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September 11, 2025 — A story titled "Harris County District Judge Resigns, Moves to Dismiss Appeal to GOP’s 2022 Election Contest Lawsuit" misstated the nature of a motion to dismiss in an election lawsuit.

September 10, 2025 — A story titled "Harris County Commissioners Agree to Tax Increase for Hospital District" misstated a Harris County tax rate increase.

August 15, 2025 — A story titled "Texas Redistricting Fight Leaves Mark on Legislature as Quorum Break Stalemate Winds Down" misstated the process for redrawing state legislative districts.

August 13, 2025 — A story titled "Harris County Judge Awarded Violent Suspect PR Bond on Motion to Revoke His Probation" misstated that a PR bond was awarded in violation of the Damon Allen Act.

July 10, 2025 — A story titled "Harris County to Fund Promised Flood Control Projects with Partners' Support Amid Budget Shortfall" misstated the result of a commissioners court vote.

May 26, 2025 — A story titled "$2.5 Billion Water Infrastructure Deal, Additional 20-Year Annual $1 Billion Struck in Texas Legislature" misstated the timeframe of the annual deposit part of a water deal.

May 19, 2025 — A story titled "At a Premium: Texas Legislature Mulls Reforms to Cumbersome Insurance Industry" misstated the exit of insurers from the Texas market.

April 10, 2025 — A story titled "Budget Night’ in Texas House Set for $337 Billion Appropriations Package" misstated the inclusion of a Senate priority in the budget.

March 5, 2025 — A story titled "Congressman Sylvester Turner, Former Houston Mayor, Dies at 70" misstated the replacement process for a deceased congressional member.

February 25, 2025 — A story titled "Texas Bill Would Allow Property Owners to Shoot Down Trespassing Drones" misstated the purpose of an unmanned aircraft bill.

February 12, 2025 — A story titled "Texas Senate Promises ‘Hardball’ With House Over Bail Reform Package" misstated the name of a nonprofit bail organization.

February 11, 2025 — A story titled "40 Massage Parlors Closed in Texas Since Passage of Anti-Human Trafficking Law" misstated the number of establishments closed by emergency orders.

February 3, 2025 — A story titled "Former Harris County District Attorney Defends Indictments of County Judge’s Staff Tossed by Attorney General" misstated the date of a defendant's court appearance.

January 29, 2025 — A story titled "Texas Lawmaker Files 'Abolition of Abortion' Bill, Faces Opposition from Lt. Gov. Patrick" misstated a policy's inclusion on the Texas GOP's legislative priority list.

January 20, 2025 — A story titled "El Paso Port of Entry, CBP One Immigration App Reportedly Shut Down After Trump Inauguration" misstated the date of the inception of the CBP One app.

January 14, 2025 — A story titled "Texas Senate Kicks Off 89th Legislative Session in Austin" misstated the number of Republicans in the Senate.

November 14, 2024 — A story titled "Fort Worth Infant Removed by CPS Returned Home Before Her First Birthday" misstated the name of a Child Protective Services specialist.

November 6, 2024 — A story titled "Republican Nominees Sweep Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Races" misstated the places to which two judges were elected.

October 15, 2024 — A story titled "Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Denied 10 Percent Rate Increase, Prefacing Legislative Fight" misstated the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association's reinsurance coverage.

October, 7, 2024 — A story titled "South Texas Republicans Eye Corpus Christi House Seat as Key Battleground" misstated the counties in a Texas House district.

September 23, 2024 — A story titled "Texas Education Agency Commissioner Endorses Banning Cell Phones in Schools" misstated a state representative's hometown.

September 4, 2024 — A story titled "Fired Harris County Health Director Was Working for California County at Same Time, Investigation Pending" misstated the location of a California county.

August 27, 2024 — A story titled "Plagued by Beto-Driven Expectations, Allred Campaign Charts Different Path" misstated the date of a Colin Allred press conference.

July 26, 2024 — A story titled "Keller ISD to Ban Student Cell Phone Use During School Day" misstated a state representative's hometown.

