Mark P. Jones, political science chair at Rice University.
Mark P. Jones, political science chair at Rice University. Mark P. Jones
Rice Poli Sci Chair Mark Jones on House Partisanship

Mark P. Jones, political science chairman at Rice University, recently ranked Texas House members’ partisanship based on their 2009 legislative votes. The study, which we’ve used to create an interactive chart, shows Texas’ increasingly polarized political environment, Jones says in an interview.

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Matt Stiles covered government and politics for the Tribune, with a focus on data journalism, from 2009 to 2011. He oversaw and developed the Tribune’s library of web applications and interactive graphics....