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ProPublica and The Texas Tribune name five newsroom partners for investigative initiative

Big Bend Sentinel, the Houston Chronicle, KRIS 6 News in Corpus Christi, KXAN Investigates in Austin and the Texas Observer will report on state and federal efforts to restrict loc...

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TribCast: Previewing the primary runoffs as early voting approaches

From U.S. Senate to Railroad Commission, the TribCast dives into the most contentious races we'll be watching on May 26

TribCast: Texas’ looming data center fight

As Texas lawmakers prepare to tackle the thorny data center issue next session, what can we learn from Virginia's experience?

Texans, tell us what matters to you this election year

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Texas primary runoffs: resource guides for races up and down the ballot

Our series of explainers and guides will help you get ready to vote in the upcoming runoffs. Early voting begins May 18.

Texas 2026 primary runoff election results for U.S. Senate, attorney general and more

TribCast: The past and future of the Voting Rights Act in Texas

The Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. What does that mean for Texas?

TribCast: Where have all the school kids gone?

Our podcast looks into declining public school enrollment and other impacts of the federal immigration crackdown.

TribCast: Greg Abbott battles cities over working with ICE

TribCast takes a deeper look at Gov. Greg Abbott’s battle with Houston, Dallas and Austin over the cities’ relationship with federal immigration enforcement.

Explore our newly redesigned Texas Public Schools Explorer with expanded data

The explorer now shows long-term trends, school funding data, and newly released Texas Academic Performance Reports, among other updates.

Texas’ raucous primary runoffs end today. Here’s what to watch.

John Cornyn is trying to fend off Ken Paxton. Both parties are picking attorney general nominees. And an oil and gas regulatory race has become uncharacteristically costly.

After Virginia’s referendum, the Texas-ignited redistricting war is looking like a wash

Most Texas Republicans remained supportive of their state’s redraw even as their gains have been wiped out by California and Virginia.

Tala-freak-o vs. Ken the Criminal: Texas candidates sharpen attacks as U.S. Senate race locks in

Texas' Ken Paxton and James Talarico focus their energies — and attack ads — on each other as the fight for U.S. Senate narrows to two.

On the issues: A Q&A with Ken Paxton and John Cornyn

As Cornyn and Paxton head to the runoff, we updated our Q&A to reflect the two candidates. Both declined to participate, so we used their past statements and voting history to...

Texas’ raucous primary runoffs end today. Here’s what to watch.

John Cornyn is trying to fend off Ken Paxton. Both parties are picking attorney general nominees. And an oil and gas regulatory race has become uncharacteristically costly.

Live Results: Texas midterm primary runoffs

Texans are choosing a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Tuesday's runoff election, bringing to a close the extended, bitter and expensive primary where President Donald Trump w...

Alexandra Glorioso joins our joint investigative unit with ProPublica

A state government reporter at the Miami Herald, Glorioso was part of the team that reported Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration orchestrated the transfer of $10 million in public fu...

Texas AG runoff: Democrats Jaworski and Johnson on Trump battles, legal strategy, and office priorities

In this updated Q&A, we asked Joe Jaworski and Nathan Johnson where they stand on the agency’s key issues as they seek a chance to reclaim the office that has become a GOP lega...

Texas AG runoff: Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy weigh in on election integrity, lawsuits and more

Editor’s note: This is an updated version of one of our primary surveys featuring candidates in the Democratic and Republican primaries for U.S. Senate and attorney general. This Q...

This Week in Texas: Impact of Trump endorsement, local budget woes

This Week in Texas, we break down the latest developments in the race for the US Senate between incumbent John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Texas’ 35th Congressional District primary runoffs: Who is running and what to know

Two Democrats and two Republicans advanced to May runoffs for the open San Antonio-area seat, which was drawn to favor the GOP yet is considered winnable for Democrats in a wave ye...

Texas voters can face confusion as political parties run primary as they wish

Local GOP and Democratic county leaders have control, taxpayers foot the bill and voters have little recourse. But lawmakers are unlikely to change how Texas’ primary elections wor...

For Texas GOP, immigration politics show signs of fading potency

Texas voters have listed immigration and border security among their top issues for years, but recent polling found they are less of a priority than at any point in recent history.