
Jayme Lozano Carver
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Journalist covering the Tx South Plains & Panhandle for @TexasTribune through @report4America. Past: Lubbock NPR, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
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The Texas Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill that prevents cities or counties from holding a gun buyback program. Debate on the bill focused on the often fraught relationship between local governments and the state Legislature. New Texas Tribune texastribune.org/2025/05/26/tex…

The Texas Senate gave preliminary approval td to a bill that would prevent cities or counties from holding a gun buyback program. Much of the debate focused on the often fraught relationship between local govs and the state Legislature. via Jayme Lozano Carver texastribune.org/2025/05/26/tex…

Gun buy-back programs have long been a tool utilized by local law enforcement to get firearms off the streets. Texas is close to banning them. via Jayme Lozano Carver texastribune.org/2025/05/26/tex…


Texas lawmakers appear to have reached a deal and are on the brink of passing a sweeping plan to invest billions into the state’s fragile water infrastructure and future water supply over the next 20 years. #txlege W/Alejandra Martinez for Texas Tribune texastribune.org/2025/05/27/tex…

Alejandra Martinez Jayme Lozano Carver if you want to learn more about the state's water crisis, boy, do I have a series of reports for you: texastribune.org/series/texas-w…



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…


Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees to a maximum security prison in El Salvador were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws. texastribune.org/2025/05/30/tru… via Texas Tribune

Outstanding #txwater news: SB 7 is headed to Governor Abbott’s desk! Congratulations to Senator Sen. Charles Perry and Rep. Cody Harris for this historic achievement. Future generations of Texans will benefit and prosper from their hard work. Thank you! #txlege



Texas lawmakers bypassed bills that would have restricted “forever chemicals” in sewage sludge, studied health impacts and banned some uses of #PFAS-laced firefighting foams. For Texas Tribune texastribune.org/2025/06/02/tex…

How RFK Jr., Democrats and Republicans found common ground over food labels in Texas texastribune.org/2025/06/02/tex… via Texas Tribune

#Txlege took great strides this session to improve the state's wildfire response and preparedness. Jayme Lozano Carver hits on the key highlights in this article. Credit goes to Sen. Senator Kevin Sparks and Rep. Ken King and others for their work here. texastribune.org/2025/06/03/tex…

What happened during the 89th #txlege — and what comes next for Texans? Join Texas Tribune & Texas 2036 on Friday for a virtual conversation, featuring esteemed speakers Sonal Shah, Matthew Watkins & David Leebron. More speakers to come! 🔗 RSVP here: bit.ly/43o5RpO


Reading this as I sit here at Marfa Public Radio doing my afternoon breaks which include: - local weather - local PSAs about volunteer opportunities and arts events - news about a GOP bill meant to help ranchers protect livestock - promos for tonight's locally-hosted music shows Sigh.

Texas lawmakers approved a series of bills that aim to better prepare the state for wildfires. Many of them were inspired by recommendations made following the deadly wildfires in the Panhandle last year. #txlege For Texas Tribune texastribune.org/2025/06/03/tex…