Despite "best campaign ad ever," Travis County commissioner race still a toss-up
His campaign ad has been watched millions of times, but Republican Gerald Daugherty's re-election bid is anything but certain. Full Story
His campaign ad has been watched millions of times, but Republican Gerald Daugherty's re-election bid is anything but certain. Full Story
In his first public appearance on behalf of his party's presidential ticket, Ted Cruz stopped far short of making an unambiguous pitch for Donald Trump, his former bitter rival in the primaries. Full Story
Texas has long been a place of hope for immigrants of all ages, origins, eras and beliefs — contrary to the Republican presidential nominee's divisive rhetoric, writes recent Lone Star State transplant Joseph Kopser. Full Story
On this date seven years ago, we first flipped the switch on The Texas Tribune. Did we think we'd make it this far? Puh-leeze. Full Story
Longtime GOP political operative John Colyandro has been tapped to head a new organization that will aggressively push Texas lawmakers to approve education savings accounts. Full Story
Although Texas registered a record number of voters ahead of the November election, 2016 does little to change Texas' history as a state with historically low voter turnout. Full Story
Texas teachers are finding plenty of lessons for students in the 2016 presidential election, but discussing some of the racier news requires a careful approach. Full Story
With everyone crowing about the rush of early voters in Texas this election, it's worth noting that we're still a state with low overall voter turnout. We run the numbers. Full Story
Beginning Thursday, two of the state's most prominent Democrats will campaign for Hillary Clinton in Nevada, Colorado, Ohio, Iowa and Texas. Full Story
The Texas Education Agency denied allegations that it capped special education services for public school students at 8.5 percent in a letter sent to the U.S. Department of Education. Full Story
"I would hate to see this country thrown into a Constitutional crisis because of Hillary Clinton's behavior," McCaul said on Fox News. Full Story
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Aman and Patrick about Sid Miller's dirty tweet, Dan Patrick's designs on a public education special session and Rick Perry's suggestion to Michael McCaul that he challenge Ted Cruz for Senate. Full Story
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Wednesday he split his ticket for the Nov. 8 elections, voting for some Democratic candidates in Travis County races where a Republican was not on the ballot. Full Story
With our state's population expected to grow by nearly 10 million people by 2030, now is the time to get our water planning processes right, write Jennifer Walker and Tom Spencer of the Texas Living Waters Project. Full Story
Polling data suggest the attitudes sustaining Donald Trump's candidacy in Texas will continue to play a role in GOP politics in Texas regardless of the future of the candidate himself, write James Henson and Joshua Blank of the Texas Politics Project. Full Story
In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: The longtime attractions at Aquarena Springs are being revived, satellite images show the impact of a Texas flood and an interview with John Nielsen-Gammon, the Texas State Climatologist. Full Story
The since-deleted tweet appeared to call Hillary Clinton the c-word while showcasing the results of a poll that had Trump ahead. Full Story
Whether Republicans in the Texas delegation choose to back Paul Ryan for another term as House Speaker could hold far-reaching consequences. Full Story
Sure, there's a lot of pushing and shoving going on among the state's elected officials, but there's a lot of pushing and shoving going on with Texas voters, too. Full Story
The Texas Education Agency told 11 school boards and superintendents they must take special training because their plans for fixing underperforming schools haven't made the grade. Full Story