June 27, 2024 — A story titled "5th Circuit Requires Unnamed Texas Agency Staff to Testify in July Grand Jury Proceeding Following Investigation of Paxton Ally Nate Paul" misstated the nature of a securities fraud pretrial agreement.

June 13, 2024A story titled "Political Parties Hope to Spur Turnout in Nonpartisan Harris County Appraisal District Runoff" misstated how certain reforms would affect the voting power of a county official.

May 22, 2024 — A story titled "Today in Texas History: LBJ Presidential Library Dedicated at the University of Texas" misstated that Lyndon B. Johnson lost re-election in 1968.

May 15, 2024 A story titled "South Texas Ranchers Share Stories of Property Crime, Deaths Related to Border" misspelled a South Texas rancher's name.

May 6, 2024 — A story titled "Harris County Appraisal District Elections Head to June Runoff" misstated how certain reforms would affect the voting power of a county official.

April 11, 2024 — A story titled "Brent Hagenbuch, Jace Yarbough Pitch Conservative Accolades in Texas Senate Runoff Election" misreported the official vote totals for a primary election.

February 21, 2024 — A story titled "Troxclair, Biedermann Scrap in Debate for Hill Country House Seat " misstated that Attorney General Ken Paxton had endorsed a Texas House candidate.

February 14, 2024 — A story titled "Fort Worth ISD to Reduce Budgets, Staff to Address Unbalanced Budget" misstated dates of two of the district's special meetings.

January 23, 2024 — A story titled "Dickinson Mayor Sean Skipworth Faces Citizen Recall Petition" misstated the detail of a chamber of commerce contract and a building project's approved funding.

January 22, 2024 — A story titled "Ted Cruz Endorses Pro-School Choice Candidates for Texas House Republican Primaries" misstated an endorsement for a Republican Texas House candidate.

January 10, 2024 — A story titled "Texas House District 64 Candidates Explain Their Views On Border Security, Education" misstated that there were no Democrats running in Texas House District 64.

January 8, 2024 — A story titled "Special Prosecutors Named in Case Against Smith County Clerk, per Reports" misstated the date Smith County Clerk Karen Phillips turned herself in to county jail.

January 2, 2024 — A story titled "Eddie Bernice Johnson, Democratic Former Dallas Congresswoman, Dies at 89" misstated the age of Eddie Bernice Johnson at her death.

December 29, 2023 — A story titled "Today in Texas History: How Texas' Annexation Sparked the Mexican-American War" misstated the date of the Battle of San Jacinto.

December 20, 2023 — A story titled "Texas Lawmakers in Congress Split Over Renewal of Warrantless Surveillance Program" misstated the section of a federal surveillance program used to spy on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

November 22, 2023 — A story titled "New Scandals Emerge in Final Days of Houston Mayor Turner’s Administration" misidentified the mayor of Houston's law partner as part of a COVID-19 relief fund kickback scheme.

November 1, 2023 — A story titled "Cy-Fair ISD Election Draws Partisan Endorsements from Sen. Cruz, State Officials" misstated the last day of early voting for the November 7, 2023 election.

October 18, 2023 — A story titled "State Agency Orders New Assessment of Houston Housing Project, HUD Warned of 'False Representations'" misstated what was included in a land sale and what legal actions were pending before state court.

October 4, 2023 — A story titled "Lawmakers Investigate Austin, Harris County’s Hiring of Law Firm Co-Founded By House Parliamentarian" misstated the name of a registered lobbyist.

September 29, 2023 — A story titled "Resident Scolds HUD for Failure to Vet Houston Housing Authority Project on Contaminated Land" misstated the name of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the NRP Group's involvement.

September 13, 2023 — A story titled "Attorney General Ken Paxton's Impeachment Trial: Day 7" misstated the position of former U.S. attorney Joe Brown.

September 12, 2023 — A story titled "Attorney General Ken Paxton's Impeachment Trial: Day 6" misstated the position of former U.S. attorney Joe Brown.

