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has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/stephen-simpson/">Stephen Simpson</a> and <a href="/about/staff/pooja-salhotra/">Pooja Salhotra</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:51:00 -0600" title="2025-01-02 11:51 CST"> Updated: Jan. 2, 2025 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The outage appeared only to affect the Texas public safety department. Driver license offices reopened after the New Year’s Day holiday. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/12/30/exas-department-public-safety-drivers-licenses-outage/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/12/30/exas-department-public-safety-drivers-licenses-outage/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1q-pDLbiYYiMU1n-MTh7h_-OvkE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/85cd3ee681c34ce40cbdef341c862d9f/01_DPS_Office_EW_TT.jpg" alt="The Nortwest Austin DPS office on Jan. 24, 2019." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1q-pDLbiYYiMU1n-MTh7h_-OvkE=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/85cd3ee681c34ce40cbdef341c862d9f/01_DPS_Office_EW_TT.jpg" alt="The Nortwest Austin DPS office on Jan. 24, 2019." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Emree Weaver/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/12/10/texas-high-speed-rail-trump-legislature/">High-speed rail efforts in Texas have gained some momentum. The Texas Legislature and Donald Trump may change that.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0600" title="2024-12-10 05:00 CST"> Dec. 10, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A yearslong effort to bring high-speed rail to Texas has recently shown signs of life, but state lawmakers have consistently put up roadblocks to keep it from happening. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/12/10/texas-high-speed-rail-trump-legislature/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/12/10/texas-high-speed-rail-trump-legislature/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/x9lYiEKe2vY2HMQidwadQYUXF-U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg" alt="Railroad tracks near a proposed bullet train terminus on the outskirts of downtown Dallas, on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The entities in charge of a bullet train connection between Houston and DFW have faded despite Texas courts approving eminent domain to accomplish the massive project." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/rW4o9Iq1E3pkUG1Sme2_PdrxLUM=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/QGPnk5hI8mqy-OgW0i8G73ASV9Q=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/C1-fUy3eqWxeE4xrPp2Qj_9MThE=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-xlAaCjthOyR3KdSIP4tpX8vd3E=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6V7wlJ_PxEvRNqDtnY4lmZ_E7nE=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4XRRn65EZUEB1GSGOmZ7nh0YA6Q=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-LkxLeU6mUmR3Gq3OS0cTHQXQuk=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/okOEjgOcg0Md0VCsW7vlhy7c5jA=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/NXhmXD9_IyTIwyI_4ALSYsTzloE=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4vUhPzRZbLgJbZmZuEtm3P5OvDk=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Jsl_iQyHqmsht74GM_sVS4nH1EQ=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/wS-xI7-LmLlD0OVlAQCJA_7f7jA=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/duSArIT1oUrKG_xaKRprLk8IF3Q=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/x9lYiEKe2vY2HMQidwadQYUXF-U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/asmspqDwu456YsbCqUI6lw8EAYo=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XWUA_VAXFYRaDNB41iNjf80cwR4=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/x9lYiEKe2vY2HMQidwadQYUXF-U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c500980d53bf3d50ab29d839e80ddda/Dallas%20Bullet%20Train%20BT%20TT%2010.jpg" alt="Railroad tracks near a proposed bullet train terminus on the outskirts of downtown Dallas, on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The entities in charge of a bullet train connection between Houston and DFW have faded despite Texas courts approving eminent domain to accomplish the massive project." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Ben Torres for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/08/22/texas-buses-migrants-slowdown/">Texas’ busing of migrants hits a speed bump as fewer enter country</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/alejandro-serrano/">Alejandro Serrano</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:43:31 -0500" title="2024-08-22 17:43 CDT"> Aug. 22, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The bus trips to Democrat-run cities stopped after June as the number of migrants apprehended across the southwest border plummeted. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/08/22/texas-buses-migrants-slowdown/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/08/22/texas-buses-migrants-slowdown/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9WKvlx0byKkdsf-FZYrVpLJonkk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg" alt="A bus with dozens of migrants, including included several family units, leaves a shelter and heads to New York City on Aug. 31, 2022, in El Paso. The city and county of El Paso are sponsoring (to be reimbursed by FEMA) the voluntary trips to relieve pressure on local resources and shelters." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/tP_n-ioBAQyLYcIHWSy1kQeeM0A=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TJwla06EX24qM5rPXIrb3OsX55A=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VpySPVqg5ceSX9Lzi4CbWdViDpY=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8KNqjNQJcI3wpQ5n-LqUlDAoiSg=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UbHn-wIIJwuUuwHqD_Q2LX87h8I=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9bSSe8sNdRLM9ZeBJUwfT8jEMTY=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8n_ZNotXGYHzMKUXs5-8BAMzkRc=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/g9oqng0LNqN6iW7gjoIF3ngehrY=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ZF8s6s41X0pgxfCP8295vHYEO5g=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/evo2zmNw9HQI8V_fVO27cITPdvg=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6AXBpx0teiWxHOTCUKT8CmNsw7Q=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0m3JEkqccQPCfFy9Qup6h7E-EaA=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/VVmLlm6ylZWSrAReOiCZi0b8tvg=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9WKvlx0byKkdsf-FZYrVpLJonkk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/k89-ByhyFeQmKlkLqjD76KHKRmo=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/rshVFsS1KeuAlCgIjr19NsYztXk=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/9WKvlx0byKkdsf-FZYrVpLJonkk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/bd085e480f614c05565c6606de55e673/El%20Paso%20NYC%20Bus%20IPA%20TT%2017.jpg" alt="A bus with dozens of migrants, including included several family units, leaves a shelter and heads to New York City on Aug. 31, 2022, in El Paso. The city and county of El Paso are sponsoring (to be reimbursed by FEMA) the voluntary trips to relieve pressure on local resources and shelters." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/07/23/texas-passenger-rail/">Texas is once more flirting with expanding passenger rail</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/joshua-fechter/">Joshua Fechter</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 23 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500" title="2024-07-23 05:00 CDT"> July 23, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The state’s booming population, congestion problems and billions of federal dollars on the table have officials eyeing ways to boost passenger rail. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/07/23/texas-passenger-rail/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/07/23/texas-passenger-rail/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JOkrUkBv9nn3Eidse6fDI07qBqk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b5867dd2232b53f8f7d0ceca17de2ddc/High%20Speed%20Rail%20HTX%20Dallas%20MS%20TT%2061.jpg" alt="A public scoping meeting on the Dallas to Houston High-Speed Rail hosted by TXDOT and the Federal Railroad Administration in Houston on Oct. 29, 2014." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/07/19/lubbock-texas-interstate-segregation/">Interstate 27 has divided Lubbock for decades. North and east side residents want that to change.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jayme-lozano-carver/">Jayme Lozano Carver</a>, Graphics by <a href="/about/staff/elijah-nicholson-messmer/">Elijah Nicholson-Messmer</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:01:00 -0500" title="2024-07-19 11:01 CDT"> Updated: July 19, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">After repeated attempts to convince the City Council to make zoning changes, residents asked the federal government to intervene. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/07/19/lubbock-texas-interstate-segregation/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/07/19/lubbock-texas-interstate-segregation/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/my4x-nIrE4L8GggElLW1V8kO_2w=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/91ff2a687dea4d8b3ee006677f5abeb0/1219%20Interstate%2027%20MR%2001.jpg" alt="Northbound motorists drive on I-27 south of Plainview, a route traveled by many that seek abortion healthcare while headed out of Texas." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/W2VdO0_R4uMWEWsRLAY6kPA7IUc=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/91ff2a687dea4d8b3ee006677f5abeb0/1219%20Interstate%2027%20MR%2001.jpg 3000w, 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healthcare while headed out of Texas." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/07/02/amarillo-texas-abortion-travel-ban/">Abortion on the ballot: Amarillo set to vote on abortion travel ban this election</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jayme-lozano-carver/">Jayme Lozano Carver</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:02:00 -0500" title="2024-07-02 16:02 CDT"> Updated: July 2, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">After the Amarillo City Council balked at such an ordinance last year, residents collected signatures for a ballot measure. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/07/02/amarillo-texas-abortion-travel-ban/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/07/02/amarillo-texas-abortion-travel-ban/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/07/02/texas-permian-basin-truckers-protest-oil-gas/">Truckers hope protest over pay and lack of restrooms will spark a Permian Basin labor movement</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/carlos-nogueras-ramos/">Carlos Nogueras Ramos</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 02 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500" title="2024-07-02 05:00 CDT"> July 2, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Truckers say they can wait up to 18 hours without pay to load or unload fracking sand. 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/IgbCrS44qqhtYIdGw9aSoxRQAwg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/66217752c1e9c499083b8278d1b3e478/0626%20Truckers%20Protest%20EH%20TT%2009.jpg" alt="Cesar Adrian Gonzalez Lopez, a driver for Toreados Trucking LLC, a New Mexico based company, poses for a photo Wednesday, June 26, 2024 in Monahans." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 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href="/2024/05/22/texas-highway-59-floods-interstate-69-improvements-txdot/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/05/22/texas-highway-59-floods-interstate-69-improvements-txdot/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/spYG8ilStkj3dnVKIQAaGM-0aNk=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a7e55d12dd7ce1a9ac10653a6d930a1/0502%20Livingston%20Flooding%20Drone%20Brothers%20TT%2007.JPG" alt="Flooding on U.S. Highway 59 in Livingston on May 2, 2024. 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Thousands fled their Southeast Texas homes as heavy rains saturated land in multiple counties." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Drone Bros LLC </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/05/16/amarillo-texas-abortion-travel-ban-vote/">Amarillo City Council must vote on abortion travel ban following successful voter petition</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/jayme-lozano-carver/">Jayme Lozano Carver</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 16 May 2024 20:23:00 -0500" title="2024-05-16 20:23 CDT"> Updated: May 16, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The council has been reluctant to approve the ban since it first debated the issue last fall. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/05/16/amarillo-texas-abortion-travel-ban-vote/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/05/16/amarillo-texas-abortion-travel-ban-vote/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JhwMqsoiSIwvlQfuSX_N-VBLOeY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg" alt="Motorists travel west on I-40 in Amarillo, a route traveled by many to seek abortion health care while headed out of Texas. Members of both sides of the abortion controversy attended an Amarillo City Council meeting in the Amarillo Civic Center, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/st3MqY9wSM2jVx3yo57ACdD5Sk4=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XlCnSPjLlIDTO8lQ7kj2QDKWzG0=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/a934X2tz91yZEGqgNgEtm0B8uGY=/1550x1038/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/XFXoTBxZqPShW3z283C_n-xy-Yc=/1200x804/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/EE3R3E90LlsgJVykogvXfpryUxA=/1000x670/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/koNsBpsc6IVln7JTkKGTsFv_518=/850x570/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_ucmqjKhOB4YQ6_GIU7dfTc0z-0=/640x429/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/06bzDpDTtQ_Myv8xtuPfouQt4vk=/375x251/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 375w" type="image/webp"> <source data-srcset="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0yo_GdIcfdr1m0JQo_BAl0IuB-4=/3000x2010/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 3000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/kAHQTmPPqN5l8bj2MWn0Ng7Vrbk=/2500x1675/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 2500w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gVuQ3rSL_NeEyyqs3uJ4buVLajc=/1550x1038/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 1550w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/gFKvtjy_CxYLgtzsm9CxZzvDJ94=/1200x804/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 1200w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/yemfmBT_h5FAh-q5vtEYk-Ru7PA=/1000x670/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 1000w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JhwMqsoiSIwvlQfuSX_N-VBLOeY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 850w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/wAUg2BSi_iIwnIS7JtCeC31DTG8=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/6YwxipeVEYIW9wmSq4nom98sirM=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/JhwMqsoiSIwvlQfuSX_N-VBLOeY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/16cbedecfc9ebe0427b66370862009ec/1219%20Abortion%20Amarillo%20MR%20TT%2009.jpg" alt="Motorists travel west on I-40 in Amarillo, a route traveled by many to seek abortion health care while headed out of Texas. Members of both sides of the abortion controversy attended an Amarillo City Council meeting in the Amarillo Civic Center, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/05/15/san-antonio-direct-flights-washington-dc-faa/">Texans triumph in fight to get direct flights from San Antonio to Washington, D.C.