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• by Matt Stiles
• November 29, 2010

Corrections? Tips? Complaints? Tell us.  Full Story

Enlarge photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman

Interactive: Congressional Riches

• by Matt Stiles
• November 24, 2010

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, is the fifth-wealthiest member of Congress, while U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, is the fourth-poorest, according to an analysis of personal financial statements by the Center for Responsive Politics. Use our interactive tables to see how the state's members rank.  Full Story

Interactive: Local Government Lobbying Expenditures

• by Matt Stiles
• November 10, 2010

These interactive bubble charts visualize the lobbying efforts of local government entities in Texas through 2005-2010. The larger colored bubbles represent cities or counties that spent the most on lobbying.  Full Story

Interactive: 2010 Gubernatorial Election Results Maps

• by Matt Stiles
• November 8, 2010

We've published static maps visualizing the performance of the candidates in last week's elections. Now they're interactive, allowing you to view the candidates' totals and turnout percentages by county.  Full Story

Enlarge credit: Jacob Villanueva

Interactive: 2010 General Election: Cost Per Vote

• by Matt Stiles
• November 5, 2010

Our interactive chart contains per-voter spending totals for major-party candidates with contested races in the 2010 general election. Sort the data by selecting field headers, or or filter the results by political party, office or election outcome.  Full Story

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GovTracker: Mapping the Campaign

• by Matt Stiles, Ryan Murphy and Kelly Merks
• October 28, 2010

A month ago, we started tracking the whereabouts of the major-party candidates in the governor's race — Rick Perry and Bill White — using an interactive map and Twitter feed. Today we launch an update with improved navigation and an embed feature.

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Enlarge credit: Jacob Villanueva

Interactive: 8-Day Campaign Finance Reports

• by Matt Stiles
• October 28, 2010

Candidates in Texas political races filed reports this week itemizing how they financed their campaigns from Sept. 24-Oct. 23. The data show each candidate's totals for fundraising, spending, outstanding loans and cash left to spend. Sort the records by selecting the field headings or filter them by election type, political party and candidate status.  Full Story