September 4, 2023 — A story titled "Impeachment Preview: A Review of the Week the Texas House Suspended Paxton" misstated the number of Republicans who abstained from the vote to impeach Ken Paxton.

September 4, 2023 - A story titled "Four Attorneys on Both Sides of the Court of Impeachment Have Represented High-Profile Clients" misstated a Houston City Council district.

August 25, 2023 — A story titled "Appeals Court Revives State Bar of Texas' Disciplinary Action Against First Assistant Attorney General" misstated that a lawsuit was dismissed for violating the U.S., not the Texas, Constitution.

August 24, 2023 — A story titled "'Right to Farm' Constitutional Amendment Proposal to Appear on November Ballot" misstated the time of the November 2023 election.

August 17, 2023 — A story titled "Fort Worth ISD Temporarily Closes Campus Libraries For Inventory and Review" misstated the location of Fort Worth ISD. 

August 15, 2023 — A story titled “Federal Lawsuit Alleges Galveston County Redistricting Violated Voting Rights Act” mistakenly stated that a sitting Republican National Committeeman no longer held the position.

July 21, 2023 — A story titled “Texas A&M President Resigns After Journalism Professor’s Tenure Offer Rescinded” misstated the offer a Texas A&M alumni group made to a potential journalism professor.

July 21, 2023 — A story titled “U.S. Department of Justice Calls Texas’ Rio Grande Barrier System Unlawful in Letter to Abbott” incorrectly stated that the Texas Facilities Commission was responsible for the installation of barbed and razor wire at the southern border.

July 12, 2023 — A story titled “Texas House Hearing Serves as Precursor to Upcoming Special Session on School Choice” misstated a lawmaker’s name and district.

July 3, 2023 — A story titled “Federal Border Guards Cut Barbed Wire to Allow Illegal Immigrants to Cross, per Report” incorrectly stated that the Texas Facilities Commission was responsible for the installation of barbed and razor wire at the border.

June 23, 2023 — A story titled “Fort Worth Public Library Removes ‘Pride Activity Badge’ from Mayor’s Summer Reading Challenge” misstated the source of a quote from the City of Fort Worth.

June 16, 2023 — A story titled “Rep. Andrew Murr Defends Investigation as Local Republicans Condemn Ken Paxton’s Impeachment” misstated the number of days between articles of impeachment being recommended and Paxton being impeached.

June 13, 2023 — A story titled "After Three Years, Abbott Announces COVID-19 Disaster Declaration Will Not Be Renewed" incorrectly stated a Senate Bill's bill number.

May 23, 2023 — A story titled “Harris County Mulls Legal Action Over Texas Law Returning Elections Management to Local Elected Officials” misstated the names of two Harris County officials.

May 17, 2023 — A story titled “Article V ‘Convention of States’ Deadline Extension to Be Considered in Texas House Committee” misstated a Senate resolution as a House resolution.

May 16, 2023 — A story titled “‘Harris County’s Noriega Out as Head of Universal Services Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations” misstated a Harris County official’s position.

May 2, 2023 — A story titled “‘Save Women’s Sports Act’ Hears Public Testimony in House Committee” misidentified a Texas representative’s hometown.

April 26, 2023 — A story titled “Texas House Formalizes Redistricting Maps, Rejects Final Efforts to Add Majority African American Districts” did not include a full list of districts involved in a dispute.

April 20, 2023 — A story titled “One-Year Postpartum Medicaid Extension Gets Initial Approval in Texas House” misconstrued a poverty level percentage associated with standard Medicaid qualifications and postpartum ones.

April 12, 2023 — A story titled “Education Saving Accounts, ‘Parental Empowerment Program’ Hear Testimony in House Public Education Committee” misnamed a spokesperson for Step Up For Children.

March 20, 2023 — A story titled “Intra-GOP Proxy Fight Comes to House Elections Committee on ‘Ballot Access’ Bill” misstated executive committees’ role in electing chairmen.

March 17, 2023 — A story titled “State Supreme Court Declines to Block San Antonio ‘Justice Policy’ Special Election” misidentified the date of the May election.

