https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/yuriko-schumacher/The latest news by Yuriko Schumacher.enTue, 17 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/17/texas-border-wall-funding-ends-abbott-trump/Texas officials suggested the federal government could pick up construction. However, during President Trump’s first term, his administration built about one-third of what the state was able to put up in the same amount of time.By Zach Despart and Alejandro Serrano, Graphics by Yuriko SchumacherTue, 17 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/17/texas-border-wall-funding-ends-abbott-trump/State-built border wall under construction near the banks of the Rio Grande in Zapata Co. on Sept. 23, 2024.A section of state-built border wall under construction near the banks of the Rio Grande south of Laredo in Zapata Co. on Sept. 23, 2024.Ben Lowy for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/16/texas-operation-lone-star-border-el-paso-deaths-migrants-new-mexico/Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other border sector.By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune, Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico, and Yuriko Schumacher, The Texas Tribune, Photos by Justin HamelMon, 16 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/16/texas-operation-lone-star-border-el-paso-deaths-migrants-new-mexico/Doña Ana County Sheriff Deputy N. Al-Abayad, left, and Detective Alan Barbosa transport a body bag containing the bones of a migrant, first found by volunteers with Battalion Search and Rescue, on May 3, 2025. The discovery of migrant bodies in the desert has spiked since El Paso joined Texas’ Operation Lone Star.Doña Ana County Sheriff Deputy N. Al-Abayad, left, and Detective Alan Barbosa transport a body bag containing the bones of a migrant, first found by volunteers with Battalion Search and Rescue, on May 3, 2025. The discovery of migrant bodies in the desert has spiked since El Paso joined Texas’ Operation Lone Star.Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/13/texas-lawmakers-address-lookup-session-2025/Our interactive tool allows you to search how state lawmakers voted on the most consequential proposals debated during the session, which ended June 2.By Carla Astudillo and Yuriko SchumacherFri, 13 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/06/13/texas-lawmakers-address-lookup-session-2025/Six boxes with lines and rectangles representing bills and votes for the session on a gray background. There's a large address bar with a pointer in the middle.Illustration by Carla Astudillohttps://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/2025/05/15/texas-fastest-growing-princeton-fort-worth-population-census/With Princeton leading the Texas pack, the state continues to set the pace for the rest of the nation, with seven of the 15 fastest-growing cities.By Joshua Fechter, Graphics by Yuriko SchumacherThu, 15 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/15/texas-fastest-growing-princeton-fort-worth-population-census/The North Texas region that includes Dallas is home to five of the nation's fastest growing cities.The Dallas skyline from the Top o' Texas Tower ride at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas on Oct. 14, 2024.Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/01/texas-hispanics-covid-19-deaths/In the deadly summer of 2020, Hispanics in Texas were half of all COVID-19 deaths, spurring many to vaccinate. Today, in a startling flip, Hispanics make up less than a quarter of deaths from the disease.By Dan Keemahill, Terri Langford and Yuriko SchumacherThu, 01 May 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/01/texas-hispanics-covid-19-deaths/Delia Ramos and her children hold photos of husband and father Ricardo in Brownsville on March 7, 2021. Ricardo died from COVID-19 in July 2020.Delia Ramos, center, holds a photo of her and her husband Ricardo with her daughter, right, and son tk. Ricardo died in July 2020. Brownsville on March 7, 2021.Eddie Gaspar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/24/texas-schools-a-f-accountability-ratings/The Texas Education Agency released the 2022-23 school year ratings on Thursday after a 19-month legal battle over how those ratings are calculated.By Sneha Dey, Yuriko Schumacher and Rob ReidThu, 24 Apr 2025 14:51:01 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/24/texas-schools-a-f-accountability-ratings/Texas on Thursday released school ratings for the 2022-2023 school year, offering families the first full view of how their schools and school districts are performing in years.The Texas flags hangs at a classroom, on Aug. 7, 2024.Trace Thomas for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/22/texas-measles-outbreak-update/Eight more cases were reported in the last week from the ongoing measles outbreak connected to West Texas.By Terri Langford, Yuriko Schumacher and Stephen SimpsonTue, 22 Apr 2025 11:36:43 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/22/texas-measles-outbreak-update/This tracker will update twice a week, as the Texas Department of State Health Services releases new data.An editorial art for the West Texas measles outbreak tracker.Yuriko Schumacher/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/17/east-texas-defends-water-lake-the-pines/After a deal to pipe water from Lake O’ the Pines to North Texas came to light, residents voiced opposition everywhere they could to block it.By Jess Huff and Alejandra Martinez, Graphics by Yuriko SchumacherThu, 17 Apr 2025 11:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/17/east-texas-defends-water-lake-the-pines/Mary Spearmon holds two of her grandchildren, Malikyi and Alajiah Elliott, at Hurricane Creek Park on the shores of Lake O’ the Pines, where she would come with her late husband and their growing family to fish and enjoy the water.Mary Spearmon holds two of her grandchildren, Malikyi and Alajiah Elliott, at Hurricane Creek Park on the Lake o’ the Pines, where she would come with her late husband and their growing family to fish and enjoy the water, on April 9, 2025. “What about our future generations, our grandchildren and great grandchildren? What are they going to have if they take the lake?”Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/16/texas-measles-misinformation-vaccines/After Daisy Hildebrand died of measles, her death was made public first by Dr. Robert Malone, a vaccine skeptic who blamed the hospital for fumbling her care. Daisy’s father told The Texas Tribune he never to spoke to Malone.By Yuriko Schumacher, Pooja Salhotra and Terri LangfordWed, 16 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/16/texas-measles-misinformation-vaccines/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/01/texas-local-voter-guide-2025-san-antonio-denton-el-paso-dallas/On May 3, many Texans will vote on local leaders and initiatives. Here's how to check for elections in your area and register by April 3.By María Méndez and Yuriko SchumacherTue, 01 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/01/texas-local-voter-guide-2025-san-antonio-denton-el-paso-dallas/Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in the 2024 presidential election at the Esperanza Acosta Memorial Library in El Paso on Nov.5, 2025.Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in the 2024 presidential election at the Esperanza Acosta Memorial Library in El Paso on Nov.5, 2025.Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/28/texas-school-funding-explainer/A Tribune analysis also found the state’s share of the funds that schools receive per student significantly decreased in the last decade until recently.By Jaden Edison and Rob Reid, Graphics by Yuriko SchumacherFri, 28 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/28/texas-school-funding-explainer/Texas Republicans pushing for vouchers often note that the state’s public schools receive more than $15,000 per student. But that doesn’t account for inflation or reflect the money districts can actually use.Yuriko Schumacher/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/18/texas-covid-pandemic-readiness/Five years after Texas’ first COVID death, the state spends less on public health, vaccination rates have dropped and a distrust of authority has taken hold.By Terri Langford, Jayme Lozano Carver, Pooja Salhotra, Eleanor Klibanoff and Stephen Simpson, Graphics by Dan Keemahill and Yuriko SchumacherTue, 18 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/18/texas-covid-pandemic-readiness/Illustration by Diana Branzan for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/13/texas-water-explained-supply-demand/The state’s water supply faces numerous threats. And by one estimate, the state’s municipal supply will not meet demand by 2030 if there’s a severe drought and no water solutions are implemented.By Alejandra Martinez and Jayme Lozano Carver, Graphics by Carla Astudillo and Yuriko SchumacherThu, 13 Mar 2025 13:01:12 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/13/texas-water-explained-supply-demand/Water gushes into a homeowner's reservoir during a water delivery in 2024 in Terlingua. Most Texans rely on water from utilities. In some remote parts of the state, like Terlingua, residents have water delivered. The state's water supply is under duress from a number of threats including overuse and outdated infrastructure.Water gushes from Rick Bradbury’s truck to Shannon Montague’s reservoir as the Bradbury’s make a delivery Saturday, March 16, 2024 in Terlingua.Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/26/texas-impact-united-states-supreme-court/Here’s how federal courts help determine the fate of controversial issues, such as immigration laws, in Texas and beyond.By María Méndez, Graphics by Yuriko SchumacherWed, 26 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/26/texas-impact-united-states-supreme-court/The United States Federal Courthouse in Austin on June 9, 2023.The United States Federal Courthouse in Austin on June 9, 2023.Joe Timmerman/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/17/texas-undocumented-immigrants-trump-deportation-demographics/The estimated 1.7 million undocumented people in Texas are now targets of the Trump administration’s nationwide immigration crackdown. Here’s what we know about them.By Yuriko Schumacher and Alejandro SerranoMon, 17 Feb 2025 05:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/17/texas-undocumented-immigrants-trump-deportation-demographics/There are estimated 1.7 million undocumented immigrants in Texas. That's one in 20 Texans.There are estimated 1.7 million undocumented immigrants in Texas. That's one in 20 Texans.Yuriko Schumacher/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/23/texas-vouchers/Vouchers would let parents use public funds to pay for their kids’ private education. Learn about how they could work and the political battle around them.By Jaden Edison, AI tools by Suraj Thapa, Graphics by Yuriko SchumacherThu, 23 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/23/texas-vouchers/Lorenzo G Alarcon Elementary School received Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds to create a calming and quiet room with the school counselor in San Elizario, Texas on July 23, 2024.Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribunehttps://apps.texastribune.org/features/2024/texas-border-wall-greg-abbott-landowners/At least a third of landowners approached by state officials have refused to let wall be built on their properties. That’s forced the state to largely build on ranchland in remote areas, or erect sections that are full of gaps.By Zach Despart, Yuriko Schumacher and Uriel J. García, Photos by Eli HartmanThu, 19 Dec 2024 05:00:00 -0600https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2024/texas-border-wall-greg-abbott-landowners/Ben Lowy for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/08/trump-cruz-2024-election-republicans/Cruz beat his challenger by 9 points, while Trump prevailed over his by 14 points. Still, Cruz performed better this year than he did in 2018By Carla Astudillo, Yuriko Schumacher and Pooja SalhotraFri, 08 Nov 2024 18:11:30 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/08/trump-cruz-2024-election-republicans/President-elect Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.From left: President-elect Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/texas-voter-turnout-election-2024-registration/A historic 18.6 million Texans were registered to vote in the 2024 election, and 61% cast ballots, a nearly 6% drop from the 2020 presidential race.By Pooja Salhotra, Data reporting by Yuriko SchumacherWed, 06 Nov 2024 16:44:28 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/06/texas-voter-turnout-election-2024-registration/Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in the 2024 general election at the Esperanza Acosta Memorial Library. Voters waited in line in upwards of two hours on Election Day.Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in the 2024 presidential election at the Esperanza Acosta Memorial Library. Voters waited in line in upwards of two hours in El Paso, Texas on November 5, 2024.Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune