A ballot box found weeks after Election Day has flipped a $569 million school bond vote in Midland
County officials announced the results for the fourth time Friday. Full Story
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Stacy Fernández
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Stacy Fernández was the Tribune’s breaking news reporter in 2019-20. When she wasn't breaking stories, Stacy covered the gun beat and led the Tribune’s reader-driven explainer series, Texplainer. First introduced to the Lone Star State as an intern at the Dallas Morning News, she was also a News21 fellow, reporter for NPR’s Next Generation Radio Project and Buffalo News intern. Stacy graduated from Syracuse University with dual degrees in magazine journalism and Latino-Latin American studies. The Afro-Dominicana thrifts frequently, is a solid bachata dancer and is a firm believer that listening to audiobooks is just as good as reading.
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![Midland officials found in a missing box from the November 2019 election containing over 800 ballots.]()
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U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Houston one of seven named to prosecution team in Senate impeachment trial
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated that she leaned on Garcia for her judicial background. Full Story
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![U.S Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 28, 2019.]()
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Trump administration sets into motion return of online 3D gun blueprints
An Austin man posted blueprints for the world's first fully 3D-printed gun online in 2013. They've been blocked from the internet twice. Full Story
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![Gun parts at Defense Distributed, a Texas-based company developing and publishing open source gun designs for 3-D printing and manufacture, surround a copy of The Liberator, a 3D printed plastic gun. The company is being sued to keep its plans for plastic guns off the internet.]()
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The latest battle of the Alamo pits Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick against Land Commissioner George P. Bush
The feud began when Bush was incorrectly accused of trying to erect a statue of Mexican dictator Santa Anna at the Alamo site. Full Story
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An estimated 390,000 Texans might lose access to food stamps under new Trump policy
One of the proposed rule changes could make SNAP recipients ineligible if their vehicles are valued at more than $4,650. Full Story
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![Vanessa Wilson uses SNAP Food Benefits to afford healthy groceries for Najaia "Jaja" Free, her 10-year-old daughter diagnosed with type one diabetes. Portrait taken on Dec. 12, 2019.]()
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Midland County officials just found a missing ballot box. It may change the result of a $569 million bond election.
A proposal for a $569 million bond failed, then passed and could fail again after the discovery of missing ballot box from the November election. Full Story
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What is the "boyfriend loophole?" Houston's police chief wants lawmakers to prevent abusive dating partners from buying guns.
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo made the remarks after one of his sergeants was killed while responding to a domestic violence incident. Full Story
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Houston police chief calls out Texas Republicans for opposing "boyfriend loophole" law after officer dies in domestic violence call
Acevedo accused U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn of being too afraid of the NRA to pass a provision to the Violence Against Women Act that would close the so-called boyfriend loophole. Full Story
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San Antonio paid sick leave requirement blocked by state judge
A judge blocked an ordinance that would provide paid sick leave for employees who work in the city of San Antonio starting Dec. 1. Full Story
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Donald Trump touted Apple manufacturing jobs in Austin on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know.
Trump toured a newly expanded Apple manufacturing plant in Austin and incorrectly tweeted afterward that he’d opened the plant. The plant has been open since before Trump's term began. Full Story
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![U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on honesty and transparency in health care prices inside the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 15, 2019.]()
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