Past Contributions

• Texas conservatives are using school board elections to exert influence over what students learn

  By Jeremy Schwartz, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica, and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune, Photos by Shelby Tauber, for The Texas Tribune and ProPublica March 19, 2025

  In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven groups successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational materials that teach children about diversity. Full Story 

• She was told her twin sons wouldn’t survive. Texas law made her give birth anyway.

  By Eleanor Klibanoff, Photos by Shelby Tauber Oct. 11, 2023

  Miranda Michel, 26, couldn’t leave the state for an abortion. But she also couldn’t bear the idea of carrying a nonviable pregnancy to term. Full Story 

• Watch: Meet the Texas doctors on a mission to vaccinate their rural communities

  By Shelby Tauber and Todd Wiseman June 15, 2021

  Worried about a possible resurgence of COVID-19 infections, doctors Carolyn Salter and her husband, Michael Gorby, have taken it upon themselves to get lagging vaccination rates up in rural East Texas. Full Story 

• Marvin Scott III died in Texas police custody. His family will protest until the officers involved are arrested.

  By Marissa Martinez and Shelby Tauber April 13, 2021

  Though seven of the sheriff’s officers have been fired after initially being put on administrative leave and another resigned while under investigation, the family and protesters say they don’t plan to stop until the officers have been charged with a crime. Full Story 

• Texas Tribune photojournalists on the front line: photography in a year of pandemic and unrest

  By Miguel Gutierrez Jr., John Jordan, Pu Ying Huang, Eddie Gaspar, Jordan Vonderhaar and Shelby Tauber Sept. 20, 2020

  Photojournalists are regularly in the thick of things when they cover stories, but 2020 has made their jobs even more difficult. Here's a look at the work of five Tribune photographers in this extraordinary year — and some of the gear they've used. Full Story 

• Masks, gloves and plastic shields: What voting during a pandemic looks like across Texas

  By Allie Goulding, Jordan Vonderhaar, Michael Stravato and Shelby Tauber July 14, 2020

  This year’s primary runoff election in Texas is different from any before it. The Texas Tribune sent photographers to see what it was like. Full Story 

• A weekend of protest and mourning: George Floyd’s death spurs demonstrations in Texas cities

  By Eddie Gaspar, Shelby Tauber, Pu Ying Huang and Miguel Gutierrez Jr. Updated: May 31, 2020

  Floyd, who was raised in Houston's Third Ward, was killed in Minneapolis by police. Officer Derek Chauvin has been fired, and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Rallies and protests are happening all over the nation, including in several Texas cities. Full Story 

• Slideshow: Presidential Candidates Tour Texas

  By Shelby Tauber, Michael Stravato and Cooper Neill March 1, 2016

  Presidential candidates from both parties descended on Texas in recent weeks hoping to woo voters here ahead of Super Tuesday. Here’s a selection of our favorite photos from the Texas campaign trail. Full Story 

• Slideshow: Pope Francis Visits Ciudad Juárez

  By Shelby Tauber Feb. 18, 2016

  Pope Francis ended his trip through Mexico with a whirlwind one-day visit to Ciudad Juárez on Wednesday. Full Story