Some pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ UT-Austin cases dropped

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Criminal charges were dropped against 46 protesters arrested during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin, according to the Travis County attorney’s office. Criminal trespass charges were filed against 57 …

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Texas’ cash bail system creates turmoil for poor women

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Long before Angela Collier knew why her moods seesawed or her thoughts raced, she knew one thing: Xanax and marijuana seemed to calm her like nothing else. She had both on her when …

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In Texas, natural disasters increase domestic violence risks

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. HOUSTON – When a deadly winter storm struck in February 2021, tens of thousands of Texans were stuck inside with no power and, often, no water. Michelle J. Abdelnoor was trapped with her …

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Ivan Cantu running out of time to stop Texas execution

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. LIVINGSTON — In 20 days, state authorities are scheduled to drive death row inmate Ivan Cantu from the Allan B. Polunsky Unit, past freshly built vacation homes on Lake Livingston, along wooded East …

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Why a Black woman killed by Texas police drew little attention

Correction, Feb. 7, 2024 at 5:35 p.m.: An earlier version of this story incorrectly described in one instance the lead-up to the shooting of Aaliyah Anders. Officer Lauren Nick rang Anders’ doorbell; she didn’t knock on the door. The article has also been updated to correct that Lufkin City Council member Guessippina Bonner was in …

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Uvalde families still want law enforcement to face charges

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. UVALDE — Relatives of some of the 21 people killed in the deadliest shooting in Texas history sat in a community center on the outskirts of this town Thursday, clasping each other’s hands, …

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Texas Tribune’s best 2023 stories: Abortion ban, Uvalde, higher education

Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp in his office on March 27 in College Station. In 2021, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents extended Sharp’s contract until 2028, giving him five more years to continue his empire building. Credit: Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune by Kate McGee The Texas A&M University System Chancellor …

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Most Texas police report no hate crimes year after year

Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. Bertha Germany was looking after the children at her day care when her neighbor called. She needed to come home immediately. Someone had vandalized her home. After closing, …

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