- UT-Austin’s Longhorn Band will be forced to play “The Eyes of Texas” song that’s become a source of fierce division April 22, 2021The university is starting a separate student marching band that will not perform at major university events or have a required repertoire of songs.Kate McGee
- Lawyer for George Floyd's family wants to turn attention back to case of Pamela Turner, a Texas woman killed by police in 2019 April 21, 2021Turner’s death in Baytown was partially captured on video by a bystander. Her family has filed a federal lawsuit that goes to trial next month, and the officer has been indicted on an aggravated assault charge.Megan Munce
- Medicaid expansion picks up bipartisan support in the Texas House, but hurdles remain April 21, 2021Expanding the Medicaid rolls to include more than a million Texans could get a floor vote during House budget hearings on Thursday.Karen Brooks Harper
- T-Squared: Our report on The Texas Tribune's staff diversity in 2020 April 21, 2021If the calamity and catastrophe of the last year taught us anything, it’s that we must do more to ensure our newsroom resembles Texas — and our journalism better reflects the communities we cover.Corrie MacLaggan
- Watch: Texas’ small-business owners balance service and safety after end of mask mandate April 21, 2021Three Austin business owners describe how the end of the state's mask mandate affected them and how they have navigated the crossroads of service and safety.Jackson Barton and Justin Dehn
- Here's how Texas elections would change, and become more restrictive, under the bill Texas Republicans are pushing April 21, 2021Senate Bill 7 would create new restrictions on early voting, how voters can receive applications to vote by mail and the distribution of polling places in diverse, urban counties. Here's our breakdown of the proposed changes.Alexa Ura
- Texas officials and activists say murder conviction for George Floyd’s death “is only one step” in reforming policing April 21, 2021Before moving to Minneapolis, Floyd had been a longtime Houston resident. That city's mayor on Tuesday said he and the Houston Police Department would be announcing police reforms next week.Megan Menchaca
- “Stand up with us”: Texans speak out at Stop Asian Hate Rally April 20, 2021Hundreds of people gathered to discuss taking collective action against anti-Asian discrimination during a recent rally and vigil at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin.Jordan Vonderhaar and Justin Dehn
- State Rep. Jake Ellzey faces mounting opposition from his right in special election to replace Ron Wright in Congress April 20, 2021A national group is spending six figures to try to stop Ellzey ahead of the May 1 election, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz came out against him on Tuesday.Patrick Svitek
- Point of Order: Not throwing away our shot April 20, 2021In 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 how long it will really be before we’ve reached herd immunity.Evan Smith