https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carlos-nogueras-ramos/The latest news by Carlos Nogueras Ramos.enThu, 09 Oct 2025 13:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/west-texas-midland-school-abuse-lawsuit/The Midland school district has said it has followed the law. Six teachers and the school principal have either resigned or been fired over the alleged abuse of special needs students.By Carlos Nogueras RamosThu, 09 Oct 2025 13:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/west-texas-midland-school-abuse-lawsuit/Alfredo and Daniela Santos in their home in Midland on Monday. Their child was allegedly restrained and neglected in their classroom.Alfredo and Daniela Santos pose for a portrait at their home in Midland, Texas on October 6, 2025.Rikki Delgado for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/03/ken-paxton-texas-city-tax-rates-investigation/Most of the cities — Odessa, La Marque, Tom Bean and Whitesboro — said they are following the law and Ken Paxton’s office is jumping the gun on enforcing new state rules.By Carlos Nogueras RamosFri, 03 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/03/ken-paxton-texas-city-tax-rates-investigation/Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told four cities to halt raising their property tax rates while he investigates their financial records.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/2025/09/23/west-texas-gas-ai-data-centers/Other smaller oil and gas producing regions in the state are better poised to help power the growing data center market, a new report found.By Carlos Nogueras RamosTue, 23 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/23/west-texas-gas-ai-data-centers/Oil and gas companies in West Texas are not competitive when it comes to powering large data centers, a new report found.A well service rig, operated by Maverick Natural Resources, is seen Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, outside of Goldsmith. The 15-year-old well, which produces 6 barrels of oil and 150,000 cubic feet of natural gas a day, was being serviced to replace its downhole pumping unit.Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/18/texas-cities-counties-budget-crunch/Economic uncertainty, inflation, strict state limits on property tax collections and uncertainty around future federal funds have crimped local budgets.By Joshua Fechter, Berenice Garcia, Jess Huff, Carlos Nogueras Ramos and Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 18 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/18/texas-cities-counties-budget-crunch/The Dallas skyline at sunset on Oct. 14, 2024.The Dallas skyline from the Top o' Texas Tower ride at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, TX on October 14, 2024.Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/11/texas-water-supply-crisis/A growing population, leaking pipes and changing climate threaten the state’s water supply. Texas lawmakers hope a $20 billion investment will help.By Alejandra Martinez, Berenice Garcia, Carla Astudillo, Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Jayme Lozano Carver, Jess Huff, Suraj Thapa and Yuriko SchumacherThu, 11 Sep 2025 11:15:35 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/11/texas-water-supply-crisis/Jay Ornelas, El Paso County Water Improvement District Manager (left) and Ramon Tirres (right) in Clint, Texas on march 5, 2025.Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/11/texas-public-radio-budget-cuts-donald-trump-congress/Thirty stations must figure out how to make up for the loss of at least $17.7 million in federal funding that came at the direction of the president without wearing out supporters.By Carlos Nogueras Ramos and Jayme Lozano CarverThu, 11 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/11/texas-public-radio-budget-cuts-donald-trump-congress/Brad Burt, reporter for Lubbock NPR's affiliate, sits at his desk in the studio on Sept. 2, in Lubbock.Brad Burt reporter for Lubbock NPR or KTTZ sits at his desk in the studio Sept. 2, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas.Jacob Lujan for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/02/west-texas-txdot-car-accidents-deaths/The one-year experiment in Midland and Ector counties is based on similar efforts in larger cities. A nonprofit backed by oil companies and Midland County are helping pay for it.By Carlos Nogueras RamosTue, 02 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/02/west-texas-txdot-car-accidents-deaths/Roads and highways in West Texas are among the most deadly in the state.Motorists drive along Interstate 20 Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Odessa.Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/18/texas-senate-second-special-session-thc-disaster-relief-bathroom-bills/Senators moved fast on Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda for the second special session. With House Democrats back in Texas, bills can now move through that chamber.By Jayme Lozano Carver, Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Alejandra Martinez, Alex Nguyen, Ayden Runnels, Eleanor Klibanoff, Emily Foxhall, Joshua Fechter and Stephen SimpsonMon, 18 Aug 2025 21:30:46 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/18/texas-senate-second-special-session-thc-disaster-relief-bathroom-bills/State Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, speaks on the Senate floor at the Capitol on July 21, 2025.State Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, speaks on the Senate floor at the Capitol on July 21, 2025.Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/12/midland-lee-high-school-name-change-legacy/Five years ago, during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, the board voted to change the high school to Legacy High. On Tuesday, it reversed course.By Carlos Nogueras RamosTue, 12 Aug 2025 21:59:52 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/12/midland-lee-high-school-name-change-legacy/A Midland ISD employee walks past the front of Legacy High School on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Midland.A Midland ISD employee walks past the front of Legacy High School on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Midland.Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/11/midland-texas-high-school-confederacy-robert-e-lee/The Midland school district rebranded Robert E. Lee High as Legacy High in 2020, part of a nationwide trend to distance public places from the Confederacy.By Carlos Nogueras RamosMon, 11 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/11/midland-texas-high-school-confederacy-robert-e-lee/Sisters Aniyah, 18, and Erinn, 16, in a photo with their mother, La' Toya Mayberry on Aug. 6, 2025 in Midland.From left, sisters Aniyah, 18, and Erinn, 16, pose for a photo with their mother, Latoya Mayberry on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Midland.Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/01/the-future-of-texas-public-media/Public media in both urban and rural Texas lost substantial funding due to Congressional budget cuts championed by President Donald Trump.By Carlos Nogueras RamosFri, 01 Aug 2025 14:49:45 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/01/the-future-of-texas-public-media/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/25/texas-flood-kerr-county-summer-camps-reopen/At least two summer camps in the Texas Hill Country have invited campers back after sustaining little to no damage from the flood. Other camps are still combing through the rubble.By Carlos Nogueras RamosFri, 25 Jul 2025 10:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/25/texas-flood-kerr-county-summer-camps-reopen/Brandon Briery, chief operating officer of Camp CAMP, gives a thumbs up to a camper, Adam, during breakfast on July 22, 2025, in Center Point.Brandon Briery, COO of Camp CAMP, gives a thumbs up to a camper, Adam, during breakfast on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Center Point.Eli Hartman for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/11/texas-hill-country-floods-hunt-recovery-debris-trees/For the past week, Clemente Sánchez and his tree-trimming crew have volunteered to help people remove trees and flood debris. It’s a scene being repeated all over the flood zone.By Carlos Nogueras RamosFri, 11 Jul 2025 15:44:07 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/11/texas-hill-country-floods-hunt-recovery-debris-trees/Clemente Sánchez rakes leaves and other debris at a property affected by the July 4 flood in Hunt on Friday.Clemente Sánchez rakes leaves and other debris in a property that was affected by the flood in Hunt on Friday July 11, 2025.Brenda Bazán for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/11/texas-floods-guadalupe-kerr-county-survivors-victims-rebuild/Religion and the river are constant Kerr County touchstones. As residents lean on their faith, they grapple with their relationship to the water.By Sneha Dey, Carlos Nogueras Ramos and Hayden BettsFri, 11 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/11/texas-floods-guadalupe-kerr-county-survivors-victims-rebuild/A family photo of James Wright and his grandchildren sits outside of his home Wednesday in Hunt. The photo was among the items salvaged from the residence, which suffered flood damage.A family photo of James Wright and his grandchildren sits outside of his home Wednesday, July 9, 2025 in Hunt, Texas.Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/11/west-texas-publisher-david-flash-jeff-davis-county-arrest/Publisher David Flash has been documenting the happenings in Jeff Davis County since 2020. Last year, he was banned from county buildings over allegations of harassment.By Carlos Nogueras RamosFri, 11 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/11/west-texas-publisher-david-flash-jeff-davis-county-arrest/https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/09/texas-hill-country-floods-kerrville-vigil/Amid staggering loss, hundreds gathered in mourning and prayer at a Wednesday night vigil for the victims of the July Fourth floods.By Carlos Nogueras Ramos and Sneha DeyThu, 10 Jul 2025 00:18:29 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/09/texas-hill-country-floods-kerrville-vigil/A cross is seen at Antler Stadium on July 9, 2025, in Kerrville. The cross was brought by Michigan resident Dan Beazley.A cross is seen at a Kerr County Blessing at Antler Stadium on Wendsday July 9, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. The cross was brought by North Phil, Michigan resident Dan Beazley.Ronaldo Bolaños/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/08/texas-hill-country-post-flood-scene/Hill Country residents and volunteers on Tuesday continued picking up the pieces that the deadly waterway left behind days earlier.By Carlos Nogueras RamosTue, 08 Jul 2025 21:20:50 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/08/texas-hill-country-post-flood-scene/Volunteers clear debris from the flood as search and recovery efforts continue in Center Point on July 8, 2025.Volunteers clear debris from the flood as search and recovery efforts continue in Center Point on July 8, 2025.Brenda Bazán for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/08/texas-weather-service-warning-kerr-county/Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.By Emily Foxhall, Terri Langford, Ayden Runnels, Jaden Edison, Alejandra Martinez and Carlos Nogueras RamosTue, 08 Jul 2025 18:01:56 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/08/texas-weather-service-warning-kerr-county/The National Weather Service's West Gulf River Forecast Center in Forth Worth helps other offices like the Austin/San Antonio office predict floods.Weather monitors at the National Weather Service West Gulf River Forecast Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.Desiree Rios for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/06/texas-disaster-warning-emergency-communication-bill-kerrville-floods/A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have established a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure.By Terri Langford and Carlos Nogueras RamosSun, 06 Jul 2025 17:46:42 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/06/texas-disaster-warning-emergency-communication-bill-kerrville-floods/An aerial view of damage along the Guadalupe River near Kerrville on July 5, 2025.An aerial view of damage along the Guadalupe River near Kerrville on July 5, 2025. Heavy rains in the Hill Country on July for caused catastrophic flooding and loss of life.Brenda Bazán for The Texas Tribunehttps://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 Tribune