Articles by Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune

Jury Clears Most Defendants in Trump Train Trial

An Austin jury cleared all but one of six Donald Trump supporters who were accused of breaking federal law when they surrounded a Joe Biden campaign bus driving down a Texas highway days before the 2020 election. The seven-person jury, …

Firefighters Race to Subdue Texas Wildfire Before Dangerous Weekend Conditions

FRITCH — A blanket of snow and rain that descended over the Texas Panhandle on Thursday helped firefighters to quell the spread of the largest wildfire in the state’s history, which has engulfed more than 1 million acres of land …

Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination in Texas A&M Faculty Fellowship Program

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Texas A&M University claiming a faculty fellowship program at the flagship in College Station discriminated against white and Asian male candidates. In a decision published Friday, U.S. District Judge Charles Eskridge …

Univ. of Texas System Pauses New DEI Policies

The University of Texas System’s board of regents said Wednesday it has put a pause on all new policies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion at its 13 university and health campuses and asked all school leaders to provide a …

Police, Trump Supporters Sued for Alleged Harassment of Texas Biden Bus

Former state Sen. Wendy Davis and others who were traveling on a campaign bus for President Joe Biden in October 2020 when it was surrounded and followed by former President Donald Trump’s supporters on a Texas highway have filed multiple …