The Texas Tribune: Xiomara Moorehttps://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/xiomara-moore/The latest news by Xiomara Moore.enSat, 16 Nov 2024 17:52:53 -0600Federal appeals court affirms ruling that Caldwell County must hold public bail hearingshttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/16/caldwell-county-public-bail-hearing-lawsuit/The Texas Tribune, the Caldwell/Hays Examiner and Mano Amiga challenged the county’s policy of barring the press and public from bail hearings, saying it violated the First Amendment.By Xiomara MooreSat, 16 Nov 2024 17:52:53 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/16/caldwell-county-public-bail-hearing-lawsuit/Texas’ 90,000 DACA recipients can sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage — for nowhttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/12/texas-health-insurance-daca-affordable-care-act/Those enrolled in the federal program shielding them from deportation can enroll through Jan. 15, but a lawsuit and Trump’s anti-immigration stance threaten to eliminate eligibility.By Xiomara MooreTue, 12 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/12/texas-health-insurance-daca-affordable-care-act/Victoria Elizondo, a DACA recipient and chef-owner of Cochinita & Co., outside her Houston restaurant on Nov. 8, 2024. Elizondo, who does not have health insurance, is one of Texas' 90,000 DACA recipients who can now qualify for Affordable Care Act coverage.Victoria Elizondo, a DACA recipient and chef-owner of Cochinita & Co., poses for a portrait at he restaurant on November 8, 2024, in Houston, Texas.Danielle Villasana for The Texas TribuneDan Patrick debunks claims about Texas voting machines switching voteshttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/02/texas-voting-machines-dan-patrick-lara-trump/Republican National Committee Co-Chair Lara Trump said Texas had fixed an error with voting machines, but Patrick quickly said there was no problem to fix.By Xiomara MooreSat, 02 Nov 2024 13:51:47 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/02/texas-voting-machines-dan-patrick-lara-trump/Polling equipment during a public testing event at the Hays County election office on Sept. 18, 2024.Polling equipment during a public testing event at the Hays County election office on Sept. 18, 2024.Lorianne Willett/The Texas TribuneFormer President Donald Trump to make stop in Austin on Fridayhttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/23/donald-trump-texas-visit-austin/The GOP presidential nominee will hold a press conference and appear on Joe Rogan’s podcast during his first visit to the capital since 2022.By Jasper Scherer and Xiomara MooreWed, 23 Oct 2024 22:00:17 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/23/donald-trump-texas-visit-austin/Ken Paxton sues Dallas pediatrician over providing hormone treatments to teenshttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/17/paxton-transgender-lawsuit-doctor/In the first test of Senate Bill 14, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has accused Dr. May Lau of providing testosterone to at least 21 teens.By Xiomara MooreThu, 17 Oct 2024 17:55:36 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/17/paxton-transgender-lawsuit-doctor/A transgender flag sits on the Texas Capitol desks of state Rep. Penny Morales Shaw, D-Houston, and Rep. Rhetta Andrews Bowers, D-Rowlett, during discussion of Senate Bill 14, which seeks to ban puberty blockers and hormone therapies for transgender youth, on May 12, 2023.A transgender flag sits on the desk of state Rep. Penny Morales Shaw, D-Houston, and Rep. Rhetta Andrews Bowers, D-Rowlett, during discussion of a Point of Order brought against SB 14, which seeks to ban puberty blockers and hormone therapies for transgender youth, on the House floor at the state Capitol in Austin on May 12, 2023.Evan L'Roy/The Texas TribuneTexas can investigate people for alleged vote harvesting as legal battle over 2021 law continues playing outhttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/28/texas-vote-harvesting-law-unconstitutional/A federal judge had ruled Senate Bill 1 unconstitutional, but an appeals court says the law can remain in effect as Texas appeals that previous decisionBy Xiomara Moore and Kayla GuoSat, 28 Sep 2024 19:53:36 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/28/texas-vote-harvesting-law-unconstitutional/Voter registration forms at a registration event in Austin, on Sept. 27, 2020.Voter registration forms at a registration event in Austin, on Sept. 27, 2020.Amna Ijaz/The Texas TribuneTexas doesn’t have to place LGBTQ foster youth in homes that affirm their identities, court ruleshttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/25/paxton-biden-lgbtq-foster-youth/A federal judge has blocked a Biden-era rule that said providing foster children with “safe and proper care” required placing them in gender-affirming homes.By Xiomara Moore and Eleanor KlibanoffWed, 25 Sep 2024 18:18:02 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/25/paxton-biden-lgbtq-foster-youth/Scenes from Austin Pride 2024 on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, 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 TribuneCards Against Humanity says in new lawsuit that SpaceX has destroyed some of its South Texas propertyhttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/21/spacex-elon-musk-cards-against-humanity-lawsuit/The card game company crowd-funded money to buy the land in an attempt to block a portion of Donald Trump’s border wall.By Xiomara MooreSat, 21 Sep 2024 15:12:01 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/21/spacex-elon-musk-cards-against-humanity-lawsuit/SpaceX rockets at the launch pad at the Brownsville facility on Oct. 20, 2021.SpaceX rockets at the launch pad at the Brownsville facility on Oct. 20, 2021. On Oct. 22, Elon Musk said via Twitter the Starship rocket would be ready for an orbital launch by next month.Michael Gonzalez/The Texas TribuneDallas juvenile detention center isolated kids and falsified documents, state investigation sayshttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/10/dallas-county-juvenile-justice-detention-investigation-texas/A Texas Juvenile Justice Department report says Dallas County officers kept kids in their sleeping quarters for days at a time and faked school attendance logs.By Xiomara MooreTue, 10 Sep 2024 17:24:25 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/10/dallas-county-juvenile-justice-detention-investigation-texas/Detainees are moved from location to location within a Texas juvenile detention center in 2013.Detainees are moved from location to location within the Travis County Juvenile Detention Center in Austin, Texas, Monday, June 24, 2013. (FILE)Jennifer Whitney for The Texas TribuneWhat Texans need to know about helping people register to vote or cast ballotshttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/03/texas-voter-assistance-registration-mail-in-ballots-guide/Texas officials have launched investigations into voting fraud allegations, but assisting other voters isn’t automatically illegal.By María Méndez and Xiomara MooreTue, 03 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/03/texas-voter-assistance-registration-mail-in-ballots-guide/Voters wait in line to cast their ballots on Election Day at the Blue Mound City Hall in Blue Mound on November 8, 2022.Voters wait in line to cast their ballots on Election Day at the Blue Mound City Hall in Blue Mound on November 8, 2022.Shelby Tauber for The Texas TribuneRural Texas officials and civic leaders discuss economic development, health care and water supply in smaller communitieshttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/01/small-town-big-possibilities-San-Antonio-symposium/The Tribune’s rural symposium highlighted the challenges the state’s far-flung regions face — and the opportunities they offer.By Alejandra Martinez, Jaden Edison, Kayla Guo, Pooja Salhotra, Terri Langford, Texas Tribune Staff and Xiomara MooreThu, 01 Aug 2024 13:11:13 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/08/01/small-town-big-possibilities-San-Antonio-symposium/