https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kayla-guo/The latest news by Kayla Guo.enThu, 29 Aug 2024 19:25:37 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/29/texas-renewable-investment-lawsuit-esg/The lawsuit, filed in federal court, argues that the 2021 so-called “anti-ESG” law discriminates against specific political views.By Kayla GuoThu, 29 Aug 2024 19:25:37 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/29/texas-renewable-investment-lawsuit-esg/A new lawsuit challenges a 2021 Texas law that restricts state business with entities seen as unfriendly to fossil fuels.Wind turbines are seen Monday, March 4, 2024 outside of Sweetwater.Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/23/texas-ken-paxton-vote-fraud-investigation/The group said that searches the attorney general’s office carried out this week targeted at least six Latinos, including a Democrat running for the Texas House.By Kayla GuoFri, 23 Aug 2024 19:49:17 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/23/texas-ken-paxton-vote-fraud-investigation/Volunteers helped register voters in 2020. Allegations related to different voting actions in 2022 led to an investigation, according to the Texas Attorney General.Volunteers from the Alpha Advocacy Group helped register voters before an upcoming deadline outside the Alpha Seventh Day Adventist Church on Sept. 27, 2020.Amna Ijaz/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/15/paxton-transgender-protections-federal-lawsuit/The Texas Attorney General is following his familiar playbook by taking the case to a federal judge with a record of rulings against the Biden administration’s agenda.By Kayla GuoThu, 15 Aug 2024 20:10:50 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/15/paxton-transgender-protections-federal-lawsuit/Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, at a state Republican convention in May, has sued to block federal protections for transgender workers.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the Texas GOP Convention Thursday, May 23, 2024 in San Antonio.Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/14/federal-title-ix-ruling-lgbtq-protections/The decision in the case brought by the Texas Attorney General preempts any future Title IX regulations that extend federal protections to LGBTQ students.By Kayla GuoWed, 14 Aug 2024 18:56:09 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/14/federal-title-ix-ruling-lgbtq-protections/Attendees of Austin Pride 2024 march downtown in a parade on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024.Scenes from Austin Pride 2024 on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at on Congress Ave in Austin. The day-long celebration featured drag performances, booths and floats of Austin’s businesses and many Texans clad in rainbow.Olivia Anderson/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/10/uvalde-school-shooting-records-release-lawsuit/The city’s release ends a legal battle with news outlets, but other government agencies are withholding materials.By Lomi Kriel and Lexi Churchill, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, and Zach Despart, Terri Langford and Kayla Guo, The Texas TribuneSat, 10 Aug 2024 12:37:21 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/10/uvalde-school-shooting-records-release-lawsuit/Authorities gather outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde after a gunman entered and killed 19 students and two teachers on May 24, 2022.Authorities gather outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde after a gunman entered and killed 19 students and two teachers on May 24, 2022.Courtesy of Pete Luna/Uvalde Leader-Newshttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/07/texas-execution-death-row-arthur-lee-burton/Burton was sentenced to death for killing Nancy Adleman, a mother of three, while she was jogging on a summer evening in Houston.By Kayla Guo and Carlos Nogueras RamosWed, 07 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/07/texas-execution-death-row-arthur-lee-burton/Interior of death chamber in Texas.Interior of Death Chamber in Texas.Jenevieve Robbins/Texas Department of Criminal Justicehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/02/sheila-jackson-lee-special-election/The winner of the special election will represent the state’s 18th Congressional District for about two months.By Kayla GuoFri, 02 Aug 2024 18:16:31 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/02/sheila-jackson-lee-special-election/https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/01/texas-juvenile-justice-facilities-doj/The DOJ found that officers overused pepper spray, kept youths in prolonged isolation and failed to protect them from sexual abuse.By Kayla GuoThu, 01 Aug 2024 18:47:16 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/01/texas-juvenile-justice-facilities-doj/Giddings State School, a juvenile correctional facility managed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Giddings.Giddings State School, a juvenile correctional facility managed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Giddings.Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/30/texas-floating-barrier-rio-grande-court-ruling/After Texas deployed the barrier, a panel ordered it removed. The full appeals court says it can stay while a lower court hears a case on the merits.By Kayla GuoTue, 30 Jul 2024 21:11:21 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/30/texas-floating-barrier-rio-grande-court-ruling/State law enforcement officers stand guard as workers construct a string of buoys being deployed to prevent migrants from swimming across the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass on July 14, 2023.State law enforcement officers stand guard as workers construct a string of buoys which is being deployed to prevent migrants from swimming across the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass on July 14, 2023.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/29/texas-junk-science-law-convictions-appeal-criminal-court/Texas’ 2013 law that allows for new trials in cases with flawed scientific evidence was pioneering. But the state’s highest criminal court has rejected most of those challenges.By Kayla GuoMon, 29 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/29/texas-junk-science-law-convictions-appeal-criminal-court/Robert Roberson seeks a new trial for his 2003 murder conviction in the death of his two-year-old daughter. His attorneys are asking for a new trial based on new findings they say debunk the flawed science presented in the original trial.Robert Roberson seeks a new trial for the 2003 conviction of the murder of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis. His attorneys are asking for a new trial based on new findings they say debunk the flawed science presented in the original trial.Shelby Knowles for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/25/texas-power-grid-puc-centerpoint-hurricane-beryl/The company’s power outages in