March 8, 2023 — A story titled “Lawmaker Files Bill to Require Healthcare Coverage for Gender ‘Detransitioners’” misstated the name of the American Psychiatric Association.

March 2, 2023 — A story titled “Divide Emerges Between House and Senate on Property Tax Appraisal Reform Strategy” misstated a comment from Speaker Dade Phelan.

March 1, 2023 — A story titled “Dr. Mary Bowden Rejects Texas Medical Board Compromise, Requests Public Hearing Over COVID Treatments” incorrectly stated that Dr. Mary Bowden prescribed Ivermectin to Erin Jones.

February 21, 2023 — A story titled “Abbott Prioritizes Fentanyl Trafficking Crisis on Texas Legislative Agenda” incorrectly identified Rep. Terry Canales as a Republican rather than a Democrat.

February 20, 2023A story titled “Sens. Bettencourt, Hughes File Bill to Create ‘Civil Administrative Review Process’ for Electionsincorrectly referred to the audit of the 2020 election in Harris County as random.

February 13, 2023 — A story titled “San Antonio City Council Votes to Enact Eminent Domain on Local Bar for Alamo Museum Expansion” misspelled the name of a Supreme Court case.

January 27, 2023 — A story titled “Texas Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Prohibit ‘Sexually Explicit Material’ from Public School Libraries” misstated what kind of materials could be accessed in school libraries with parental consent under a new bill.

January 19, 2023 — A story titled “Dan Patrick Accuses Lawmaker of ‘Revisionist History’ Blaming Senate for Child Gender Modification Ban Failure” misnamed the lawmaker who proposed House Bill 1029 in the 88th legislative session.

January 17, 2023 — A story titled “$70k Homestead Exemption, $100k Business Exemption Detailed in Texas Inauguration Speeches” misstated the current Texas business property tax exemption.

January 11, 2023 — A story titled "Texas Republican Files Articles of Impeachment Against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas" misstated a Texas congressman's district.

January 4, 2023 — A story titled “‘Let Them Sue,’ Kemah Mayor Spurns State Supreme Court Ruling Amid Property Dispute” misstated that one Robert Kelly created a secret recording featured in the article, but it was a different Robert Kelly.

December 7, 2022 — A story titled “Texas Legislature Wants Its Say on ERCOT Market Redesign” misstated the name of the federal legislation that extended and expanded the Production Tax Credit.

November 30, 2022A story titled “Overshadowed by Property Taxes, Business Tax Reform is Something to Watch in 2023 Session” incorrectly stated the unemployment insurance tax rate payment for someone making $40,000 per year.

November 17, 2022 — A story titled “Texas Nears ERCOT Market Redesign After Third Party Delivers Recommendation” incorrectly stated that ERCOT partnered with E3 Energy Solutions instead of Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc.

November 14, 2022 — A story titled “Governor Abbott Calls for Investigation of Harris County Elections” incorrectly stated the governor’s office has the power to impound ballots and election materials if sufficient criminal complaints are received.

November 8, 2022 — A story titled “Republican Wayne Christian Defeats Democrat Luke Warford in Railroad Commission Race” incorrectly attributed a concession statement to Wayne Christian instead of Luke Warford.

November 4, 2022 — A story titled “Bail Reform, Rising Crime Shine Spotlight on Harris County Judicial Races” incorrectly said Chris Morton was judge of the 203rd District Court instead of the 230th.

September 27, 2022 — A story titled “Forward Party’s Houston Kickoff Skirts Policy Specifics, Supports Ranked-Choice Voting” incorrectly named David Jolly as a co-founder of the Lincoln Project.

September 12, 2022 — A story titled “Harris County Can Proceed with Budget Vote, State Officials to Scrutinize for Law Enforcement ‘Defunding’” incorrectly stated Judge Lora Livingston’s county.

August 25, 2022 — A story titled “Texas Democrats Blast Abortion ‘Trigger Ban’ Going into Effect” was corrected to identify Austin, not El Paso, as state Rep. Celia Israel’s residence.

