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Texas Campaign Finance Totals: 2009-2010

• by Matt Stiles
• March 1, 2010

See how much Republican and Democratic candidates on the 2010 primary ballots raised and spent on their campaigns.

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Use our data app to find "persistently lowest performing" schools in Texas.

Principal, Faculty Get Boot in School Turnarounds

• by Brian Thevenot
• February 8, 2010

The federal push for accountability at "persistently low-achieving" schools across Texas is running smack into the hard, slow work of improvement at the local level.

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Search Texas Campaign Donations

• by Matt Stiles
• February 5, 2010

Search and download campaign donations to statewide elected officials, appellate judges and members of the Texas Legislature.  Full Story

Search Texas Campaign Expenditures

• by Matt Stiles
• February 5, 2010

Search and download campaign expenditures by statewide elected officials, appellate judges and members of the Texas Legislature.  Full Story

Data App: Texas' Struggling Schools

• by Matt Stiles and Niran Babalola
• February 4, 2010

More than 150 schools in Texas are "persistently lowest-achieving," a federal definition tied to $390 million in grant money available to the state. Explore these schools by searching for districts, campuses and cities. Or navigate to them on the map. View related story.  Full Story

U.S. House Race Financing: 2009

• by Matt Stiles
• February 4, 2010

Our interactive chart lists contribution and expenditure totals reported by U.S. House candidates during the current election cycle, which began January 1, 2009.  Full Story

Data App: Day Care Violations

• by Matt Stiles
• February 4, 2010

Find federally subsidized child care centers whose licenses were denied, revoked or probated by state regulators in 2008 and 2009 for violations. Select a provider, city, action type or regions -- or use the map and table to navigate the records.  Full Story