July have drawn the ire of state leaders. Here’s what you need to know.By Alejandra Martinez, Emily Foxhall, Joshua Fechter and Kayla GuoThu, 25 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/25/texas-power-grid-puc-centerpoint-hurricane-beryl/Trucks line up to provide support with major power outages after Hurricane Beryl in Houston, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.Electric trucks line up to provide support with major power outages after Hurricane Beryl in Houston, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.Joseph Bui for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/16/texas-execution-death-penalty-ruben-gutierrez/For more than a decade, Gutierrez has fought unsuccessfully for DNA testing of evidence that he says would prove he did not kill Escolastica Harrison.By Kayla GuoTue, 16 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/16/texas-execution-death-penalty-ruben-gutierrez/The view of Texas' execution chamber in Huntsville from a witness viewing room.The view of Texas' execution chamber from a witness viewing room.Texas Department of Criminal Justicehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/11/beryl-power-outage-debris-rain-heat-sargent-texas/More than 1 million Texans still don’t have electricity. For those hardest hit by Beryl, the wait will stretch into next week.By Jaden Edison, Jess Huff, Pooja Salhotra and Kayla GuoThu, 11 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/11/beryl-power-outage-debris-rain-heat-sargent-texas/Community members drop off donated goods such as water and food to the Sargent Fire Department on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Matagorda County.Community members drop off donated goods such as water and food to the Sargent Fire Department on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Matagorda County.Hope Mora for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/09/beryl-texas-houston-power-outages/Power companies and Texas officials say restoration efforts could take days. Experts say Texans without electricity are facing a dangerous situation.By Pooja Salhotra, Jess Huff, Emily Foxhall, Alejandra Martinez and Kayla GuoTue, 09 Jul 2024 12:02:59 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/09/beryl-texas-houston-power-outages/Electrical workers gather supplies early Wednesday morning to provide support to people experiencing major power outages after Hurricane Beryl in Houston.Electric workers gather supplies to provide support with major power outages after Hurricane Beryl in Houston, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.Joseph Bui for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/08/hurricane-beryl-texas-damage-updates-rain/Tens of thousands of households and businesses aren’t expected to have electricity for most of this week.By Pooja Salhotra, Alejandra Martinez, Emily Foxhall, Jess Huff, Stephen Simpson, Maria Probert Hermosillo, Berenice Garcia, Kayla Guo and Dante MotleyMon, 08 Jul 2024 18:33:16 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/08/hurricane-beryl-texas-damage-updates-rain/Gov. Greg Abbott speaks about CenterPoint Energy during a press conference at Gallery Furniture in Houston on Sunday, July 14, 2024.Governor Greg Abbott, speaks about Centerpoint Energy during a press conference at Gallery Furniture, Houston, Thursday, Sunday July 14,2024. Doug Sweet Jr. for Texas TribuneDouglas Sweet Jr. for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/01/texas-power-grid-energy-fund/The announcement came soon after a new prediction by the state’s main grid operator that power demands will nearly double by 2030By Kayla GuoMon, 01 Jul 2024 17:05:54 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/01/texas-power-grid-energy-fund/Vistra Corp.’s Midlothian Power Plant. State leaders announced Monday that Texas will double a fund aimed at spurring the construction of more gas-fired power plants as power demand is projected to increase sharply.Vistra Corp.’s Midlothian Power Plant opened its doors to media on October 15, 2021 to show the plant’s weatherization process. Energy providers like Vistra are preparing their plants for extreme weather conditions following the February winter storm Uri, which disrupted the Texas electric grid and led to the deaths of more than 200 people.Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/01/robert-robertson-shaken-baby-texas-execution/Lawyers for Robert Robertson say the science used to sentence him to death is questionable and that prior health issues could explain the death of his 2-year-old daughter in 2003.By Kayla GuoMon, 01 Jul 2024 11:33:10 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/01/robert-robertson-shaken-baby-texas-execution/Robert Roberson in court for the review of his 2003 conviction in the death of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in Palestine on August 14, 2018.Robert Roberson in court for the review of his 2003 conviction in the death of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in Palestine on August 14, 2018. His attorneys are asking for a new trial based on new scientific evidence.Shelby Knowles for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/26/texas-execution-ramiro-gonzales/Gonzales, who was on death row for the rape and murder of Bridget Townsend in Medina County, is the second person to be executed in Texas this year.By William Melhado and Kayla GuoWed, 26 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/26/texas-execution-ramiro-gonzales/Interior of Death Chamber in prison in Huntsville, Texas.Interior of Death Chamber in Texas.Jenevieve Robbins/Texas Department of Criminal Justicehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/24/texas-state-presidential-debate-canceled-trump-biden/Texas State was slated to be the first Texas university to host a presidential debate before the leading candidates sidestepped the traditional debate scheduleBy Kayla GuoMon, 24 Jun 2024 17:55:09 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/24/texas-state-presidential-debate-canceled-trump-biden/Texas State University in San Marcos was expected to host the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election.The space in between the LBJ student center and the Alkek Library is usually one of the busiest places on campus, and yet it is relatively empty on the first day of the fall semester in San Marcos on August 24, 2020.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/20/texas-electricity-demand-forecast-ercot/The prediction by ERCOT reflects a new way of counting future demand and a spike in requests to connect to the grid from large power users.By Emily Foxhall and Kayla GuoThu, 20 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/20/texas-electricity-demand-forecast-ercot/The state's power grid operator says power demand in Texas could nearly double by 2030.Details of electrical transformers at the Austin Energy/Sand Hill Energy Center in Del Valle on March 24, 2020.Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune