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Atmos, a major natural gas provider for the state, apologized for last week’s service disruption that left some Texans without heat during freezing weather.

The Matas never celebrated Day of the Dead before; this year they built an altar at the grave of 10-year-old Tess, surrounded by family. For Thanksgiving and Christmas, they broke their traditions.

It was another historic, news-filled year. As you get ready for 2023, check out these memorable articles the Tribune published in 2022.

As freezing temperatures enveloped Texas, demand for electricity Friday morning shattered peak expectations

The U.S. Department of Energy granted permission for power plants to release more pollution than is normally allowed — if grid conditions worsen.

At least one person died in the freezing weather. High demand for electricity is forecast to continue into Saturday.

The research teams are expected to focus on traumatic brain injury, stem cell research, drug development and anti-shock therapies.

After the Texas Department of Public Safety suspended Texas Ranger Christopher Ryan Kindell, one of hundreds of officers who responded to the May 24 mass shooting, felony cases he investigated are in jeopardy and experts have questioned the justification for his suspension.

The Education Department has opened what appears to be the first-of-its-kind investigation into the district

A federal judge ruled earlier this year that a state law banning young adults from publicly carrying handguns is unconstitutional. The state no longer plans to appeal that ruling.

Fatal crashes in rural areas accounted for 51% of Texas’ 4,489 traffic fatalities in 2021, even though only about 10% of the state’s population lives in a rural area, according to data from the state’s department of transportation.