Corrections and Clarifications
Our reporting on all platforms will be truthful, transparent and respectful; our facts will be accurate, complete and fairly presented. When we make a mistake — and from time to time, we will — we will work quickly to fully address the error, correcting it within the story, detailing the error on the story page and adding it to this running list of Tribune corrections. If you find an error, email corrections@texastribune.org.
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Correction, : A previous version of this story that ran in El Paso Matters indicated Dr. Hector Granados left Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso in 2017. He left in 2019. ‘I follow the law:’ El Paso doctor responds to Ken Paxton’s lawsuit over alleged transgender care
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that federal funding for the 988 system will expire in 2025. It will expire in 2026. Amid a $7 million deficit to Texas’ suicide hotline, thousands of calls are abandoned monthly
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Correction, : A previous version of a photo caption incorrectly named the former Texas Supreme Court chief justice. His name is Nathan Hecht. Jimmy Blacklock named new chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story was unclear about when a Uvalde Leader-News reporter returned to work after her daughter was killed in the 2022 shooting. She returned about a year after the shooting. It also incorrectly cited who said it will take generations for the town to heal; other residents, not Garnett, have expressed that sentiment. Uvalde newspaper publisher turned journal entries after Robb Elementary shooting into book about town’s tragedy
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly named one of the churches that was created after the United Methodist Church split. It is called the Global Methodist Church. SMU’s bid to split from United Methodist Church over LGBTQ+ rights heads to Texas Supreme Court
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Correction, : A previous version of this story mistakenly identified Steven Kinard as Plesa's 2022 opponent. That year, Plesa ran against Jamee Jolly. Rep. Mihaela Plesa survived a heated GOP challenge. Here’s how she thinks Democrats can prevail.
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misspelled the last name of 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge Priscilla Richman. As Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hecht prepares to retire, he reflects on the Supreme Court he helped change
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Correction, : This story has been updated to correctly attribute some information to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. An earlier version of this story also incorrectly reported on the number of districts that owe the federal government more than $100, and who ultimately is responsible for paying. Some 552 districts must pay the federal government $100 or more and have six weeks to decide how to make the payment. Texas school districts asked to return $16 million in federal funding for special education services
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Correction, : A previous version of a photo caption in this story incorrectly listed Alice Drake's position. Drake is a volunteer for Meals on Wheels Odessa. Odessa elected its first gay City Council member
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that most child sex abuse cases Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas see involve predators finding kids through social media. Most cases involve various internet websites and tools, not just social media sites. Texas weighs social media bans for minors as schools and police face challenges
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Correction, : A previous version of this page said three U.S. Congressional districts in Texas had open seats in the 2024 election. There were four. Here’s your ballot for the Nov. 5 Texas elections
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Correction, : A previous version of this page said three U.S. Congressional districts in Texas had open seats in the 2024 election. There were four. See final results from Texas for the November 2024 election
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misspelled the name of Robert Roberson. Trial judge in Robert Roberson’s death row case agrees to recusal
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misstated that Lee College offered the only class in the state on reentry. Lee College is the only Texas college to offer a class on reentry. Inside the only college class in Texas to help prepare inmates for life after prison
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Correction, : A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the annual increase to an Ector County resident's property tax bill. It will be about $204 for the average home valued at $196,500. Why a West Texas county is building a new courthouse even after voters rejected the proposal
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misspelled the name of Walter Daugherity. Brazos County election officials feel the strain of unrelenting scrutiny from right-wing skeptics
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misspelled the name of the Brazos County Republican Party chairman. His name is Russ Ford. Brazos County election officials feel the strain of unrelenting scrutiny from right-wing skeptics
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misstated the requirements for obtaining a divorce in a covenant marriage under HB 931. The bill would add some steps in order to pursue a no-fault divorce, but otherwise allow covenant marriages to be ended for cruelty, adultery and other reasons that are available to those in non-covenant marriages. Texas lawmakers target property taxes, abortion and gender transition care in first bills for the 2025 session
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Correction, : An earlier version of the story incorrectly reported where voters with disabilities had reported issues at the polls. Those reports came from voters with disabilities in counties across the state. Following a year of partisan fights, Election Day runs smoothly across Texas
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Ignacio Garza pleaded not guilty to criminal charges related to a drug trafficking ring. Garza pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. An election about elections: A South Texas town asks itself who should run voting operations
Corrections and clarifications prior to Oct. 21, 2020 are available here.