Becca Aaronson
reports on health care and develops data interactives for The Texas Tribune. After an internship in fall 2010, she was hired by the Tribune. Becca is a native of Austin who graduated from Scripps College in Claremont, Calif., with a bachelor's degree in cultural theory.
baaronson@texastribune.org
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graphic by: Becca Aaronson / Todd Wiseman / Steve White
Using 2010 census data, this interactive shows which neighborhoods are clearly defined by a racial majority and where racial groups are moving in or out across Texas cities.
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graphic by: Becca Aaronson / Ryan Murphy / Todd Wiseman
Use this interactive to check out the breakdown of the population by age group across Texas cities using updated information from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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A detainee is removed from the school building after an outburst during class.
Five years ago, lawmakers implemented reforms they hoped would make juvenile correctional facilities safe in Texas. The data shows youths are safer from staff, but often not from one another.
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photo by: Becca Aaronson / Todd Wiseman
A multibillion-dollar bill for the unaccounted growth of Medicaid enrollment in the state budget will land on lawmakers' desks next legislative session. This interactive sheds light on the increasing number of Texans enrolled in state health programs.
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graphic by: Todd Wiseman / Becca Aaronson
Texas' largest cities — including Houston, Dallas and El Paso — have a greater percentage of uninsured people than the nation collectively. Use this interactive map to explore how many of the 5.7 million Texans without health insurance live in your town.
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photo illustration by: Ano Lobb / Todd Wiseman
The federal government has rejected Texas' request to delay implementation of a health reform rule that could force some insurers to give premium refunds to customers.
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State Rep. Larry Taylor, R-League City, head of the House Republican Caucus, sits on the dias waiting for action on the second last day of the first-called special session on June 27, 2011.
Despite opposition from state Rep. Larry Taylor, who co-chairs the Windstorm Insurance Legislative Oversight Board, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association's board decided today to hire a third party to assess its financial structure.
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There were 5.7 million Texans — nearly a quarter of the population — who lacked health insurance in 2010, according to the latest American Community Survey data. This visualization shows you who the uninsured are in Texas. It's not always who you'd expect.
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photo by: Gage Skidmore / Todd Wiseman
Gov. Rick Perry is no longer in the running, but the race continues for the four remaining Republican presidential contenders. We've updated our interactive to compare the candidates still vying for the GOP nomination.
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graphic by: Becca Aaronson / Todd Wiseman
The unemployment rate in Texas dropped significantly at the end of 2011. Check out the annual industry changes in Texas' major metropolitan areas and the unemployment rate in each county with this updated interactive map.
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Texas’ unemployment rate — 7.8 percent — is the lowest it’s been since July 2009, when the recession was just heating up, according to employment statistics released by the Texas Workforce Commission today.
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Texas cut nearly 8,000 state jobs over the last year, according to a new report from the state auditor's office. Use this interactive to compare how the $15 billion in cuts passed by lawmakers in the last session has affected state-funded organizations within each article of the budget.
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From debates and campaign stops to TV ads and parodies, here’s an interactive look at the rise and fall of Rick Perry’s presidential bid and his corresponding placement in the polls.
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graphic by: Becca Aaronson / Todd Wiseman
With a push being made to better align the state's higher-education output with its workforce needs, we’ve put together interactive graphs and a database of what those needs will actually be in the year 2018.
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Lanham Napier, the chief executive officer of the web hosting company Rackspace
The chief executive of the web hosting company Rackspace on why the tech industry is against the bills that federal lawmakers have filed to stop online piracy and other cyber crimes.
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