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Austin, TX, United States

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Protests against police brutality and racism: scenes from small Texas towns and cities

The demonstrations against police brutality that have swept through Texas haven't been confined to its largest cities. Texas Tribune photographers documented marches in smaller cities and towns across the state. Here are some of their images. → Read More

The 2019 Texas Tribune Festival in photos

Here's a look back at the 2019 Texas Tribune Festival through the eyes of Tribune photographers. → Read More

Slideshow: Mother's Day Massacre

Before the night was over, observers on social media were calling it the Mother's Day Massacre. Tribune photographer Bob Daemmrich was there for the duration; here is the long and frustrating day in pictures. → Read More

The House takes up the budget: a day in pictures

After more than 15 hours of debate, the Texas House passed its budget proposal early Friday morning, 131-16. Here's the story in pictures. → Read More

Inside Texas Politics: A Sit-Down With the Lt. Gov.

This week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics features an extended interview with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. → Read More

Inside Texas Politics: Grading the 84th Legislature

On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics, host Jason Whitely, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey look back on the 84th Legislature. → Read More

Inside Texas Politics: The Last Days of the 84th

On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics, the focus turns to the end of the 84th Legislative session: It all ends Monday, but will it end with a bang or a whimper? → Read More

Inside Texas Politics: Waco Shootout and Secret Tapings

On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics, talk turns to the shootout in Waco and its effect on the open carry debate and the not so-secret tapings of state lawmakers. → Read More

Inside Texas Politics: Unfinished Business

On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics, talk turns to the final two weeks of the 84th Texas Legislature: Will lawmakers be able to get together, or will they be back for a special session? → Read More

Inside Texas Politics: North Texas Elections

On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics with host Jason Whitely and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy, the focus is on North Texas, where both Dallas and neighboring Arlington had elections Saturday. → Read More

Playlist: This Isn't the Occasional Taco

Issues of surveillance and questions of paranoia kept coming up this week, so this week’s playlist of the news has a quartet of paranoia-themed songs — but we’re not telling you where they’ll crop up. → Read More

Inside Texas Politics: What Was Abbott Thinking?

On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics, talk turns to Greg Abbott's decision to offer some measure of support to conspiracy theorists who think a planned U.S. military exercise in several states is cover for an invasion. → Read More

The Playlist: Conspiracy Theory

Some folks in a small town in Central Texas had a strong reaction to a large-scale military exercise on U.S. soil called “Jade Helm 15,” so we start this week’s playlist of the news with Steve Earle‘s “Conspiracy Theory.” → Read More

Inside Texas Politics: Breakfast Blowup

On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics, host Jason Whitely, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey talk about last week's "breakfast blowup." → Read More

Inside Texas Politics: The Finance Primary

On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics with host Shelly Slater, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey, talk turns to presidential hopefuls and fundraising in Texas. → Read More

Playlist: A Week in the Lege

A week in the life of reporters covering the state legislature is the theme for our playlist of the week's news, so here's so we start off with “One Week” by Barenaked Ladies. → Read More

Inside Texas Politics: The Dream Act

On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics with host Jim Douglas, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey, the show opens with a discussion of the Dream Act. → Read More

The Playlist: On the Trail

It’s less than a year until the first presidential primaries in Iowa and New Hampshire, and the 2016 race is already well underway, so we start off this week's playlist off the news with a campaign-themed set. → Read More

Inside Texas Politics: Religious Freedom Laws

On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics with host Jason Whitely, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey, talk turns to religious freedom laws. → Read More

The Playlist: Hog Heaven

After a marathon 17-plus hour debate that started just after noon last Tuesday, the House finally gave its preliminary nod to its version of the state budget, so we start this week's playlist of the week’s news with “For the Love of Money” by The O’Jays. → Read More