This week on The Ticket: KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Tribune's Jay Root educate themselves about what could happen at a contested convention by taking Convention 101 with teacher and former Texas GOP Chairman Steve Munisteri. Full Story
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In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: In Alaska, sagging oil revenues cause school funding crunch, Ag Commissioner Sid Miller says he can advocate for cupcakes and fight obesity among schoolchildren and an interview with David Coleman of the College Board and Sal Khan of Khan Academy. Full Story
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Although a Dallas County district judge decided he was innocent eight years ago, Ben Spencer remains behind bars for a 1987 aggravated robbery he insists he did not commit. Full Story
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Use our "Ballpark Figures" app to look at revenues and expenses for the eight public Texas universities that play in the Football Bowl Subdivision. You can also compare schools to see how they stack up against one another. Full Story
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The NCAA men's basketball tournament may have the nation's attention now, but football is the true cash cow in Texas college sports, according to records reviewed as part of the Tribune's Ballpark Figures project. Full Story
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Ted Cruz no longer has to worry about one rival for the GOP presidential nomination — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio — but he's now forced to reckon with another one. Full Story
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Two Houston congressmen are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether unequal distribution of voting machines and polling locations in Harris County disenfranchised minority voters during the March 1 primary election. Full Story
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With Marco Rubio out of the race for the White House, two of his top backers in Texas are throwing their support to Ted Cruz. Full Story
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Ted Cruz once suggested he could clinch the Republican presidential nomination by the end of March. Now he's gearing up for a long slog that could end on the convention floor in Cleveland in July. Full Story
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After a new round of states voted Tuesday, Texas still had the second lowest voting-age participation rate of all that have held both Democratic and Republican primaries so far, behind only Louisiana. Full Story
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D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland has a history with cases involving the Environmental Protection Agency, which Texas has sued 24 times since Obama took office. Full Story
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On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Julian and Jay about the latest round of presidential primaries, the politics of Merrick Garland's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the situation on the U.S./Mexico border and how it plays in this political year. Full Story
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For decades, the petroleum industry has largely fueled Texas' influence in national Republican politics. But operatives are seeing early signs that the current oil bust has depressed the sector’s political giving. Full Story
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This year, we're taking we're taking a deeper look at the hot-button issues of border security and immigration. Catch up on our "Bordering on Insecurity" series here. Full Story
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Ted Cruz is closer to getting the two-man race with billionaire Donald Trump that he's been hoping for with the results from Tuesday's nominating contests. Full Story
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Texas A&M jumped 38 spots in the 2017 U.S. News and World Report law school rankings released Wednesday, marking the biggest improvement among any graduate school in the state. Full Story
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One of Ted Cruz's remaining obstacles to a two-man race with Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination faded away Tuesday as Marco Rubio ended his presidential campaign after losing his home state. Full Story
Two state representatives are set to face off for an open position in the Texas senate after the third place candidate said Monday he will not request a recount. Full Story
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It's true that Texas has cases of voter fraud, but it's more a trickle than a flood. Gov. Greg Abbott says that voter fraud is "rampant," but the numbers don't seem to bear that out. Full Story
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The Federal Highway Administration is no longer permitting states to use an experimental font called Clearview on highway signs. Texas, one of the typeface's earliest adopters, has used it on its new highway signs since 2004. Full Story
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