https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jayme-lozano-carver/The latest news by Jayme Lozano Carver.enThu, 16 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/16/texas-water-legislation-charles-perry-supply-infrastructure/Texas’ population is booming and there is not enough water for everyone. State Sen. Charles Perry hopes to fix that.By Jayme Lozano Carver and Alejandra MartinezThu, 16 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/16/texas-water-legislation-charles-perry-supply-infrastructure/State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, on the Senate floor on May 15, 2019. Perry hopes the Legislature this year will create a dedicated fund for water issues.State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, on the Senate floor on May 15, 2019.Juan Figueroa/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/09/texas-farm-bill-2025-extension/The historical bipartisan legislation includes a bevy of policies from crop insurance to food stamps.By Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 09 Jan 2025 11:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/09/texas-farm-bill-2025-extension/A cotton field near Lubbock in 2022 was hit by drought conditions. Texas farmers have been waiting for Congress to update the national agriculture laws to help with crop insurance and other issues.Cotton fields near the High Plains town of Ralls, about 30 miles east of Lubbock, on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Like much of Texas, the High Plains and Panhandle are facing drought conditions and extraordinary heat.Trace Thomas for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/30/wesley-hunt-ronny-jackson-investigation/The ethics committee said existing law and guidance from the Federal Election Commission is “often ambiguous” and provides gray areas of spending.By Jayme Lozano CarverMon, 30 Dec 2024 16:12:43 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/30/wesley-hunt-ronny-jackson-investigation/https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/20/farm-bill-extension-texas/The legislation includes financial aid and money for recent natural disasters, but farmers still will be relying on outdated provisions from the 2018 bill.By Jayme Lozano Carver and Matthew ChoiSat, 21 Dec 2024 08:39:36 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/20/farm-bill-extension-texas/The U.S. Senate voted late Friday to pass a spending package, avoiding a government shutdown by minutes. The U.S. House passed the package hours earlier.The U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022.Shuran Huang for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/09/texas-abortion-travel-ban-amarillo-funding/Several prominent Amarillo business people donated to support the so-called travel ban. Meanwhile, statewide progressive groups helped the opposition.By Jayme Lozano CarverMon, 09 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/09/texas-abortion-travel-ban-amarillo-funding/Anti-abortion activists from left, Cassie Green, Mark Lee Dickson, and Bonnie Burnett talk outside of a polling location in Amarillo on Election Day. Thousands of dollars were spent on advertising for the local ballot question that would have effectively made it illegal to use a local road to get an abortion.Anti-abortion supporters from left, Cassie Green, Mark Lee Dickson, and Bonnie Burnett talk outside of a polling location in Amarillo on November 5, 2024.Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/03/texas-broadband-expansion-problems/Despite the efforts of local governments and others, the move to provide internet access to millions of Texans has been slow and faces new challenges.By Jayme Lozano Carver, Carlos Nogueras Ramos and Berenice GarciaTue, 03 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/03/texas-broadband-expansion-problems/A sign welcoming visitors to Big Lake on Sept. 24. The town, about 200 miles south of Lubbock, is the county seat of Reagan County, where internet service providers are set to receive money to build infrastructure.A sign welcoming visitors to Big Lake. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.Mitch Borden for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/20/texas-broadband-federal-plan/The federal investment follows the $1 billion approved by Texas taxpayers to help connect the state.By Jayme Lozano CarverWed, 20 Nov 2024 10:36:25 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/20/texas-broadband-federal-plan/Texas' plan to use about $3.3 billion in federal money to expand broadband access was approved this week.A splice can that contains 432 fiber cables in Louisville, Kentucky on April 19, 2021.REUTERS/Amira Karaoudhttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/14/texas-population-changes-rural-urban/Local leaders and rural revitalization experts say Texas’ smallest towns can survive — despite a shift to urban and suburban counties — but it will take investments.By Jayme Lozano Carver, Graphics by Chris EssigThu, 14 Nov 2024 09:30:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/14/texas-population-changes-rural-urban/Cornudas, with a population of less than 20, hosts a chili cook-off hoping to draw more than 1,000 visitors on Sept. 28. Small towns like Cornudas have struggled to grow along with the state's population.Cornudas, Texas with a population of less than 20, hosts a chili cook-off hoping to draw over 1,000 visitors on September 28, 2024.Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/05/texas-abortion-travel-ban-vote-amarillo-election-2024/Tuesday’s vote was a rare chance for Texans to vote directly on abortion restrictions. The state already has a near-total abortion ban.By Jayme Lozano CarverTue, 05 Nov 2024 22:16:45 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/05/texas-abortion-travel-ban-vote-amarillo-election-2024/Opponents and supporters of the proposed abortion "travel ban" stand on street corner next to the Santa Fe Building in Amarillo during the Tuesday election.Opponents and proponents of Prop A stand on a street corner next to the Santa Fe Building in Amarillo during Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/24/texas-halloween-denton/Denton has renamed itself Halloween, Texas, and has planned 31 days of events to drive up tourism and family entertainment.By Jayme Lozano Carver and Berenice GarciaThu, 24 Oct 2024 11:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/24/texas-halloween-denton/People go in and out of Discover Denton, enjoying an evening of Halloween and interaction on the square on Oct. 18. The North Texas city, renamed Halloween for the month of October, has been hosting 31 days of Halloween, including multiple activities per day and a town full of Halloween decorations.People go in and out of Discover Denton, enjoying an evening of Halloween and interaction on the square on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 in Denton, Texas. The town has been hosting 31 days of Halloween, including multiple activities per day and a town full of Halloween decorations.Maria Crane for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/17/texas-women-voters-election-2024-kamala-harris-abortion/Democrats in Lubbock and Amarillo hope Kamala Harris’ candidacy and a backlash to abortion laws will help make their long-held vision of a blue wave a reality.By Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 17 Oct 2024 11:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/17/texas-women-voters-election-2024-kamala-harris-abortion/Texas State Board of Education candidate Morgan Kirkpatrick, center, hosts a postcard writing campaign event on Oct. 13, at the Mahon Public Library in Lubbock. Kirkpatrick said Kamala Harris' campaign was energizing her own.Texas State Board of Education District 15 candidate Morgan Kirkpatrick, center, hosts a postcard-writing campaign, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, at the Mahon Public Library in Lubbock.Annie Rice for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/30/farm-bill-deadline-texas-lawmakers-producers/Millions of Texans would lose food subsidies and farm insurance if Congress doesn’t act before the end of the year.By Jayme Lozano CarverMon, 30 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/30/farm-bill-deadline-texas-lawmakers-producers/Johnson’s Backyard Garden, a large organic farm east of Austin, experienced a near-total crop loss after a massive winter storm devastated Texas. Federal crop insurance is usually part of a package of legislation known as the "farm bill."Johnson’s Backyard Garden, a large organic farm east of Austin, seen on Feb. 22, 2021. The farm experienced a near-total crop loss after a massive winter storm devastated Texas.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/26/amarillo-texas-abortion-travel-ban-mayor/Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley calls himself “pro-life.” But the proposal to police the streets for women traveling out of state to get an abortion is overreach, he said.By Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 26 Sep 2024 11:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/26/amarillo-texas-abortion-travel-ban-mayor/Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley speaks during a City Council meeting on May 28, 2024.Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley speaks during a City Council meeting on May 28, 2024.Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/27/lubbock-texas-food-bank-struggle/To help raise money, the Lubbock-area food bank recruited a Michelin-recognized chef.By Jayme Lozano CarverTue, 27 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/27/lubbock-texas-food-bank-struggle/Orchard manager William Russell picks jona gold apples in the South Plains Food Bank orchard in Lubbock on Aug. 22.Orchard manager William Russell picks Jona Gold apples in their orchard. The South Plains Food Bank has been growing limited crops in their small orchard and garden.Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/15/lubbock-art-trail-drag-show-council-vote/The City Council did approve $5,000 for security, about one-fifth of the money it withheld over last month.By Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 15 Aug 2024 11:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/15/lubbock-art-trail-drag-show-council-vote/First Friday Art Trail attendees write what they love about the monthly event on a wall outside of the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts gallery during First Friday Art Trail in Lubbock on Aug. 2.First Friday Art Trail attendees write what they love about the montly event on a wall outside of the LHUCA gallery during First Friday Art Trail in Lubbock on Aug. 2,2024.Trace Thomas for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/01/texas-oil-electricity-power-lines-fires-panhandle/No state agency is taking responsibility for making sure the privately built lines that power many oil and gas sites are safe. Such lines have been blamed for sparking two recent Panhandle fires.By Emily Foxhall, Jayme Lozano Carver and Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Graphics by Elijah Nicholson-MessmerThu, 01 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/01/texas-oil-electricity-power-lines-fires-panhandle/Craig Cowden points to a pump jack on his Breezy Point Ranch in Pampa on July 7. Cowden said he often spots problems with oilfield electrical equipment such as a pumpjack with faulty wiring or a power line lying on dead grass.Craig Cowden shows parts of his property that are negligent from oil companies using his land, Sunday, July 7, 2024, at Breezy Point Ranch in Pampa, Texas. Cowden has made numerous complaints about the live wires and trash on his property.Annie Rice for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/26/texas-reproductive-health-care-access/Texas Tribune journalist Jayme Lozano Carver has written about health care for years. Most recently, she reported on how little access there is for women and new moms in the Texas Panhandle.By Jayme Lozano CarverFri, 26 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/26/texas-reproductive-health-care-access/Texas Tribune journalist Jayme Lozano Carver experienced a medical emergency this year as she worked on a project on reproductive health care. "My experience showed me a little bit of everything wrong with our health care system, including the high costs and how hard it is to see a doctor," she writes.Jayme Lozano Thursday, July. 25, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas.Justin Rex for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/25/texas-nurse-family-partnership-home-visits/Local leaders of the Nurse-Family Partnership hope they can secure money to expand the program to the region’s rural areas.By Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 25 Jul 2024 11:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/25/texas-nurse-family-partnership-home-visits/Sedraya Kemp, 21, becomes emotional speaking about her current hardships with nurse Brianna Tilson during a visit at Kemp's apartment in Amarillo on June 18. Tilson is part of the Nurse-Family Partnership, a program that sends nurses to meet with pregnant women and new moms at their homes in rural areas.AMARILLO, TX - JUNE 18, 2024: From left to center, Sedraya Kemp, 21, get emotional speaking with Brianna Tilson, a nurse home visitor with Coalition of Health Services, during a visit at her apartment in Amarillo, Texas on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Ms. Tilson is part of the Nurse Family Partnership, a federal program that aids pregnant women and new moms in rural areas. Ms. Kemp is pregnant and has a one-year-old son, Quaveeon Shaw. CREDIT: Desiree Rios for The Texas TribuneDesiree Rios for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/24/lubbock-texas-drag-show-arts-trail-funding/The arts center that organizes the monthly art walk, which draws 20,000 to downtown Lubbock, said the drag show happened at an off-site location and had no association with it.By Jayme Lozano CarverWed, 24 Jul 2024 17:02:36 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/24/lubbock-texas-drag-show-arts-trail-funding/The Lubbock LGBTQ+ community protests quietly in response to the Lubbock City Council's failure to pass a proclamation that would declare the month of June as Pride Month, on June 27, 2023. This week, the council stripped funding from the city's monthly art walk over a drag show.The Lubbock LGBTQ+ community protests quietly in response to the Lubbock City Council's failure to pass a proclamation that would declare the month of June as Pride Month in Lubbock, on June 27, 2023.Trace Thomas for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/19/lubbock-texas-interstate-segregation/After repeated attempts to convince the City Council to make zoning changes, residents asked the federal government to intervene.By Jayme Lozano Carver, Graphics by Elijah Nicholson-MessmerFri, 19 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/19/lubbock-texas-interstate-segregation/Interstate 27 south of Plainview runs through much of the Panhandle. Some residents in Lubbock see it as a dividing line that separates certain communities into industrial zones.Northbound motorists drive on I-27 south of Plainview, a route traveled by many that seek abortion healthcare while headed out of Texas.Mark Rogers for The Texas Tribune