Past Contributions

• A public health response helped reduce fatal car wrecks in Texas. Can it do the same for gun deaths?

  By Alejandro Serrano and Susie Webb Oct. 31, 2023

  For the first time in a generation, Texans were more likely to die of gunshot wounds than car crashes in 2021. Experts worry a lack of research on the issue has hampered the search for solutions. Full Story 

• “It’s hell”: Surge of Texas kids dying from gun violence carves canyons of grief through families

  By Alejandro Serrano and Susie Webb Oct. 30, 2023

  In 2012, around 100 Texans under 18 died of gunshot wounds. Last year, that number reached nearly 300. Full Story 

• “We’d lose one after the next”: Texas bats face a pandemic of their own

  By Susie Webb and Joe Timmerman Aug. 14, 2023

  Weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic swept into Texas, a biologist found a dead bat covered in a white fungus — the state’s first official case of white-nose syndrome. Now, scientists are on a mission to understand how many bats have been lost. Full Story 

• As Texas’ heat wave continues, tell us how you’re coping

  By María Méndez, Joe Timmerman and Susie Webb July 24, 2023

  Texans are seeing record-breaking temperatures this summer. Tell us how the excessive heat is affecting your daily life or plans for the future and what questions we can answer about dealing with it. Full Story