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 the story incorrectly stated how many children the Texas Workforce Commission’s child care subsidy program supports. The agency provides subsidies for more than 150,000 of the 1.2 million youth in child care in Texas. A battered child care industry’s latest challenge? Competing for 4-year-olds.
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended clemency in two capital cases out of the 85 applications it considered over the past decade. The board has recommended clemency in one capital case. Bipartisan Texas House majority urges clemency for man facing execution in shaken baby case
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Correction, : Eighteen months after this story was published, the state auditor identified several inaccurate and incomplete data points in the state comptroller’s 2023 vehicle fleet report, including the numbers of average vehicle cost of operations per mile in 2022. That number was changed in this story to the state auditor’s calculation. A chart using the same data was removed from this story as well. Aging state vehicle fleet fuels tens of millions in new money requests by agencies
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Correction, : The line chart in this story previously said "uncertified new teachers" when referring to the state's data. This has been corrected to say "uncertified new hires". Texas schools are hiring more teachers without traditional training. They hope the state will pay to prepare them.
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Correction, : A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that state law requires juveniles to obtain parental consent to create a new social media account. As passed, House Bill 18 allows minors to create new profiles, but affords parents the ability to control certain aspects of the account. Judge allows parental controls for Texas kids’ social media accounts, but blocks content moderation requirement
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Clarification, : This article has been updated to clarify comments made by state Sen. Paul Bettencourt in both a published statement and an interview with Votebeat and The Texas Tribune. Harris County voter outreach proposal sparks another fight with Texas Republicans
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly named University of Austin Provost Sharon Wood. UT-Austin student sues over arrest during pro-Palestinian demonstrations
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Correction, : An earlier version of this article reported a state trooper was killed in the Aug. 31, 2019, mass shooting in Odessa. He was injured and survived. Odessa is still healing five years after a mass shooting
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Clarification, : This article has been updated to reflect that Fox News host Maria Bartiromo acknowledged Parker County GOP chair Brady Gray's social media post that refuted her initial claims. A Fox News host's debunked election conspiracy appears to have prompted a state investigation
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled the names of Texas A&M student Sophia Ahmed and former student Juniper Danielsen. Queer students look for alternatives after Texas A&M ends transgender health care services
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Correction, : A previous version of this story included an incorrect location for attorney John Escamilla’s practice. It is in McAllen. Texas likely undercounting heat-related deaths
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Correction, : An earlier version of this article incorrectly described the category of hospitals covered by the governor’s executive order. The order covers the vast majority of hospitals in Texas, not only public hospitals. A spokesman for the governor confirmed that the order includes acute care hospitals enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. According to an email from Carrie Williams from the Texas Hospital Association, the vast majority of Texas hospitals are enrolled in Medicaid. Abbott order will require Texas hospitals to collect patients’ immigration status
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Correction, : The first graphic in this story was changed from a line chart to a bar chart to better represent the data.
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Correction, : Correction: A previous version of the Texas college student voter guide incorrectly stated the day of the 2024 November election. The correct date for Election Day is Nov. 5. Texas voter guide for college students
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Correction, : An earlier version incorrectly reported Laura Pressley's age. She is 62. Texas activist frustrates election officials with lawsuit about threat to ballot secrecy
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that at least $45 million in taxpayer money approved to fund water infrastructure and supply projects will be reserved for small communities. The reserved amount will be no more than $45 million. Texas Water Board details how it will spend $1 billion for water infrastructure projects
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly named Kathleen Ligon as the interim executive administrator at the Texas Water Development Board. She’s the board’s interim assistant executive administrator. Texas Water Board details how it will spend $1 billion for water infrastructure projects
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the applicants the water board selects to receive the funds will be announced in August. The board will invite those project managers to submit a full application in August. Texas Water Board details how it will spend $1 billion for water infrastructure projects
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Correction, : An earlier version of this story said the Texas attorney general's office announced the settlement on Monday. It was on Tuesday. Meta to pay Texas $1.4 billion for using facial recognition technology without users’ permission
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Correction, : An earlier version of this article stated that Paxton still owed $11,300 in ethics fines. He paid those fines in June per his latest campaign finance report, filed in mid-July. In Texas, violating campaign ethics laws rarely yields repercussions. The attorney general’s office is to blame.
Corrections and clarifications prior to Oct. 21, 2020 are available here.