August 12, 2022 — A story titled “‘Hamilton’ Sends Cease and Desist to McAllen Church for Unauthorized Performance of Musical” was corrected to note “Hamilton” premiered in 2015, not 2016.

August 4, 2022 — A story titled “Athens Voters to Decide ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’ Proposition” was corrected to identify Nebraska, not Kansas, as the only state with a unicameral legislature.

August 1, 2022 — A story titledU.S. Supreme Court Issues Dobbs Judgment, Triggering 30-Day Countdown to New Texas Abortion Ban” was corrected to identify capital murder, not first-degree felonies, as the most severe class of crime in Texas.

July 13, 2022A story titledEmbattled Clear Creek ISD Superintendent Retires With $199,000 Severancewas corrected to state Engle was the assistant superintendent and clarify the timing of the “equity audit.” 

June 4, 2022A story titledHouston Doctor Files Federal Lawsuit Against FDA Over Ivermectin Statements” was corrected for an error in the ratio of deaths related to COVID-19 vaccinations in the last year and a half to deaths related to ivermectin in the last 25 years.

April 14, 2022A story titledFrom Waskom to Abilene: Behind the Movement of Sanctuary Cities for the Unbornincorrectly stated that Wells currently outlaws the sale of emergency contraception due to outdated information from the Wells city website.

March 21, 2022A story titledTexas Republicans Criticize Citibank’s Recruitment Measure to Aid Travel of Employees Seeking Abortionsincorrectly stated that the Supreme Court enjoined enforcement of certain sections of the penal code in Roe v. Wade.

March 7, 2022A story titledTexas State Reps. Travis Clardy, Lynn Stucky Barely Scraped Past Primary Electionsincorrectly stated that Stucky was in danger of a runoff election.

February 8, 2022A story titled Controversial Harris County Judge Hidalgo Draws Multiple Challengers in 2022” incorrectly stated a candidate’s father worked for a former Harris County Commissioner.

January 28, 2022A story titledTexas Attorney General Finds State-Sanctioned Insurance Carrier May Engage in Lobbying Activitiesmisstated the name of the Texas Department of Insurance.

January 6, 2022A story titledRound Rock ISD Puts Superintendent on Leave After Meetings on Assault Allegationsstated that the TEA appointed a monitor to RRISD because of the district’s failing grade on the state’s financial accountability report.

December 8, 2021 —  A story titledThe Back Mic: Abbott Aims to Classify Child Gender Transitions as Abuse, Supreme Court May Trigger Texas Abortion Ban, Open Seats Updatedwas updated with corrected information about the nature of the “Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn” ordinances.

November 17, 2021A story titledTexas Partisan Index: Rating New Senate Seats From Most Republican to Most Democraticwas corrected for an error that did not incorporate the 2020 median results. 

October 27, 2021 — A story titled “Border Security Funding Receives Bipartisan Support as Texas Border Wall Takes Shape” misstated Francoise Luca’s name.

October 13, 2021 — A story titledHarris County to Spend $50 Million to Address Crime Through ‘Environmental Design’misstated the precinct number that Morman is running in. 

September 15, 2021A story titledWest Texas High-Level Nuclear Waste Storage Facility Comes Under Governor’s Race Spotlight After License Approvalmisstated the existing storage facilities in reference to House Bill 7.

September 8, 2021A story titledTexas Lottery Reports Over $8.1 Billion in Sales in Fiscal Year 2021, Breaking All-Time Recordmisstated the breakdown of the lottery’s sales.

September 7, 2021A story titledTexas’ Burgeoning Nuclear Footprint Featured in Fight Over High-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Facilitymisstated the classes of low-level waste.

September 3, 2021A story titledAfter Millions in Overcharges, TxDOT Cuts Ties with Toll Road Tag Vendorincorrectly defined the TxTag service.

August 27, 2021A story titledJudge Refuses to Dismiss Heartbeat Act Lawsuit, Defendants Appeal to Fifth Circuitwrongly attributed a quote by plaintiffs to Judge Pitman.

