https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jayme-lozano-carver/The latest news by Jayme Lozano Carver.enThu, 02 Oct 2025 11:15:18 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/02/rural-texas-data-centers-water/Local leaders see data centers, which help power the world’s shift to artificial intelligence, as a way to keep their towns open. Residents worry their way of life — and water — is at stake.By Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 02 Oct 2025 11:15:18 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/02/rural-texas-data-centers-water/Kendra Kay speaks during public comment at the regular Amarillo City Council meeting on Sept. 23. Kay is part of a group of residents who oppose Amarillo selling its water to a data center in nearby Carson County.An attendee holds an anti data center protest sign at a town hall event in front of the Potter County Courthouse on Sept. 20. Sept. 20, 2025.Phoebe Terry for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/26/texas-tech-university-system-transgender-identity-restrictions/Professors are afraid to publicly speak out, system leaders left key questions unanswered and advocates worry for LGBTQ+ students’ mental health.By Jessica Priest, Jayme Lozano Carver, Sneha Dey, Ayden Runnels, Lindsey Byman, Stephen Simpson and Terri LangfordFri, 26 Sep 2025 11:00:23 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/26/texas-tech-university-system-transgender-identity-restrictions/The Texas Tech University's administration building on July 8, 2020. The Texas Tech University System issued guidance Thursday instructing faculty to comply with recent executive orders and state laws recognizing only the male and female genders.View of the Administration building on the Texas Tech University campus on July 8, 2020.Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/25/texas-data-center-water-use/A wave of massive data centers is expanding across Texas, prompting warnings from experts who say the new water demands could push the state’s already strained supply to the brink.By Alejandra Martinez and Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 25 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/25/texas-data-center-water-use/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/18/texas-cities-counties-budget-crunch/Economic uncertainty, inflation, strict state limits on property tax collections and uncertainty around future federal funds have crimped local budgets.By Joshua Fechter, Berenice Garcia, Jess Huff, Carlos Nogueras Ramos and Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 18 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/18/texas-cities-counties-budget-crunch/The Dallas skyline at sunset on Oct. 14, 2024.The Dallas skyline from the Top o' Texas Tower ride at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, TX on October 14, 2024.Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/11/texas-water-supply-crisis/A growing population, leaking pipes and changing climate threaten the state’s water supply. Texas lawmakers hope a $20 billion investment will help.By Alejandra Martinez, Berenice Garcia, Carla Astudillo, Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Jayme Lozano Carver, Jess Huff, Suraj Thapa and Yuriko SchumacherThu, 11 Sep 2025 11:15:35 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/11/texas-water-supply-crisis/Jay Ornelas, El Paso County Water Improvement District Manager (left) and Ramon Tirres (right) in Clint, Texas on march 5, 2025.Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/11/texas-public-radio-budget-cuts-donald-trump-congress/Thirty stations must figure out how to make up for the loss of at least $17.7 million in federal funding that came at the direction of the president without wearing out supporters.By Carlos Nogueras Ramos and Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 11 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/11/texas-public-radio-budget-cuts-donald-trump-congress/Brad Burt, reporter for Lubbock NPR's affiliate, sits at his desk in the studio on Sept. 2, in Lubbock.Brad Burt reporter for Lubbock NPR or KTTZ sits at his desk in the studio Sept. 2, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas.Jacob Lujan for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/04/texas-banana-pudding-capital-festival/More than 10,000 people met over Labor Day weekend in Slaton to sample the banana pudding — a major boost to the rural town’s economy.By Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 04 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/04/texas-banana-pudding-capital-festival/People line up to purchase or pick up passes at Texas Banana Pudding Festival in Slaton on Saturday. An estimated 10,000 people attended the festival in the small town about 17 miles southeast of Lubbock.People line up to purchase or pick up passes at Texas Banana Pudding Festival in Slaton on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. An estimated 10,000 people attended the festival in the small town about 17 miles southeast of Lubbock.Justin Rex for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/18/texas-senate-second-special-session-thc-disaster-relief-bathroom-bills/Senators moved fast on Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda for the second special session. With House Democrats back in Texas, bills can now move through that chamber.By Jayme Lozano Carver, Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Alejandra Martinez, Alex Nguyen, Ayden Runnels, Eleanor Klibanoff, Emily Foxhall, Joshua Fechter and Stephen SimpsonMon, 18 Aug 2025 21:30:46 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/18/texas-senate-second-special-session-thc-disaster-relief-bathroom-bills/State Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, speaks on the Senate floor at the Capitol on July 21, 2025.State Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, speaks on the Senate floor at the Capitol on July 21, 2025.Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/13/muleshoe-wildlife-refuge-donald-trump-texas/Established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge was set to grow up to 700,000 acres to protect wildlife in West Texas and the Panhandle.By Jayme Lozano CarverWed, 13 Aug 2025 10:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/13/muleshoe-wildlife-refuge-donald-trump-texas/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/24/texas-high-plains-cotton-farmers-fast-fashion-environment-health/A group representing High Plains region farmers has launched a campaign to make buyers aware of synthetic fibers’ impact on the environment and health.By Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 24 Jul 2025 11:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/24/texas-high-plains-cotton-farmers-fast-fashion-environment-health/Walt Hagood leans on his truck at his cotton farm in Wolfforth on May 12, 2025.Walt Hagood leans on his truck on his cotton farm in Wolfforth on May 12, 2025. .Annie Rice for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/07/texas-hill-country-flooding-camp-mystic/Gov. Greg Abbott vowed Tuesday to continue rescue and recovery efforts in the flood-ravaged Hill Country “until every missing person is accounted for.”By Sneha Dey, Alejandro Serrano, Jayme Lozano Carver, Eleanor Klibanoff, Terri Langford and Colleen DeGuzmanMon, 07 Jul 2025 08:18:12 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/07/texas-hill-country-flooding-camp-mystic/Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt on July 5, 2025.Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Hunt on July 5, 2025.Brenda Bazán for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/12/water-texas-legislation/Among other changes is a new law that says homeowner associations can no longer fine Texans for not watering their grass during a drought.By Jayme Lozano Carver and Alejandra MartinezThu, 12 Jun 2025 12:21:37 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/12/water-texas-legislation/Texas lawmakers have pledged $20 billion over the next two decades to help the state manage its water supply. Voters will be asked to approve that committment in November.The secondary clarifier at the Bustamante Waste Water Treatment Plant expansion in El Paso, Texas on March 5, 2025.Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/10/amarillo-psychiatric-hospital/The facility will bring mental health resources closer to the largely rural region that’s home to nearly 436,000 people.By Jayme Lozano CarverTue, 10 Jun 2025 17:12:06 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/10/amarillo-psychiatric-hospital/An artist rendering of the new Panhandle State Hospital in Amarillo, expected to be completed in 2027.Artist rendering of the new Panhandle State Hospital in Amarillo, expected to be completed in 2027.West Texas A&M University websitehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/05/texas-steak-beef-industry-dan-patrick-new-york-strip/Far from the Capitol, students at Texas Tech spend time examining the quality of beef for meat judging competitions.By Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 05 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/05/texas-steak-beef-industry-dan-patrick-new-york-strip/Zachary Buckley, production manager at Raider Red Meats in Lubbock, shows the different facilities at Texas Tech University's meat processing lab on May 1, 2025.Zachary Buckley, production manager at Red Raider Meats, shows the different facilities at Texas Tech University's campus meat processing lab on May 1, 2025.Jacob Lujan for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/05/rural-texas-legislation/Lawmakers sought to close gaps in education and support funding for agriculture, disaster preparedness and health care this year.By Jayme Lozano Carver, Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Jess Huff and Berenice GarciaThu, 05 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/05/rural-texas-legislation/The Texas State Capitol on March 17, 2025.The Texas State Capitol on March 17, 2025.Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/03/texas-wildfire-legislation/A package of bills aims to better prepare the state to prevent and fight wildfires.By Jayme Lozano CarverTue, 03 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/03/texas-wildfire-legislation/The Rolling Pines Fire blazes through Bastrop State Park in 2022. The Texas Legislature passed a package of bills aimed at mitigating the damage of wildfires and preparing for future disasters.The Rolling Pines Fire blazes through Bastrop State Park on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/29/texas-water-crisis-groundwater-rights/Texas property owners can use nearly as much water under their land as they want. That’s unlikely to change even as the state approaches a crisis.By Jayme Lozano Carver, Graphics by Yuriko SchumacherThu, 29 May 2025 13:17:53 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/29/texas-water-crisis-groundwater-rights/High Plains Underground Water District Field Technician Supervisor Billy Barron, left, and Permit Administrator Gray Sanders measure a well on May 21, outside of Slaton.High Plains Underground Water District field technician supervisor Billy Barron, left, and IT and permit administrator Gray Sanders measure a well, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, outside of Slaton.Annie Rice for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/27/texas-water-supply-infrastructure-deal-bill/The deal allocates $1 billion a year to water projects for 20 years, which some groups estimate is a fraction of what Texas needs to save its water supply.By Alejandra Martinez and Jayme Lozano CarverTue, 27 May 2025 15:44:17 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/27/texas-water-supply-infrastructure-deal-bill/The SAWS’ Steven M. Clouse Water Recycling Center in San Antonio on Aug. 23, 2024.The SAWS’ Steven M. Clouse Water Recycling Center in San Antonio on Aug. 23, 2024.Chris Stokes for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/26/texas-gun-buyback-program-ban/Much of the debate focused on the tense relationship between cities and the Texas Legislature. The bill is head to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.By Jayme Lozano CarverMon, 26 May 2025 18:10:42 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/26/texas-gun-buyback-program-ban/A private gun buyer advertises cash sales outside the Alamodome parking lot where San Antonio hosted a gun buyback event in 2024.A private gun buyer advertises cash sales outside the Alamodome parking lot where the City of San Antonio hosts a gun buyback event on Nov. 24, 2024.Scott Stephen Ball for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/26/texas-hemp-thc-ban-farmer/While state leaders say growers can still produce industrial hemp, farmers say they will quit growing the plant altogether under a total THC ban.By Jayme Lozano CarverMon, 26 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/26/texas-hemp-thc-ban-farmer/Ann Gauger stands in one of the Caprock Family Farms’ rooms where they grow hemp on May 23, 2025 in Lubbock. “How is our farming legacy going to be passed on to future generations without learning something new?” Gauger says.Ann Gauger stands in one of the Caprock Family Farms’ grow rooms, Friday, May 23, 2025, in Lubbock. “Agriculture is changing and the new age of agriculture has to be cutting edge,” Ann Gauger says.Annie Rice for The Texas Tribune