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T-Squared: Our report on The Texas Tribune's staff diversity in 2020
Of our 24-person management team, 38% were people of color. Of the staffers who report and edit the news, 45% were people of color. Credit: Jacob Villanueva/The Texas Tribune When the twin crises of the pandemic and the winter storm hit Texas, not all communities were hit equally. As The Texas Tribune has reported, Black […]
Point of Order: Not throwing away our shot
Evan Smith, CEO of The Texas Tribune (Audio unavailable. Click here to listen on texastribune.org.) In the latest episode of our podcast about the Texas Legislature, Evan Smith talks to Imelda Garcia, the chair of the state’s COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Panel, about what it takes to get needles in the arms of Texans — and […]
Texas Legislature considering bill to make it harder to get public information about government employees
The bill defines the protected information to include “one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of the individual,” in addition to location or identification numbers, but does not define what information meets that criteria. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our […]
Oil and gas cleanups throughout Texas are on Biden’s agenda.
Some areas of Texas could benefit from Biden’s federal directive to accelerate cleanups of legacy oil and gas, mining and hazardous waste contamination.
Education Company, Urban Intellectuals, Shares Black History Every Day
Freddie Taylor’s company sells products that distill what he’s learned about the global history of black people.
Trio nabbed in multi-county counterfeit operation
By Hill Country Community Journal News Staff, Feb. 4, 2021 Kerrville Police Department (KPD) officers were able to stop a counterfeit operation that spanned three counties and ultimately was able to take two suspects into custody, while charges are being filed against a third suspect. KPD Public Information Officer Jonathan Lamb the case began with […]
Nearly a year into the pandemic, grocery workers in Texas are more fatigued than ever
After the Department of State Health Services neglected to include front-line essential workers in the latest phase of the vaccine rollout, grocery store workers juggle stressful work while waiting for the vaccine.
Future Farmers of America is flipping for a cause
Over the past year, the Harper Future Farmers of America (FFA) team has been “flipping” old furniture to benefit those in need to aid a non-profit organization.
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