https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rebekah-allen/The latest news by Rebekah Allen.enFri, 31 May 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/31/texas-house-primaries-greg-abbott-paxton-impeachment-vouchers/Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton crusaded against House Republicans who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeachment, respectively.By Carla Astudillo and Rebekah AllenFri, 31 May 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/31/texas-house-primaries-greg-abbott-paxton-impeachment-vouchers/State Representatives and their families gather on the House floor on the opening day of the 88th Legislative Session at the state Capitol in Austin on Jan. 10, 2023.State Representatives and their families gather on the House floor on the opening day of the 88th Legislative Session at the state Capitol in Austin on Jan. 10, 2023.Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/12/08/brittney-griner-wnba-russia/The Texas basketball star was first detained in February and was recently moved to a Russian penal colony before her release Thursday.By Rebekah Allen and Alejandro SerranoThu, 08 Dec 2022 07:29:19 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2022/12/08/brittney-griner-wnba-russia/Brittney Griner.WNBA MVP candidate and All Stars player Brittney Griner during media day before she enters her eighth season with Phoenix Mercury.Nick Oza/The Republic-USA TODAY NETWORKhttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/14/ted-cruz-senate-gun-bill/Red flag laws are designed to keep guns out of the hands of individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has championed the bipartisan agreement.By Rebekah AllenTue, 14 Jun 2022 18:03:14 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/14/ted-cruz-senate-gun-bill/U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to members of the media outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 25.UVALDE, TX-MAY 25: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to members of the media outside Robb Elementary School on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, TX. Twenty one people were killed after a gunman after a high school student opened fire inside Robb Elementary School on Tuesday where two teachers and 19 students were killed.Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/06/texas-congress-ted-cruz-2020-election-jan-6/Cruz was objecting to certifying Arizona’s election results when the Capitol was overrun. His speech that day and his misleading comments that cast doubts on the election led to calls for his resignation.By Rebekah AllenThu, 06 Jan 2022 12:05:15 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/06/texas-congress-ted-cruz-2020-election-jan-6/https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/04/ted-cruz-joe-biden-impeachment/The Republican senator from Texas said Democrats weaponized impeachment with former President Donald Trump, adding, “what’s good for the goose is good for the gander.”By Rebekah AllenTue, 04 Jan 2022 14:37:58 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/04/ted-cruz-joe-biden-impeachment/U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz participates in a Senate committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 15.U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) participates in a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 15, 2021.REUTERS/Chip Somodevillahttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/11/texas-greg-abbott-covid-19-vaccine-mandate/Abbott also called on the Legislature to pass a law expanding the ban on vaccine mandates.By Rebekah AllenMon, 11 Oct 2021 17:58:58 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/11/texas-greg-abbott-covid-19-vaccine-mandate/Gov. Greg Abbott issued a new executive order Monday that said "no entity" in Texas can issue a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a press conference with nine other governors regarding the southern border at Anzalduas Park in Mission on Oct. 6, 2021.Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/18/texas-senate-redistricting-map/The first draft of the Senate map was authored by a Republican who chairs the Senate Redistricting Committee. It immediately drew fire from a Democratic member who said her district was being redrawn to dilute voting power of people of color.By Rebekah Allen and James BarragánSat, 18 Sep 2021 16:41:09 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/18/texas-senate-redistricting-map/The Texas Senate floor.The Senate floor on Jan. 13, 2021.Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/21/texas-tribune-new-womens-health-reporter-and-copy-editor/Shannon Najmabadi will cover women’s health at The Texas Tribune, and Emily Goldstein is our new staff copy editor.By Corrie MacLaggan and Rebekah AllenTue, 21 Apr 2020 00:01:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/21/texas-tribune-new-womens-health-reporter-and-copy-editor/Shannon Najmabadi moderates a panel at the Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 27, 2019.Shannon Najmabadi moderates a panel at the Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 27, 2019.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/08/new-coronavirus-prompts-texas-rice-university-cancel-person-classes/It's the first Texas university to issue major cancellations, which come after the number of Houston-area people who were exposed to the virus overseas continued to rise. There has been no known community spread in Texas, officials said.By Rebekah AllenSun, 08 Mar 2020 18:44:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/08/new-coronavirus-prompts-texas-rice-university-cancel-person-classes/Rice University in Houston.An aerial view of Rice University in Houston.Rice University Police Department