The Texas Tribune: Jessica Shuran Yuhttps://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jessica-shuran-yu/The latest news by Jessica Shuran Yu.enSat, 05 Jul 2025 11:22:52 -0500Central Texas flooding death toll rises to at least 100 as search continues for survivorshttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/05/texas-hill-country-flooding-updates-kerrville-camp-mystic/About two dozen people were still missing. Many more people could still be unaccounted for, officials warned, noting that visitors to the area for the July 4th weekend make it difficult to assess an exact number.By Berenice Garcia, Jessica Shuran Yu and Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Graphics by Chris Essig and Edison WuSat, 05 Jul 2025 11:22:52 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/05/texas-hill-country-flooding-updates-kerrville-camp-mystic/A small boat is wrapped around a tree along with other debris in Ingram on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Ingram is a small town about seven miles northwest of Kerrville.A small boat is wrapped around a tree along with other debris in Ingram on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Ingram is a small town about seven miles northwest of Kerrville.Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas TribuneTexas lawmakers update sexual assault laws, allowing more survivors to pursue justicehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/02/texas-sexual-assault-bill-summer-willis-legislature-consent/After three sessions, Texas lawmakers passed a bill last month that defines consent and fixes what advocates called a loophole in Texas sexual assault laws.By Jessica Shuran YuWed, 02 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/02/texas-sexual-assault-bill-summer-willis-legislature-consent/Texas capital murder case attempts to severely punish abortion pill use by treating a fetus as a personhttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/30/texas-abortion-pill-capital-murder-charge-fetal-personhood/A North Texas man charged with capital murder after slipping mifepristone into his girlfriend’s food signals another attempt to rein in abortion pills.By Jessica Shuran Yu and Hayden BettsMon, 30 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/30/texas-abortion-pill-capital-murder-charge-fetal-personhood/A pharmacist poses with pills of Misoprostol, made by Lupin Pharmaceuticals, at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, on June 19, 2019.A pharmacist poses with pills of Misoprostol, made by Lupin Pharmaceuticals, at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, on June 19, 2019.REUTERS/George FreyAs Trump celebrates military, Texans protest president’s aggressive immigration enforcementhttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/14/texas-protests-anti-trump-immigration-no-kings/Demonstrations in McAllen, Midland, Odessa, Austin and elsewhere in Texas were largely peaceful, as some protests went well into the night.By Berenice Garcia, Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Ayden Runnels and Jessica Shuran YuSat, 14 Jun 2025 15:40:48 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/14/texas-protests-anti-trump-immigration-no-kings/Beth Vaughan, center, chants as protesters march up Walker Street during a “No Kings” protest at Houston City Hall on June 14.Beth Vaughan, at center, chants as protestors march up Walker Street during a No Kings protest at City Hall, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Houston.Antranik Tavitian for The Texas TribuneGov. Greg Abbott to deploy 5,000 Texas National Guard to sites of planned immigration protestshttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/11/greg-abbott-texas-national-guard-immigration-raid-protests/Demonstrations against immigration raids began in Los Angeles last week and have spread across the country, including to Texas. More are planned this weekend.By Jessica Shuran Yu and Ayden RunnelsWed, 11 Jun 2025 14:31:55 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/11/greg-abbott-texas-national-guard-immigration-raid-protests/Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to law enforcement officials during a Southern Border Coalition event in Austin on April 29, 2025.Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to law enforcement officials during a Southern Border Coalition event in Austin on April 29, 2025.Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune