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T-Squared: The Mother of All Traffic Jams

You may be wondering what happened to The Texas Tribune on Election Night. *You're* what happened: We had a truly unprecedented (for us) surge of traffic that crashed our servers.

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You may be wondering what happened to The Texas Tribune on Election Night. *You're* what happened: We had a truly unprecedented (for us) surge of traffic that crashed our servers. We know, we know: terrible timing. But our reporters never lost a step in covering this extraordinary outcome, this massive sweep for the Republicans in Texas and nationally, and we're back to publishing their excellent coverage. Onward...

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