Ryan Murphy
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In Texas, university regents are less diverse than their schools' students
Gov. Greg Abbott's office says it has made strides with his appointments, but political scientists and lawmakers say age and finances can play a role in the discrepancy. → Read More
Watch Texas House and Senate livestreams
During the 86th legislative session, The Texas Tribune is streaming the Texas House and Senate chambers and providing live analysis during select events. Tune in here. → Read More
Texas midterm election results: Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke and your races
Get real-time Texas election results and live maps in The Texas Tribune’s coverage of the 2018 midterm races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor and the Texas Legislature. → Read More
While Beto O'Rourke rakes in cash, big donors ignore the Democratic statewide ticket
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke has raised money hand over fist, but the rest of the statewide ticket has been left relatively empty-handed as many left-leaning megadonors have shifted — or sharply curtailed — their giving. → Read More
How much money have Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke raised outside Texas? We don't know for sure.
Each Texas candidate for U.S. Senate has criticized the other for raising money outside the state. But campaign finance rules make it difficult to say who has raised more. → Read More
Texas school districts receive first official A-F grades. Look up how your district did here.
For the first time Wednesday, Texas school districts received official ratings that show their performance on a scale from A through F, perpetuating a debate on whether the new system is more accessible for parents. → Read More
Thousands of Children Still Live in Texas Shelters after End of ‘Zero Tolerance’
New data shows the number of children held in privately run shelters in Texas remains higher than normal → Read More
Texas election 2018: find candidates running for statewide, congressional and legislative races in November
Who’s on the general election ballot in Texas on Nov. 6? View the races here. Early voting begins on Oct. 22 and ends on Nov. 2. → Read More
Everything we know about Texas-regulated facilities holding migrant children: violations, numbers and more
Many of the thousands of children separated from their parents at the southern border under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy will end up in one of Texas’ 32 state-licensed facilities. Those shelters, licensed as child care providers that may accept unaccompanied minors as well as children taken from their families, have a long history of regulatory inspections that have… → Read More
Texas runoffs 2018: live election results
Following its first-in-the-nation primaries in March, Texas is hosting more than 30 primary runoff races on Tuesday, May 22. The only statewide runoff is the Democratic race between Lupe Valdez and Andrew White to take on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. There are also 17 runoffs for the U.S. House and 15 for seats in the Texas Legislature. → Read More
Texas Elections 2018: Here’s how much Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz have raised in their midterm Senate race
We’re tracking how much U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke are raising in their Senate race. → Read More
Texas Education Officials Promise Focus On Math, Reading After ‘Lagging’ Report Card
National exam results show Texas and the nation stagnating in academic achievement for elementary and middle school students. Experts have different takes on what state education officials should do to fix it. → Read More
Texas primaries 2018: See the candidates participating in the primary runoff elections in May
Who’s on the May 22 Texas primary runoff ballots? Find their names here. Early voting begins on May 14 and ends on May 18. → Read More
Texas Primaries 2018: Full election results
Texas primary election results for Democrats and Republicans running for statewide, congressional and legislative offices and the State Board of Education. → Read More
Why is Texas voter turnout so low? Demographics play a big role
Talk of Texas' dismal voter turnout is a staple of every election cycle. Here's a look at the makeup of the Texas electorate and some of the context for those turnout numbers. → Read More
Texas Republicans getting almost 90 percent of money flowing into state elections
Donors pumped a total of $67 million into state-level campaigns from the beginning of 2017 through Jan. 25, and a whopping $57 million of it, or about 86 percent, went to GOP candidates, according to a Texas Tribune analysis. Gov. Greg Abbott got nearly a third of all the political money raised since the start of last year. → Read More
Texas Republicans Getting Almost 90 Percent Of Money Flowing Into State Elections
Donors pumped a total of $67 million into state-level campaigns from the beginning of 2017 through Jan. 25, and a whopping $57 million of it, or about 86 percent, went to GOP candidates, according to a Texas Tribune analysis. Gov. Greg Abbott got nearly a third all the political money raised since the start of last year → Read More
Texas Republicans Getting Almost 90 Percent Of Money Flowing Into State Elections
Donors pumped a total of $67 million into state-level campaigns from the beginning of 2017 through Jan. 25, and a whopping $57 million of it, or about 86 percent, went to GOP candidates, according to a Texas Tribune analysis. Gov. Greg Abbott got nearly a third all the political money raised since the start of last year → Read More
Here’s How Much Texas Candidates Raised In The State’s Hottest U.S. House Primaries
Dozens of candidates are running in competitive primaries for U.S. House seats. The latest fundraising reports give hints to which ones are drawing significant support and which remain long shots → Read More
Here’s how much Texas candidates raised in the state’s hottest U.S. House primaries
From El Paso to Austin, dozens of candidates are running in competitive primaries for U.S. House seats. The latest fundraising reports give hints to which ones are drawing significant support and which remain long shots. → Read More