July 16, 2021A story titledProperty Tax Relief Bills Pass Texas Senate but Stall Due to House Stalemateused the fiscal impact’s General Revenue figure rather than the All Funds figure.

June 16, 2021A story titled “Candidates Emerge in the Texas GOP’s Frantic Race to Replace Outgoing Chair Allen West” misattributed an insight from a party official to SREC member Scott Apley concerning the RPT’s ongoing litigation about last year’s convention cancelation.

May 4, 2021A story titled “Ken Paxton Slams New York Times After He Reportedly Declined to Back Greg Abbott’s Reelectionincorrectly stated Bush is considering a run for governor. He is considering a run for attorney general.

April 15, 2021A story titledTexas House Approves Constitutional Carry, Bill to Be Sent to Senatewas updated with the correct title of the National Rifle Association.

April 9, 2021A story titledTexas Supreme Court Delivers Dallas Salon Owner Shelley Luther a Delayed Victoryincorrectly stated how long Luther spent in jail.

April 1, 2021A story titledAustin Resident Faces Life in Prison for Alleged Smuggling That Killed 8 Illegal Aliensincorrectly connected Trujillo-Lopez and Rodriguez to the incident that killed eight people. The incident allegedly involving Trujillo-Lopez and Rodriguez only killed one person. Tovar is the person accused of causing the deaths of eight people.

March 3, 2021A story titledNew Report Praises Harris County Misdemeanor Bail Reforms, Says Spiking Violent Crime Not Relatedreferred to a report from the Justice Administration Department to the Commissioners Court and misattributed a JAD recommendation to the monitor. The article has been updated to include the correct report from monitors. 

March 2, 2021A story titledHarris County Commissioners Vote to Explore Leaving ERCOT, Blame Abbott Ahead of Investigationmisstated Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee’s name.

January 28, 2021A story titledCity of Austin Purchases Hotel to House Homeless for $6.7 Millionmisstated in which council district the purchased hotel sits.

January 14, 2021A story titledCharter School Advocates Ask Legislature to Ensure Charters Are Treated Fairly by Municipalities, Remove ‘Silent Cap’misstated the year that an authorized number of charter schools was reported.

December 4, 2020A story titledRep. Matt Krause Announces Bid for Texas House Republican Caucus Chairincorrectly stated that Texas Scorecard was responsible for the Fiscal Responsibility Index legislative rankings.

November 17, 2020A story titledA Preview of the Property Tax Debate Ahead of the 87th Legislative Sessionomitted that the 10 percent appraisal increase cap is limited to homesteads.

November 13, 2020A story titledTexas Supreme Court Denies El Paso Businesses’ Request for Relief from Lockdownincorrectly stated the date on which EO-13 ended and EO-14 began.

October 27, 2020A story titledDisparities in Harris County Election Tallies Prompt Inquiry From Stateincorrectly specified Raymond Stewart’s involvement in and relation to the story.

October 26, 2020A story titledTaxpayer-Funded Public Libraries Have Remained Mostly Closed, Except in Fort Worthincorrectly stated the timeline of San Antonio libraries’ reopening plans. 

October 23, 2020A story titledTrinity Metro Asks City of Fort Worth for $86 million to Extend TEXRailincorrectly stipulated that the $10 million request from Trinity Metro was granted in full.

October 19, 2020A story titledHouston Homeowners to Pay More Under Proposed Tax Ratemisstated the taxable value increase as the appraised value increase.

October 1, 2020A story titledWilliamson County Sheriff Indicted by Grand Jury for Tampering with Evidence in Javier Ambler Deathmisstated that Dan Abrams said the Williamson County Sheriff’s Department requested and received the Live PD footage.

September 28, 2020A story titledReimplementation of Straight-Ticket Voting Temporarily Halted by U.S. District Courtincorrectly named the court responsible for the stay.

September 28, 2020A story titledBiden Campaign Operative, Texas State Senator Accused of Mail-in Ballot Fraudmisidentified the lawsuit as a class-action, and the original source cited the wrong case as the one associated with the affidavits.

