https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reese-oxner/The latest news by Reese Oxner.enMon, 29 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/29/t-squared-texas-tribune-voting-help-desk-text-message/Try our new text messaging line that guides you through the voting process.By Liam Andrew and Reese OxnerMon, 29 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/29/t-squared-texas-tribune-voting-help-desk-text-message/https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/22/uvalde-shooting-police-body-camera-video/The new material further illustrates the lack of coordination among officers, the confusion over the chain of command and the delays in confronting the shooter.By Reese OxnerFri, 22 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/22/uvalde-shooting-police-body-camera-video/https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/15/texas-hospitals-abortion-laws/Medical professionals across the state have expressed confusion over what care they can provide amid Texas’ abortion ban, leading to some patients allegedly receiving delayed care or being turned away.By Reese Oxner and María MéndezFri, 15 Jul 2022 13:53:46 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/15/texas-hospitals-abortion-laws/Protesters chant on Congress Avenue in Austin at an abortion rights rally on June 24 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. A medical group says some Texas hospitals have been denying or delaying care to pregnant patients over fears of violating statewide abortion restrictions.Protesters chant on Congress Ave. in front of the Texas State Capitol building at a pro-choice rally Friday, June 24, 2022 in Austin, TX. The Supreme Court overturned Roe V Wade Friday leading to national protests in response from pro abortion advocates. The announcement of the overturning would trigger an immediate ban on abortions in several states, including Texas. Sergio Flores for The Texas TribuneSergio Flores for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/14/texas-biden-emergency-abortion/Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argues the Biden administration is violating the state’s “sovereign interest” by reassuring the nation’s doctors they can perform abortions in medical emergencies.By Reese OxnerThu, 14 Jul 2022 13:31:17 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/14/texas-biden-emergency-abortion/Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration on Thursday over new federal guidance saying doctors can continue to conduct abortions when providing emergency care.Attorney General Ken Paxton conducts an interview with Right Side Broadcasting Network at a Trump Rally in Conroe on Jan. 29, 2022.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/29/texas-nurses-abortion-womens-health/Health workers caring for pregnant women now face a bewildering array of legal questions.By Reese OxnerWed, 29 Jun 2022 18:46:19 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/29/texas-nurses-abortion-womens-health/Some Texas nurses attending a Colorado conference of caregivers specializing in women’s health said last week the overturning of Roe v. Wade will impact more than elective abortions.An ultrasound machine sits next to an empty patient bed at Whole Women’s Health of Austin on Sept.1, 2021.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/27/texas-abortion-providers-suit/Texas abortion providers and abortion funds ceased operations in the state on Friday for fear of being criminally charged under state laws that pre-date Roe v. Wade.By Reese Oxner and Erin DouglasMon, 27 Jun 2022 17:04:18 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/27/texas-abortion-providers-suit/A patient returns for an appointment at Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services in San Antonio on Friday to make sure her abortion treatment was successful. Abortion providers are suing the state to block old statutes criminalizing the procedure, in the hopes of resuming abortions in Texas for a while longer.A patient returns for a follow up appointment to make sure her abortion treatment was successful hours after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade at the Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services abortion clinic in San Antonio on June 24, 2022.Kaylee Greenlee Beal for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/20/texas-electric-vehicle-charging-stations/With $408 million in federal funds, the state wants to build enough charging stations to support 1 million electric vehicles.By Reese OxnerMon, 20 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/20/texas-electric-vehicle-charging-stations/https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/15/supreme-court-texas-tribes-gambling/The ruling doesn’t expand the kinds of games tribes can offer on their lands but reaffirms their autonomy to regulate gambling activities that aren’t prohibited in Texas, regardless of the state’s rules.By Reese OxnerWed, 15 Jun 2022 12:07:34 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/15/supreme-court-texas-tribes-gambling/An entrance to Speaking Rock Entertainment Center, the focal point of a decades long fight over gambling between the state of Texas and El Paso's Ysleta del Sur Pueblo.An entrance to Speaking Rock Entertainment Center, the focal point of a decades long fight over gambling between the state of Texas and El Paso's Ysleta del Sur Pueblo.Courtesy Robert Moore/El Paso Mattershttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/14/gun-trafficker-north-texas/The Department of Justice says the weapons illegally sold by Demontre Antwon Hackworth, 31, were later used in over a dozen crimes, including the killing of a 21-year-old Black transgender woman.By Reese OxnerTue, 14 Jun 2022 17:18:21 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/14/gun-trafficker-north-texas/Federal authorities say Demontre Antwon Hackworth of Dallas bought nearly 100 handguns through straw purchases and illegally sold them.Hundreds of handguns and rifles for sale at McBride’s Gun’s in Central Austin on April 20, 2021.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/06/texas-foster-care-sanctions/The judge in the 11-year federal lawsuit against Texas said the state has not properly punished or shut down unsafe child care placement facilities or curbed the rate of children who are sexually victimized while in the state’s care.By Reese OxnerMon, 06 Jun 2022 19:40:50 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/06/texas-foster-care-sanctions/Texas Department of Family and Protective Services signage at the agency’s office in Austin.The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services offices in Austin on Nov. 14, 2019.Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/03/uvalde-texas-shooting-police-radio/The revelation is the latest to point to deficiencies and missteps in authorities’ response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School. Police opted to wait for reinforcements and tactical gear, taking more than an hour to confront and take down the shooter.By Joshua Fechter and Reese OxnerFri, 03 Jun 2022 14:44:29 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/03/uvalde-texas-shooting-police-radio/Authorities prepared to evacuate students and teachers May 24 after a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.Authorities prepare to evacuate students and teachers after a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24, 2022.Courtesy of Pete Luna/Uvalde Leader Newshttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/03/texas-gonzalo-lopez-escape-prison-bus/Authorities say Gonzalo Lopez killed a man and his four grandchildren in Leon County. He escaped from a prison bus nearly three weeks ago.By Reese OxnerFri, 03 Jun 2022 14:11:29 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/03/texas-gonzalo-lopez-escape-prison-bus/Texas Department of Criminal Justice William G. McConnell Unit at Chase Field in Beeville in 2013. Gonzalo Lopez escaped from a prison bus in Webb County on May 12. Authorities say they shot and killed him Thursday night in Jourdanton. He is accused of killing a man and his four grandchildren in Leon County.Texas Department of Criminal Justice William G. McConnell Unit at Chase Field in Beeville in 2013.Jennifer Whitney for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/02/uvalde-shooting-roland-gutierrez-911-calls/State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, said the commanding officer at the scene of the shooting was not informed about the calls that Uvalde police were receiving, calling the lack of coordination a “system failure.”By Reese OxnerThu, 02 Jun 2022 13:54:14 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/02/uvalde-shooting-roland-gutierrez-911-calls/The Uvalde Police Department on June 1, 2022.The Uvalde Police Department on June 1, 2022.Kaylee Greenlee Beal for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/31/uvalde-school-police-chief-investigation/The Texas Department of Public Safety said a local police chief had stopped cooperating. It also walked back a statement that a teacher had propped open a door used by the shooter to enter the school.By Joshua Fechter, Reese Oxner and Uriel J. GarcíaTue, 31 May 2022 17:34:28 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/31/uvalde-school-police-chief-investigation/Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo spoke at a press conference following the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24, 2022.Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo speaks at a press conference following the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.Mikala Compton-USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERShttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/27/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-timeline/State officials provided a timeline of the massacre and have corrected crucial details amid public demands for information on how authorities handled the situation.By Carla Astudillo, Reese Oxner and Eric NeugeborenFri, 27 May 2022 21:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/27/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-timeline/https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/27/uvalde-school-shooting-police-errors/Uvalde’s local incident commander thought the active shooting had stopped and that the gunman had barricaded himself inside the school. Inside, the killing continued.By Joshua Fechter and Reese OxnerFri, 27 May 2022 12:19:23 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/27/uvalde-school-shooting-police-errors/Crosses outside Robb Elementary School on Thursday bear the names of children killed at the school on Tuesday.Crosses for the children killed at Robb Elementary School on Thursday, May 26, 2022.Lauren Witte/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/26/uvalde-school-shooting-police-response/Officials clarified the timeline of the shooting Thursday after giving varying accounts. They refused to answer many questions about the tactics.By Joshua Fechter and Reese OxnerThu, 26 May 2022 14:14:18 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/26/uvalde-school-shooting-police-response/At a chaotic and confusing press conference on Thursday, May 26, 2022, Victor Escalon, an official with the Texas Department of Public Safety, offered additional details Thursday about the law enforcement response to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school.Victor Escalon, an official with the Texas Department of Public Safety, offered additional details Thursday about the law enforcement response to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school.Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/25/uvalde-shooter-bought-gun-legally/He brought only one of the rifles with him into the elementary school, according to the briefing. The other was left in a truck he crashed nearby.By Reese OxnerWed, 25 May 2022 11:07:22 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/25/uvalde-shooter-bought-gun-legally/Caution tape blocked off the Uvalde home Tuesday night of the grandmother of the gunman in the Robb Elementary School shooting.Caution tape blocks off the home of the grandmother of the shooter responsible for a school shooting on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in Uvalde. A school shooting was reported this afternoon after a high school student opened fire inside Robb Elementary School where two teachers and 14 students were killed.Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/16/ted-cruz-supreme-court-campaign-finance/The court’s three liberal justices dissented from the majority’s decision, saying that the ruling rewards politicians and paves the way for political corruption.By Reese OxnerMon, 16 May 2022 10:47:35 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/16/ted-cruz-supreme-court-campaign-finance/https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/12/texas-face-filters-instagram-facebook-meta/The features were suspended two months after the attorney general sued the social media platforms’ parent company, saying that some of its practices violated Texans’ privacy. Users can now reactivate the filters.By Reese OxnerThu, 12 May 2022 18:21:11 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/12/texas-face-filters-instagram-facebook-meta/