https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/carla-astudillo/The latest news by Carla Astudillo.enSat, 27 May 2023 18:27:15 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/27/ken-paxton-texas-house-impeachment-vote/Here’s a list of the representatives who voted for and against impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday.Carla Astudillo and Chris EssigSat, 27 May 2023 18:27:15 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/27/ken-paxton-texas-house-impeachment-vote/The electronic voting board in the House chamber on July 19, 2021The electronic voting board in the House chamber on July 19, 2021Sophie Park/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/24/ken-paxton-investigation-democrats-lawyers/A Texas Tribune review of the investigators’ employment history, voting records and campaign donations found a lack of support for the attorney general’s claim.Alex Nguyen and Carla AstudilloWed, 24 May 2023 21:09:46 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/24/ken-paxton-investigation-democrats-lawyers/Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton holds a press conference at the Houston Recovery Center on Oct. 26, 2021.State Attorney General Ken Paxton holds a press conference at the Houston Recovery Center on Oct. 26, 2021.Mark Felix for The Texas Tribunehttps://schools.texastribune.org/Use our database to learn about Texas public school districts and campuses, including hundreds of charter schools and alternative campuses. Data is current as of the 2021-2022 school year.Carla AstudilloTue, 02 May 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://schools.texastribune.org/Students work at their desks at Blanco Vista Elementary School in San Marcos on Monday August, 23, 2021.Jordan Vonderhaar for the Texas Tribunehttps://salaries.texastribune.org/The Texas Tribune’s database of Texas state employees’ compensation is updated to represent salaries as of Feb. 1. It includes detailed data for the 113 agencies in state government and positions at each of those agencies.Carla Astudillo and Chris EssigMon, 13 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://salaries.texastribune.org/Government Salaries ExplorerPhoto Illustration by Ben Hasson / Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/directory/Look up information about every statewide elected official, every member of the Texas Legislature and every Texan in Congress and see who represents you.Carla Astudillo and Texas Tribune StaffMon, 20 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/directory/State Representatives and their families sit 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/2023/01/11/2023-texas-legislature-representation/In the 2023 legislative session that convened Tuesday, 70% of lawmakers are men. More than half of the Senate and House members are white, and nearly half are white men.Alexa Ura and Carla AstudilloWed, 11 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/11/2023-texas-legislature-representation/Opening day of the 2023 Texas Legislature at the Capitol in Austin on Jan. 10, 2023.Opening Day of the 2023 Texas Legislature at the Capitol in Austin on Jan. 10, 2023.Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/directory/Look up information about every statewide elected official, every member of the Texas Legislature and every Texan in Congress and see who represents you.Carla Astudillo and Texas Tribune StaffTue, 10 Jan 2023 13:44:03 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/directory/The Texas House of Representatives on Jan. 13, 2021.Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribunehttps://apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/texas-2022-election-results/Follow The Texas Tribune’s coverage of midterm election results for governor, attorney general, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature.Carla AstudilloMon, 07 Nov 2022 18:19:33 -0600https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/texas-2022-election-results/Election resultsEmily Albracht/Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/18/greg-abbott-texas-fundraising-governor-donors/The two-term governor’s donors enjoy access, appointments to boards and commissions, and a chance to bend the ear of a politician who may harbor bigger ambitions.Patrick Svitek, Carla Astudillo, Zach Despart and Kate McGeeTue, 18 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/18/greg-abbott-texas-fundraising-governor-donors/https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/13/beto-orourke-greg-abbott-fundraising/The Democratic challenger ended the latest fundraising period, July 1 through Sept. 29, with slightly more cash on hand than the governor.Patrick Svitek and Carla AstudilloThu, 13 Oct 2022 14:15:49 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/13/beto-orourke-greg-abbott-fundraising/Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke, left, and Gov. Greg Abbott during a debate in Edinburg on Sept. 30, 2022.Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, left, and Gov. Greg Abbott during a debate in Edinburg on Sept. 30, 2022.Courtesy of News Nationhttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/02/beto-orourke-rural-texas/Despite its dwindling population, rural Texas has consistently helped protect GOP dominance in statewide races, even as Democratic support grows in the state’s populous metro centers and suburbs.Patrick Svitek, Carla Astudillo and Jayme Lozano CarverFri, 02 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/02/beto-orourke-rural-texas/Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke speaks to attendees at a town hall in Abilene on Aug. 16, 2022.Gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke spekas to attendees at a town hall in Abilene on Aug. 16, 2022.Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribunehttps://apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/texas-ballot-2022-midterm-election-nov-8/The U.S. will hold its midterm election on Nov. 8. In Texas, voters will elect officials for statewide, congressional and legislative offices.Carla AstudilloTue, 23 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0500https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/texas-ballot-2022-midterm-election-nov-8/An illustration of a Texas flag and a sticker that says "Vote 2022". On top of that, letters with gradient colors going from blue to red say "Texas Ballot".https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/19/abbott-beto-fundraising-governor-2022/Final fundraising figures show that both gubernatorial candidates raised a combined $160 million in the November midterm election.Carla Astudillo, Caroline Covington and Eric LauTue, 19 Jul 2022 19:28:05 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/19/abbott-beto-fundraising-governor-2022/Beto O’Rourke and Gov. Greg AbbottFormer U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, and Gov. Greg Abbott.The Texas Tribunehttps://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.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://apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/texas-2022-runoff-election-resultsFollow The Texas Tribune’s coverage of election results for the primary runoff elections for attorney general, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature.Carla AstudilloTue, 24 May 2022 05:00:00 -0500https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/texas-2022-runoff-election-resultshttps://apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/texas-runoff-2022-ballot-may-24/See the full list of candidates in the Democratic and Republican primary runoffs, and find out who’s on your ballot based on where you live.Carla AstudilloMon, 11 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0500https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/texas-runoff-2022-ballot-may-24/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/texas-election-results-2022-primary/Get The Texas Tribune’s coverage of election results for the 2022 primary races for governor, attorney general, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature.Carla AstudilloTue, 01 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0600https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/texas-election-results-2022-primary/Primary election results with stickers.Emily Albracht/The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/14/texas-covid-19-children-hospitalizations/Last fall, just as younger Texans received the green light to get vaccinated, omicron came rushing in, sending more of them to the hospital.Karen Brooks Harper and Carla AstudilloFri, 14 Jan 2022 17:33:11 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/14/texas-covid-19-children-hospitalizations/Easton Muck has his nose swabbed at a COVID-19 testing site in Austin.Easton Muck has his nose swabbed at a COVID-19 testing site inside the Long Center for Performing Arts on Dec. 31, 2021, in Austin. With the new Omicron variant spreading very quickly ahead of Christmas, many citizens are now going out and getting tested.Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/07/texas-covid-hospital-capacity/“The situation in Texas is that it probably won’t reach the peak [for cases] until the second half of January,” a top researcher said.Karen Brooks Harper and Carla AstudilloFri, 07 Jan 2022 18:38:15 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/07/texas-covid-hospital-capacity/A nurse briefly rests against a wall in the COVID-19 unit at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Health System in Edinburg.A nurse briefly rests against a wall in the COVID-19 unit at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Health System in Edinburg. Healthcare workers expressed fear of burning out from treating COVID-19 patients.Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribunehttps://apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/texas-2022-election-ballot-primary/The Texas 2022 primary will take place March 1. See the full list of candidates statewide and find out who's on your ballot based on where you live.Carla AstudilloFri, 07 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0600https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/texas-2022-election-ballot-primary/Voting stickers for the 2022 primary ballot page in Texas.Emily Albracht/The Texas Tribune