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Moms are fed up over Texas schools

She got into politics because of education, an issue giving Texas its most competitive governor’s race in years

Salon · Oct 1

We investigated development rules after the deadly 2025 Hill Country flood. Then it flooded again.

A Tribune-ProPublica investigation found Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to take action that could have protected residents in flood-prone areas.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 24

They’ve been hit by two major floods in two years. But Kerr County residents are staying.

Some say selling their property makes no financial sense even if they wanted to leave.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 3

One year after the July 4 flood, Kerr County shows signs of trauma and healing

Crider’s dance hall is back. Homes are rebuilt. Kids swim in the river. But there’s also deep grief after the river killed 119 people and traumatized more.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 1

Japanese internment survivors, faith leaders demand closure of South Texas ICE detention center

Completing a pilgrimage from a World War II internment camp in Crystal City, activists said history is repeating itself with family detentions at the Dilley facility.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 27

How the unreported killing of an American by ICE shattered two Texas families

Josh Orta was the sole witness of Ruben Martinez’s death to dispute the government’s account. Months later, he died in a crash after learning an ICE agent killed his friend.

The Texas Tribune · May 4

Lawmakers, protesters demand release of 5-year-old held at Texas immigration detention center

State troopers deployed pepper spray at protesters at the family detention center near Dilley where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian’s detention has drawn nationwide attention.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 29

After killing planned desalination plant, Corpus Christi tries to drill its way out of a water crisis

After an industrial building boom on Corpus Christi Bay, the city is drilling wells to meet water demand, and rural Nueces County residents say their own wells are being impacted.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 12

Texas 2025: Year in Photos

Photojournalists document another year across Texas. Our photos illustrated the tense redistricting debate at the Capitol, the aftermath of the Hill County floods and more.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 31, 2025

Binational effort is fixing chronic pollution problem on the Rio Grande

Nuevo Laredo was dumping millions of gallons of sewage a day into the Rio Grande. The U.S. and Mexico worked together to find a solution.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 10, 2025