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By <a href="/about/staff/matthew-choi/">Matthew Choi</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 15 May 2024 15:19:21 -0500" title="2024-05-15 15:19 CDT"> May 15, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The push to get more nonstop flights to the nation’s capital pit Texans against Virginians, who were opposed to the expansion. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/05/15/san-antonio-direct-flights-washington-dc-faa/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a 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Dec. 14, 2023." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Carlos Kosienski/Sipa USA via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/05/15/texas-galveston-barge-bridge-accident-oil-spill-pelican-island/">Barge hits, damages bridge in Galveston, causing an oil spill</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By Juan A. Lozano and LEKAN OYEKANMI, <a href="https://apnews.com/">Associated Press</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 15 May 2024 14:40:00 -0500" title="2024-05-15 14:40 CDT"> Updated: May 15, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The damaged bridge connects Pelican Island, where the Texas A&M Galveston campus is located, to Galveston Island. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/05/15/texas-galveston-barge-bridge-accident-oil-spill-pelican-island/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/05/15/texas-galveston-barge-bridge-accident-oil-spill-pelican-island/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img 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https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-P0xMos5sKC-X9NBuaK-P9X3ZfA=/640x429/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a4ca96c9969f719fe97f16261269e6f0/Galveston%20Barge%20Bridge%20REUTERS.jpg 640w, https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qtQR8z1XizdNnPE2pn_OcBb90jM=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a4ca96c9969f719fe97f16261269e6f0/Galveston%20Barge%20Bridge%20REUTERS.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8REyQvlohvTQTpqKjSBpKFcLC2A=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a4ca96c9969f719fe97f16261269e6f0/Galveston%20Barge%20Bridge%20REUTERS.jpg" alt="A barge collides with the Pelican Island Bridge, spilling oil into the bay, on May 15, 2024." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> KTRK via REUTERS </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg t-wrap-balance js-balance"><a href="/2024/05/13/texas-el-paso-wetland-rio-bosque-highway-project/">El Paso residents rally to protect a Rio Grande wetland from possible highway project</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> By Martha Pskowski, <a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/">Inside Climate News</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 13 May 2024 05:00:00 -0500" title="2024-05-13 05:00 CDT"> May 13, 2024 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Potential routes for a highway in El Paso’s Mission Valley run alongside a restored wetland called Rio Bosque. Environmental advocates are urging TxDOT to scrap the idea. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/2024/05/13/texas-el-paso-wetland-rio-bosque-highway-project/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/2024/05/13/texas-el-paso-wetland-rio-bosque-highway-project/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zCSz2zujkv09U0HwjLkOVk1EfgY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8be3128d68b9de7df1586773677055f2/0502%20Rio%20Bosque%20JH%2043.jpg" alt="Dozens of people attend TxDOT’s public hearing on expanding the Loop 375 Border Highway through the Rio Bosque Wetlands Park in Soccorro, Texas on May 2, 2024." class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> 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data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zCSz2zujkv09U0HwjLkOVk1EfgY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8be3128d68b9de7df1586773677055f2/0502%20Rio%20Bosque%20JH%2043.jpg" alt="Dozens of people attend TxDOT’s public hearing on expanding the Loop 375 Border Highway through the Rio Bosque Wetlands Park in Soccorro, Texas on May 2, 2024." 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="#camera"></use></svg></span> Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune/Inside Climate News </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div 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https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_ldf5XqJ57jC6r_tbkUMYM3rMNg=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5c3fbd35be9427d21166176485ec260e/1014%20Solar%20Eclipse%20EG%2002.JPG 375w"> <img data-src="https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/aHX_A7CZ34jbtBZmxM2ac5Xogz0=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/5c3fbd35be9427d21166176485ec260e/1014%20Solar%20Eclipse%20EG%2002.JPG" alt="Hundreds flock to Mission San José in South San Antonio on Oct. 14, 2023, to witness the annular solar eclipse as the moon’s shadow swept across Central Texas." class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#camera"></use></svg></span> Eddie 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