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, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified John Sharp’s role with the Texas A&M University System. He is system chancellor, not president. Texas universities promised action after summer’s racial reckoning. But they’re still reluctant to shed Confederate relics.
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Correction, : An earlier version of this article misstated that Bob Rowling’s holding company owned Gold's Gym. The holding company previously owned it but sold it in 2020. “UT needs rich donors”: Emails show wealthy alumni supporting “Eyes of Texas” threatened to pull donations
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story misstated when the University of Texas/Tribune Poll was conducted. The poll was conducted Feb. 12-18, not Feb. 12-25. Texas voters like Biden’s COVID-19 response better than his overall performance, UT/TT Poll finds
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story misstated when the University of Texas/Tribune Poll was conducted. The poll was conducted Feb. 12-18, not Feb. 12-25. Should Donald Trump be allowed to hold office again? Texas voters are split.
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Correction, : This story originally misstated the unit of measurement used in pricing electricity. Prices are in dollars per megawatt hour, not dollars per megawatt. “Power companies get exactly what they want”: How Texas repeatedly failed to protect its power grid against extreme weather
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misstated the dates of former President George W. Bush’s time in office. He served from 2001-09, not 2000-08. George W. Bush on Capitol insurrection: "I was sick to my stomach"
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Clarification, : An earlier version of this story reported four ERCOT members who hold unaffiliated director positions are resigning. The story was updated to reflect a fifth member of the board, Vanessa Anesetti-Parra, who is not an unaffiliated director, is also resigning. Unaffiliated members cannot have ties to businesses ERCOT oversees. ERCOT board members who live outside of Texas are resigning in the aftermath of the power outage, winter storm
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misspelled the name of a state representative. It's Jon Rosenthal, not John Rosenthal. Texas Democrats blame lack of in-person campaigning, inefficient voter outreach for 2020 disappointment
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Correction, : A previous version of this article included an incomplete name for a member of Congress. She is U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, not U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson. Texans confront outages, food and water needs as feds issue disaster declaration
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Correction, : An earlier version of this tracker incorrectly labeled a chart of vaccines administered each day. The chart showed vaccines reported to the state, not vaccines administered. This was corrected on Feb. 19. How coronavirus impacted Texas: Hospitalizations, vaccinations, cases and deaths
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Correction, : On Feb. 19, the state reported that Texas has administered 22.5 million tests for the coronavirus since March. They corrected that number on Feb. 20 to account for a lower number of tests administered in the previous week, and the new total is 22.4 million. We have adjusted our figures to reflect their data. How coronavirus impacted Texas: Hospitalizations, vaccinations, cases and deaths
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Correction, : An earlier version of this article incorrectly referred to a state agency. It is the Texas Department of State Health Services, not the State Department of Health Services. Texas power outages: Nearly half the state experiencing water disruptions as power grid operator says it's making progress
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Correction, : Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this story incorrectly identified U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a U.S. senator. Ted Cruz says leaving Texas during winter disaster was "obviously a mistake" as he returns from Cancún
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of the Texas Democratic Party chair. He is Gilberto Hinojosa, not Giliberto Hinojosa. Ted Cruz says leaving Texas during winter disaster was "obviously a mistake" as he returns from Cancún
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Clarification, : This article has been updated to clarify state Rep. Jessica González's comments about recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. A previous version said she was concerned about previous Supreme Court decisions being overturned, but she said that while the court has ruled on employment nondiscrimination, she said more state laws protecting LGBTQ Texans need to be on the books. Democratic lawmakers hope to enact statewide nondiscrimination law and ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ Texans
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Correction, : A previous version of this story misstated the unit of measurement for the amount of benzene found in the water in San Angelo. The amount ranged from 17 to 177 micrograms per liter, not milligrams. The legal limit is 5 micrograms, not 5 milligrams. “Crisis upon crisis”: Industrial pollutants leave San Angelo residents without water as winter storm bears down
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly said Laura Stead emailed her sixth grader's administrators to ask about potential penalties if she kept her child from taking the STAAR exam in person. Stead did not email administrators. Many Texas students can skip STAAR tests this year, but high schoolers might have to show up to graduate
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the company where Nicole Aurit worked as a manager. It is Supercuts, not Super Cuts. Texas cities face difficulties counting their unsheltered homeless population — at a time when their numbers matter most
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Correction, : Due to an editing error, a previous version of this story gave incorrect information about when business operations are limited in Texas. Business operations are based on the proportion of a region's hospital beds being used to treat patients with COVID-19, not the proportion of patients with COVID-19. Gov. Greg Abbott open to reforming his emergency powers after months of criticism from both parties
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Correction, : A previous version of this story gave incorrect information about COVID-19 patients in Laredo. Laredo had the highest percentage of hospital beds being used by COVID-19 patients in the state, not the nation's highest percentage of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Laredo was one of the nation's worst COVID-19 hot spots for weeks. Its leaders see no easy way out.
Corrections and clarifications prior to Oct. 21, 2020 are available here.