The candidates have filed (for now) and the elections start in April (probably). Whenever the voting finally happens, it will help to have a scorecard. We've put together election brackets so that you can quickly size up the competition and learn the results. 

Find the annual base salaries of more than 664,000 public employees, including those working at the largest state agencies as well as individual universities, public schools, cities and mass-transit operators. Find salaries by searching for names, or by browsing for a specific agency or job title.

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.

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.

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.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry may be near the end of the biggest race in his political career. Check the latest updates to our PerryTracker map. Within a 14-month span, Perry has made 220 appearances outside the Lone Star State.