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The EPISD school district recently voted for a mask …" 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/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/15/texas-ken-paxton-republican-primary/">Republican primary for attorney general heats up, with challengers taking aim at Ken Paxton’s legal troubles</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> and <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 15 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-15 05:00 CST"> Dec. 15, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">With the candidate filing deadline behind them, the attorney general’s challengers jockey to establish themselves as best person to unseat him. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/15/texas-ken-paxton-republican-primary/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/15/texas-ken-paxton-republican-primary/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1n44nhBbrFmPWVskH_FcEmv6new=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c27b79fa463ce41fe4e1348ec26eee4c/Ken%20Paxton%20File%20MF%20TT%2007.jpg" alt="State Attorney General Ken Paxton holds a press conference at the Houston Recovery Center on Oct. 26, 2021." class="c-image__img l-width-full 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https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/AUw6rMXyrxCnfGCNqaEBWBOMOlc=/375x251/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c27b79fa463ce41fe4e1348ec26eee4c/Ken%20Paxton%20File%20MF%20TT%2007.jpg 375w"> <img data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1n44nhBbrFmPWVskH_FcEmv6new=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c27b79fa463ce41fe4e1348ec26eee4c/Ken%20Paxton%20File%20MF%20TT%2007.jpg" alt="State Attorney General Ken Paxton holds a press conference at the Houston Recovery Center on Oct. 26, 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/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/15/texas-school-boards-political-fights/">Death threats and doxxing: The outcomes of mask mandate and critical race theory fights at a Texas school board</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:44:00 -0600" title="2021-12-15 10:44 CST"> Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The fight over race and how to deal with the pandemic has split the Fort Worth community, showcasing what’s being seen across the state and country. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/15/texas-school-boards-political-fights/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/15/texas-school-boards-political-fights/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/wU6UlIL5d59KtX3OpA7FnGpX6qY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7f497cb5c96e40569ae206a7a6bd7a56/FWISD%20Portrait%20ST%20TT%2004.jpg" alt="Roxanne Martinez, District 9 trustee on the Fort Worth Board of Education, was elected to the position in June of this year.…" 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/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/15/texas-education-reading-books/">Analysis: Some Texas lawmakers are worried about the wrong reading problem</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 15 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-15 05:00 CST"> Dec. 15, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Some Texas Republicans are busy raising questions about what's in the books in the state's public school libraries. The real problem isn't in the books. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/15/texas-education-reading-books/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/15/texas-education-reading-books/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ExV6HX55QtLlUDcB1EIRKKD6l90=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/9bc8ed61fe2d2eef876c167829638c31/Library%20File%20JV%20TT%2015.jpg" alt="The library at Blanco Vista Elementary in San Marcos on Nov. 4, 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xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/13/texas-2022-elections-candidates/">Texas’ 2022 races coming into focus as candidate filings close</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 13 Dec 2021 19:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-13 19:00 CST"> Dec. 13, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Every statewide office, legislative seat and U.S. House district will be on the ballot next year when the state’s new political maps are expected to be used. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/13/texas-2022-elections-candidates/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/13/texas-2022-elections-candidates/" 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/20211216144324/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/AJNFBFktdc5YoQQ1r0vsgCjci78=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/23537e8890474e6e478ce70b8e89007e/ATX%20Early%20Voting%20Day%20Two%20MG%20TT%2015.jpg" alt="A voting sign at the South Austin Recreation Center polling site on Oct. 14, 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/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/13/rick-perry-texas-governor-springtown/">A Rick Perry — no, not that Rick Perry — files to run for Texas governor</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:19:19 -0600" title="2021-12-13 13:19 CST"> Dec. 13, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">A Springtown man with the same name as the former governor filed Monday to run for the state's top post against Gov. Greg Abbott, raising the prospect of dirty political tricks. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/13/rick-perry-texas-governor-springtown/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/13/rick-perry-texas-governor-springtown/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/w8V_NtPW3YTCe7j7gLIIZQv3pvg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a3879826eb677fadf8395367e5251b91/Capitol%20Vault%20Dome%20SP%20TT%2094.jpg" alt="A view of the U.S. and Texas flags flown on the south side of the Texas Capitol from the Capitol Dome in Austin on Aug. 12, …" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zyMGdYjL8-rgS6TCRbGD3fpMKJc=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a3879826eb677fadf8395367e5251b91/Capitol%20Vault%20Dome%20SP%20TT%2094.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-GKHXFCUUFPgIxOlvvb8SZlTjlo=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/a3879826eb677fadf8395367e5251b91/Capitol%20Vault%20Dome%20SP%20TT%2094.jpg 2500w, 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c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sophie Park/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/13/texas-abortion-law-gavin-newsom-guns/">Texas abortion law author reacts to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pledge to do the same thing with guns: “Good luck”</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a>, <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/">Eleanor Klibanoff</a> and <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reese-oxner/">Reese Oxner</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:34:00 -0600" title="2021-12-13 13:34 CST"> Updated: Dec. 13, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">State Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, who wrote the law, was dismissive of Newsom’s effort to restrict gun rights by using Texas’ legal strategy to ban many abortions. He said he didn’t think his enforcement mechanism would be “effective against firmly established constitutional rights.” <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/13/texas-abortion-law-gavin-newsom-guns/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/13/texas-abortion-law-gavin-newsom-guns/" 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/20211216144324/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FR8Oe6D1Nek6HRB0_i2Usnn7xN4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c97d0a728fbebe2bdcdc6e2d57bdff36/Gavin%20Newsom%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks after the polls close for the recall election at the California Democratic Party hea…" 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/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Fred Greaves </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/13/texas-republican-local-elections/">Analysis: From homegrown culture warriors to tomorrow’s Texas leaders</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-13 05:00 CST"> Dec. 13, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Republicans in Austin have been after local governments for years, pushing aside local laws and rules on a long list of issues where local and state powers overlap. 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</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/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/13/latinos-texas-redistricting-dallas/">Opportunity was snatched away from Dallas County Latino communities when Texas Republicans redrew congressional maps</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-13 05:00 CST"> Dec. 13, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Dallas-area Latinos hoped their growing numbers would finally translate into political clout this year through the creation of a new congressional district anchored by their communities. 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</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/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/12/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court-advocates/">Key Texas abortion opponent sees Supreme Court decision as validation to keep fighting</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eleanor-klibanoff/">Eleanor Klibanoff</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sun, 12 Dec 2021 18:03:25 -0600" title="2021-12-12 18:03 CST"> Dec. 12, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Mark Lee Dickson helped Texas towns ban abortion. On Friday, the Supreme Court declined to block a state law modeled on his ordinance. “We can go anywhere now,” he said. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/12/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court-advocates/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/12/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court-advocates/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SRCTWMsIp1ZIxmK62ON0UVc70dQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f1bde6617f4d683bcca330ffac163271/Abilene%20Churches%20ST%20TT%20001.jpg" alt="Mark Lee Dickson bows his head as Pastor Scott Beard prays during a worship service at the FountainGate Fellowship church in…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/PP-ZOQVnH0EGVe1Jj5REyQ-hjYg=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f1bde6617f4d683bcca330ffac163271/Abilene%20Churches%20ST%20TT%20001.jpg 3000w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/SRCTWMsIp1ZIxmK62ON0UVc70dQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f1bde6617f4d683bcca330ffac163271/Abilene%20Churches%20ST%20TT%20001.jpg" alt="Mark Lee Dickson bows his head as Pastor Scott Beard prays during a worship service at the FountainGate Fellowship church in…" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item 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Wade, has been at the forefront of major battles over abortion access ever since. Friday’s ruling ensures the state remains on the frontlines. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/texas-abortion-rights-supreme-court-history/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/texas-abortion-rights-supreme-court-history/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/hyZDK44uK6kEamA9Nc1F_1qZ_Tg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b13e905a0e9bf50c107c443bcdab70f5/Womens%20March%20ATX%20CP%20TT%2028.jpg" alt="Megan Field holds a sign during the Womenís March ATX at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. 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Thou…" 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/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Chelsea Purgahn for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/scotus-texas-abortion-law-constitutional-rights/">“Every constitutional right is now at risk": Legal experts warn Supreme Court action on Texas abortion law could lead to copycats</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a> and <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/cassandra-pollock/">Cassandra Pollock</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Sun, 12 Dec 2021 10:15:00 -0600" title="2021-12-12 10:15 CST"> Updated: Dec. 12, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the majority was straying from the court’s precedent to step in when state laws chill the exercise of constitutional rights while allowing other states to follow suit. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" 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aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Eric Lee for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/texas-power-grid-winter-weatherization/">Texas electricity regulators say most power generation facilities are ready for winter. That alone won't stop a blackout.</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mitchell-ferman/">Mitchell Ferman</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 10 Dec 2021 15:31:58 -0600" title="2021-12-10 15:31 CST"> Dec. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">In the first status report of how electricity companies are preparing for winter, electric regulators expressed confidence in improvements made since February’s deadly storm. But the changes address only part of the power grid supply chain. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/texas-power-grid-winter-weatherization/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/texas-power-grid-winter-weatherization/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/v7bsyyA4z_1YSnf6Mi7RZONgXrY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4406bcc6ef2e470deef5ba7af44f0a9f/ERCOT%20REUTERS%20TT%2003.jpg" alt="Reliability Coordinator Mark Skipper monitors power use during a tour of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) c…" class="c-image__img l-width-full l-display-block did-load"> </noscript> <picture> <source data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/rzFtKm99XJVx7c99Jal2295JQ0M=/3000x2010/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4406bcc6ef2e470deef5ba7af44f0a9f/ERCOT%20REUTERS%20TT%2003.jpg 3000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8TQ5JEDSM60US75bBIUG_SpgOWE=/2500x1675/smart/filters:format(webp):quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4406bcc6ef2e470deef5ba7af44f0a9f/ERCOT%20REUTERS%20TT%2003.jpg 2500w, 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</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/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Julia Robinson </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/Texas-abortion-providers-scotus-sb8/">For Texas abortion providers, U.S. Supreme Court ruling feels apocalyptic</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/karen-brooks-harper/">Karen Brooks Harper</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:33:00 -0600" title="2021-12-10 16:33 CST"> Updated: Dec. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Even though a legal fight continues, providers warn that abortion clinics could eventually have to shut down since enforcement of the law can continue. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/Texas-abortion-providers-scotus-sb8/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure 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aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/texas-electric-grid-election/">Analysis: Texas’ electric grid is half-ready for another winter freeze</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-10 05:00 CST"> Dec. 10, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Chances are, winter weather won’t be as bad as it was last February. Chances are, Texas won’t have the electric blackouts that caused so much misery then. And chances are, whatever happens will have some influence on the 2022 elections. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/texas-electric-grid-election/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/10/texas-electric-grid-election/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bq41YcydZlQyFYvyo7mIU377VvY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cd7fd7cc5f0b5f9c567c90c5e729f6d8/Winter%20Storm%20McKinney%20ST%20TT%2010" alt="A man walks 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c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/09/texas-books-investigations-keller-schools/">Texas education officials investigating whether Keller school district has books with sexually explicit content</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/brian-lopez/">Brian Lopez</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 9 Dec 2021 18:25:56 -0600" title="2021-12-09 18:25 CST"> Dec. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The district appears to be the first one to be investigated since Republicans started raising questions in October about content in public school libraries. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/09/texas-books-investigations-keller-schools/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use 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" class="js-lazy-image js-lazy-image--target c-image__img" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </div> </div> </a> <figcaption class="c-caption t-links-underlined l-display-block t-size-xxxs c-caption--compact is-hidden-until-bp-l"> <cite> <span class="is-sr-only">Credit:</span><span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/09/dan-crenshaw-texas-grifters-backlash/">Texas GOP U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw causes uproar after warning of "grifters," liars inside his party</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Thu, 9 Dec 2021 11:54:05 -0600" title="2021-12-09 11:54 CST"> Dec. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Crenshaw, who mentioned the House Freedom Caucus while making the criticism, sought to clarify later that he largely was not referring to the group. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/09/dan-crenshaw-texas-grifters-backlash/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/09/dan-crenshaw-texas-grifters-backlash/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/TBVRjvMbPJh7HMInMltuAO_64iA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8a9b89552307f41062e1a7a2d25a1375/Dan%20Crenshaw%20Dec%202021%20REUTERS%20TT.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. 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Dan Crenshaw, R-Houston, speaks at a press conference at the Capitol in Washington on Dec. 2, 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/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Brochstein/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 js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/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></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/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"> Dec. 9, 2021 </time></p>  <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/20211216144324/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/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144324/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/20211216144324im_/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. 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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/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/08/texas-redistricting-demographics-elections/">Analysis: Texas’ population has changed much faster than its political maps</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Wed, 8 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0600" title="2021-12-08 05:00 CST"> Dec. 8, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">Texas’ population has grown 40% this century, and 91% of the new Texans are people of color. Federal judges now have to decide whether those monumental changes are reflected in the state’s political maps. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/08/texas-redistricting-demographics-elections/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/08/texas-redistricting-demographics-elections/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/-ZziSmAlUNo9GcTe1N8tNX44ug4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ea11e454d35aff97551b04745afac028/2nd%20Redo%20Redistricting%20maps%20MGO%20TT%2005.jpg" alt="Census data from 2020 and redistricting maps at The Texas Tribune office in Austin on Oct. 7, 2021. 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The state population gre…" 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/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#camera"></use></svg></span> Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Tribune </cite> </figcaption> </figure> </article> </li> <li class="c-block-feed__item c-block-feed__item--no-border-from-bp-m"> <article class="c-story-block"> <div class="c-story-block__text">  <h2 class="c-story-block__headline t-serif t-lh-s t-lsp-s t-links-underlined-hover has-xxxs-btm-marg js-balance"><a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/07/matthew-dowd-texas-lieutenant-governor/">Democrat Matthew Dowd ends campaign for Texas lieutenant governor, citing need for “greater diversity”</a></h2>  <p class="byline t-byline t-links t-uppercase t-lsp-m t-size-xxs has-text-gray-dark has-b-btm-marg"><span class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item smallcaps--light t-size-xxs"> by <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/james-barragan/">James Barragán</a></span><time class="t-byline__item l-display-ib byline--item" datetime="Tue, 7 Dec 2021 13:32:34 -0600" title="2021-12-07 13:32 CST"> Dec. 7, 2021 </time></p>  <p class="t-serif t-links t-size-s is-hidden-until-bp-s">The former George W. Bush political strategist had launched a bid to win the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. On Tuesday, Dowd said he’s stepping aside to make way for a “diverse field” of candidates in the race. <a class="t-uppercase t-size-xxs t-lsp-m t-sans l-display-ib" href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/07/matthew-dowd-texas-lieutenant-governor/">Full Story <span class="c-icon c-icon--baseline"><svg aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="/web/20211216144324im_/https://www.texastribune.org/topics/state-government/#long-arrow-right"></use></svg></span> </a> </p> </div> <figure class="c-story-block__image-wrap"> <a href="/web/20211216144324/https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/07/matthew-dowd-texas-lieutenant-governor/" tabindex="-1"> <div class="c-image"> <div class="c-image__placeholder has-bg-white-off"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211216144324im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UE66HqApU8l0PJbSVO_cGjD_DQQ=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/05/10/__BDP9351_Dowd3CMS.JPG" alt="Author and 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