
Berenice Garcia
@berenice__g
Rio Grande Valley reporter for @TexasTribune via @report4america. Formerly @MonitorNews. If the apocalypse comes, beep me.
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1/ When COVID came, Hispanic Texans died at disproportionate rates. Then they embraced vaccines. The border has the highest vaccination rates in the state. Now the Hispanic COVID death rate has plummeted. from T.L. Langford and Yuriko Schumacher texastribune.org/2025/05/01/tex…


BREAKING NEWS: @ElonMusk wanted to turn his SpaceX launch site into a city. Voters in Texas just said 'yes.' With Berenice Garcia of the Texas Tribune. kut.org/politics/2025-…


NEW: Empty offices, vacant strip malls & warehouses could help solve Texas’ housing affordability crisis under a bill state lawmakers advanced Tuesday The bill is part of a suite of GOP bills aimed at tackling Texas' high housing costs Texas Tribune #txlege


Texas is running out of water. And lawmakers are running out of time to solve the problem. With just days left until the #txlege ends, 2️⃣ key water bills are awaiting votes. Why? how to spend water money has caused friction. For Texas Tribune texastribune.org/2025/05/21/tex…



new via Alejandra Martinez + Jayme Lozano Carver: Texas lawmakers appear to be on the brink of passing a sweeping plan to invest billions into the state’s water infrastructure and future water supply over the next 20 years, ending months of tense backdoor negotiations. texastribune.org/2025/05/27/tex…




Texas lawmakers want to invest in every corner to save the state’s water, but no one wants to touch the rule of capture. Reforming the law is tantamount to stripping away freedoms. #txlege The latest in our series on Texas' water crisis Texas Tribune texastribune.org/2025/05/29/tex…

Starbase, Texas' newest city, has liftoff; seeks $1.5 million loan from Elon Musk’s SpaceX -- @berenice__g Texas Tribune texastribune.org/2025/05/30/sta…