs0SbEVBRs=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 2500w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/X0NpHdZkgR2txXjWDAFhP4fc0Zo=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 1550w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ocpDkbo4X6gn1nYaU-PBj_qhmvY=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ev-eX45MV7oTaGn7qJRyBI8sAO4=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Zbv4S4g0M5C-nA3JbNrXB8NkFPo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/BvbudqDSu_TAZ5mem-OsxwoNmVY=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 640w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/olw3R6zXYdefuPDjlb_SBfSmHXs=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Zbv4S4g0M5C-nA3JbNrXB8NkFPo=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4eb0e93f719785e820606b5a42a44d32/House%20Floor%20Huberty%20JV%20TT%2022.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dan Huberty, R-Houston, speaks from the dais at the Capitol on May 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/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/19/texas-legislature-redistricting-property-tax-vaccine-mandates/">Texas legislators pass most — but not all — of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priority measures in final flurry of lawmaking</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a> and <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 19 Oct 2021 02:03:00 -0500" title="2021-10-19 02:03 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 19, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Lawmakers approved new political maps and decided how to spend COVID-19 relief money. But they didn’t pass bills about vaccine mandates or the criminal penalty for illegal voting. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/19/texas-legislature-redistricting-property-tax-vaccine-mandates/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/19/texas-legislature-redistricting-property-tax-vaccine-mandates/" 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/20211209213932/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aZcOFLIOr7ePjbF78pN-8II2eN8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/76c4205fede56a86d2037062a7083edc/House%20Sine%20Die%20EL%20TT%2019.jpg" alt="Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan listens to a colleague while presiding over the chamber on Oct. 18, 2021, shortly before the…" 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/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#camera"></use></svg></span> Evan L'Roy 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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/13/texas-house-redistricting/">Texas House passes proposed new map for chamber’s 150 districts, aiming to protect Republicans’ majority for the next decade</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:16:00 -0500" title="2021-10-13 10:16 CDT"> Updated: Oct. 13, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Members considered more than 50 amendments to the proposed map during debate that began Tuesday and ended early Wednesday. Some of the biggest changes focused on Dallas and Harris counties. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/13/texas-house-redistricting/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/13/texas-house-redistricting/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-T84EvseiJKGkfu9eGUtqtM6kng=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/9baac39ebcb8723b7c8817a220695add/House%20Floor%20Sept%2023%20EG%20TT%2011.jpg" alt="The House floor at the 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xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#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"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/texas-senate-covid-relief-spending-plan/">Texas Senate passes bill to direct federal relief money to state agencies, hospitals and tourism industry</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 8 Oct 2021 14:29:09 -0500" title="2021-10-08 14:29 CDT"> Oct. 8, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Allocating those dollars, which the state received under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, was among the items on Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda for the Legislature’s third overtime round of the year. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/texas-senate-covid-relief-spending-plan/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/texas-senate-covid-relief-spending-plan/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FnSK00JRLNHF6cZ-kcw-ga81ksc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/41f1eae809f242558cc9ab482119ab20/US%20Capitol%20DC%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="The U.S. Capitol looms in the background as a woman walks among flags at the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. on May 2…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/mqaIjEhCd7ZEEcjG0pB17gRBK1Y=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/41f1eae809f242558cc9ab482119ab20/US%20Capitol%20DC%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FnSK00JRLNHF6cZ-kcw-ga81ksc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/41f1eae809f242558cc9ab482119ab20/US%20Capitol%20DC%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="The U.S. Capitol looms in the background as a woman walks among flags at the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. on May 2…" 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/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text"> <!--headline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/05/texas-house-redistricting-committee-map/">Texas House committee advances proposed map for lower chamber</a></h3> <!-- byline --> <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/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 5 Oct 2021 13:36:46 -0500" title="2021-10-05 13:36 CDT"> Oct. 5, 2021 </time></p> <!-- summary --> <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The draft, which will need a stamp of approval from the full chamber before it can head to the Senate for consideration, is likely to continue to change before the Legislature sends it to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for a signature. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/05/texas-house-redistricting-committee-map/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211209213932im_/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211209213932/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/05/texas-house-redistricting-committee-map/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211209213932im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FJZ2IeM908T3cz-XWM259IFFJPg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c467233dca30f45f9595d08ea3a58564/House%20Floor%2005-13%20JV%20TT%2013" alt="Rep. 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