August 31, 2020A story titledTexas Attorney General Paxton Sues to Stop Controversial Harris County Mail-In Ballot Application Plan” misstated the number of registered voters in Harris County.

August 28, 2020A story titledTexas Secretary of State Warns Harris County to Halt Plans for Mail-In Ballot Applicationsmisstated the author of the letter to the Harris County Clerk. The author was Secretary of State Director of Elections Keith Ingram.

May 28, 2020A story titledERCOT Projects Record Energy Usage for 2020 Summermisstated the “peak-load estimate.”

May 26, 2020A story titledActivists, Public Figures Hold ‘Open Texas’ Rally on the Texas State Capitol Stepsmisstated that Kevin Whitt was affiliated with the Texas Freedom Coalition, which he was not.

May 4, 2020A story titledAttorney General Ken Paxton Warns Against Expanded Adoption of Mail-In Ballots, May Constitute Election Fraudincorrectly stated that there was a pertinent lawsuit pending in a federal court in Dallas.

April 16, 2020A story titledRep. Chip Roy, Challenger Wendy Davis Clash Over Coronavirus Responsemisstated the year of then-Sen. Wendy Davis’ filibuster.

March 23, 2020A story titledSocialist Judges, Officials in Harris County Use Coronavirus Concerns to Justify Release of Felonscalled suspect Christopher Bales by an incorrect first name.

March 19, 2020 — A story titledTwo Local Officials Face-Off in South Texas Republican Primary Runoffincorrectly stated the year that Ro’Vin Garrett began her tenure as Brazoria County tax assessor-collector.

February 17, 2020A story titledLackland Air Force Base Receives Evacuees from Quarantined Cruise Ship Affected by Coronavirusmistakenly referred to a cruise liner as the Disney Princess, when the ship was the Diamond Princess.

February 3, 2020A story titledSan Antonio’s Lackland Air Force Base Selected as Quarantine Site for Potential Exposures to Coronavirusstated that there are eight confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States. There are, in fact, now eleven confirmed cases as of February 3, 2020. 

November 26, 2019A story titledTexas’ 22nd Congressional District: History of the Seat and a Breakdown of the Current Racewrongly stated that Rep. Olson had had a stroke and a heart attack. This information was not true. In 2009, Rep. Olson had a pacemaker installed for bradycardia (a relatively common condition that can result in a slow heartbeat), but has had no other health issues we are aware of since that point. 

November 11, 2019A story titledRep. Lizzie Fletcher Defends Impeachment Inquiry, Touts Accomplishments in Houston Town Hall
stated that Rep. Fletcher joined her fellow Democrats and voted to ban fracking. This was incorrect. The vote in question was a procedural vote preceding final passage of a resolution on national heritage areas. There was no vote on binding legislation that would have impacted fracking.

August 16, 2019 — A story titled “Allen West Makes His Run for Texas GOP Chair Officialstated that the SREC elects the RPT chairman, when the delegates at the Republican State Convention do, and that the chairman’s election would be held seven months out from the November election when it will be five and a half months.

June 18, 2019 — A story titledGovernor Abbott Signs Beer-to-Go Into Lawstated that Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford)  was the lone no vote on HB 1545. He later issued a statement in the journal stating he intended to vote “yes.”

June 12, 2019A story titledGovernor Abbott Signs Property Tax Bill into Lawmisidentified SB 2 as the bill containing the 2.5 percent cap on school districts. The cap is actually part of HB 3.

June 11, 2019 — A story titledTexas Battleground: House District 45 In Play After Turning Blue in 2018stated HD 45 candidate Austin Talley served in the United States Marine Corps when he served in the United States Navy. A previous version incorrectly stated there was a runoff in the HD 45 Republican primary in 2018.

May 24, 2019A story titledBREAKING: FAA Opens Investigation into San Antonio’s Chick-fil-A Airport Controversyattributed a quote to San Antonio City Council member Robert Trevino when it should have been attributed to Attorney General Ken Paxton.

April 29, 2019The Texan launches.