Six Ex-Utah Players Claim Kyle Whittingham, Program Mishandled Their Injuries A group of Utes from the 2020s made public accusations in the ‘Salt Lake Tribune’ Friday. Sports Illustrated · Aug 28
Lawmakers added $1 to Texans’ car insurance policies. That money paid for thousands of Flock cameras. The higher fee, meant to combat catalytic converter theft, provided millions to expand the Flock network across Texas. Some lawmakers say that wasn’t the intent. The Texas Tribune · Aug 28
Gov. Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras The order came as The Texas Tribune was preparing to publish an investigation detailing how a state agency has devoted at least $30 million to building the state’s Flock surveillance network. The Texas Tribune · Aug 28
FEMA still hasn’t approved most disaster aid for Texans hit by this year’s July floods The six-week wait for approval fits a pattern: On average, the Trump White House is taking longer than previous administrations to approve major disaster assistance, research shows. The Texas Tribune · Aug 28
Texas GOP cornered by Big Bend backlash Most of the state’s GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region Salon · Aug 24
Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump Most of the state’s GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region, welcoming a construction pause without breaking from a president they're loath to cross. The Texas Tribune · Aug 21
A surrogate’s fight for parental rights in Dallas could discourage surrogacy use in Texas, lawyers say A surrogate’s fight for custody over the baby she birthed last week could lead to more restrictions on the rights of biological parents and on abortion clauses in surrogacy agreements. The Texas Tribune · Aug 19
UT-Austin overhauling core classes but hasn’t detailed how new center relates to the courses UT-Austin proposes big changes to how future students meet graduation requirements as questions persist about a new Center for Humanities. The Texas Tribune · Aug 13
Migrant kids are often being held in a South Texas detention center five times longer than a court order allows The nation’s only detention center for families is routinely holding children beyond the 20-day limit, including an Iranian-born “average American kid” who’s been locked up for 123 days and counting. The Texas Tribune · Aug 12
The Texas Tribune is investing in coverage of education and Houston One of the state’s most important topics and one of its most important regions will get more attention. The Texas Tribune · Aug 12
Democrats in Congress, able to visit ICE lockups in Texas, describe grim conditions Immigration officials denied the allegations, but Reps. Joaquin Castro and Veronica Escobar said they’ve come across numerous problematic examples. The Texas Tribune · Aug 7
A Border Patrol agent killed a migrant in Texas last December. Officials are still withholding details. The federal agent said he shot the man in self defense last December amid a fight that erupted after agents tried to arrest the migrants who were retreating to Mexico. The Texas Tribune · Aug 6
Former state Rep. Lon Burnam eyes lawsuit after arrest during meeting on voting site cuts The former Democratic lawmaker was accused of disrupting a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting and spent hours in jail before his release. The Texas Tribune · Aug 5
Nearly 100 years ago, Philadelphia’s Inez Patterson integrated pools and encouraged other Black girls to swim too I first encountered her when my sister and I visited an exhibit at the Fairmount Water Works in 2022 that was called: “POOL: A Social History of Segregation.” The Conversation · Jul 29
Latin Times · Jul 29 12,000 Arrests Later: Child-Shelter Data Meant to Reunite Migrant Families Is Now Fueling ICE Arrests Internal government data reviewed by Reuters ties migrant-shelter records to over 12,000 ICE arrests of sponsors and their families since 2025.
Salon · Jul 28 Talarico: Paxton committed voter fraud ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the attorney general may have broken state law
The Texas Tribune · Jul 27 Thousands of apartments going up thanks to new Texas housing laws. But resistance lingers in the suburbs. The laws, which make it easier to build apartments, face stiff resistance from North Texas suburbs. State lawmakers vow to force cities to comply.
The Texas Tribune · Jul 24 Ken Paxton has long crusaded against voter fraud. His Senate rival now accuses him of committing it. James Talarico’s comments come after ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the attorney general may have broken state law by voting using an address where he no longer appears to live.
Salon · Jul 24 Texas candidates are really rich A Texas Tribune analysis found Texas' incoming U.S. House delegation stands to get wealthier
The Texas Tribune · Jul 22 Millionaires could dominate Texas’ crop of new Congress members A Texas Tribune analysis found Texas' incoming U.S. House delegation stands to get wealthier, with a $3.34 million median net worth among the crop of potential new members.
The Texas Tribune · Jul 22 Passengers in Houston ICE shooting say agents rammed their van before firing The newly released, handwritten statements by two men who saw Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s shooting say he never threatened ICE agents.
The Texas Tribune · Jul 21 Texas foster care agency cancels troubled provider’s contract The Department of Family and Protective Service’s action comes four months after it placed EMPOWER into receivership in the wake of the deaths of two children under its care and staffing problems.
We Got This Covered · Jul 21 Chicago’s last remaining one-room schoolhouse is getting a $1.6 million rehaul and a new life Once upon a time, every student learned in one room.
The Texas Tribune · Jul 21 ICE is arresting relatives who come forward to take custody of migrant children in federal shelters Attorneys say the federal agencies are using children as “bait” to detain sponsors, leaving kids waiting in shelters for months.
Newslaundry · Jul 21 11 dailies, differing narratives: How front pages covered the CJP march on Parliament Eleven newspapers, one Monday of chaos in central Delhi.