Past Contributions

• For these Texas organizers and officials, defunding the police means remedying effects of racism

  By Clare Proctor and Juan Pablo Garnham June 13, 2020

  Some Texas cities are eyeing cuts to police department budgets to fund social services like housing assistance, mental health services and job training. Full Story 

• Houston officials increase police budget as Dallas and Austin officials consider decreases in wake of police brutality protests

  By Clare Proctor and Juan Pablo Garnham Updated: June 10, 2020

  Some of Texas' biggest cities appear headed in different directions with police budgets during nationwide calls to cut law enforcement funding. Full Story 

• Conspiracy theories and racist memes: How a dozen Texas GOP county chairs caused turmoil within the party

  By Naomi Andu, Clare Proctor and Miguel Gutierrez Jr. Updated: June 6, 2020

  On Friday morning, five GOP county chairs were facing backlash for sharing racist social media posts. The Texas Tribune identified seven other GOP county chairs across the state who shared similar posts. Full Story 

• Texans still face obstacles to collecting unemployment benefits months into the coronavirus pandemic's economic crisis

  By Clare Proctor June 4, 2020

  Last week, another 106,821 Texans filed for unemployment. Already, the agency has processed more than four typical years' worth of unemployment claims since mid-March. Full Story 

• Texans could receive up to a year of unemployment benefits under second extension of aid

  By Clare Proctor June 3, 2020

  The state triggered an extended benefits period, adding an additional 13 weeks of unemployment starting in July. It is the second benefits extension this year. Full Story 

• The coronavirus pandemic has strained the mental health of front-line health workers

  By Clare Proctor June 3, 2020

  Doctors, nurses and other health workers are increasingly reaching out for mental health support as they risk exposing themselves or their families to the novel coronavirus. Full Story 

• Dallas mayor blamed "outsiders" for violence at protests. But almost everyone arrested was from North Texas.

  By Clare Proctor June 2, 2020

  Of the 185 people the Dallas Police Department arrested, 172 people live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, arrest records provided by Mayor Eric Johnson's office showed. Full Story 

• Community colleges trying to help students who are losing jobs, child care

  By Clare Proctor May 28, 2020

  For Texas community college students, the pandemic upended delicate balances of work, family and financial survival. Schools are tapping into emergency funds and trying to connect students with needed services. Full Story 

• UT-Austin will resume classes this fall — but students won't return to campus after Thanksgiving

  By Clare Proctor May 20, 2020

  After the November holiday, students will not return to campus in an effort to avoid spreading the coronavirus. Full Story 

• Former Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt says Abbott's actions to reopen Texas are divisive, scary and confusing

  By Clare Proctor May 20, 2020

  Abbott's recent decisions to reopen the economy despite rising infection rates signal that something has "spooked" the governor, Eckhardt said at a Tribune event. Full Story