U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold announced he wasn’t running for re-election last month, days after the deadline to withdraw his name from the March 6 primary ballot. Yet his name was still omitted. How did that happen?
December 2017
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2017 Year in Review
In 2017, news never stopped. Here are our most-read Texas stories this year.
This year, Texas lawmakers met for an explosive legislative session that nearly ended in blows, the governor called an ambitious special session, a hurricane ravaged the coast and scandals rocked the state’s members of Congress.
Posted inState Government
Texas’ liquor regulators have been in hot water all year. Read our coverage here.
In March, we reported on how Texas alcohol regulators spent tens of thousands of dollars to travel to resorts where liquor flowed and industry lobbyists abounded. Catch on up that story and the developments that ensued.
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Ballpark Figures
Ballpark Figures: Look at the finances of some of Texas’ biggest college athletic programs
Revisit our Ballpark Figures app that breaks down the revenues and expenses for the athletic departments of the eight public Texas universities that play in the Football Bowl Subdivision — the top level of college football.
Posted inCongress, Demographics
Puzzling shapes: Travel across one gerrymandered Texas congressional district
Revisit our animated tour of Texas Congressional District 35, which wiggles its way from Austin to San Antonio, swallowing specific neighborhoods while avoiding — or splitting — others, all in the name of partisan political advantage.
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The Taking
How a South Texas bureaucrat became a multimillionaire amid the rush to build a border fence
A decade ago as the federal government rushed to construct 60 miles of barrier in the Rio Grande Valley, it entrusted the chief of a little-known local agency to execute a compromise project. What it didn’t know was that he — and his family — stood to make millions from it.
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Politics
Federal board to reconsider asylum request of Mexican reporter and son
A Mexican reporter and his son who were on the verge of deportation earlier this month will be able to appeal their denial of an asylum claim, their lawyer confirmed on Thursday.
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2017 Year in Review
Bathrooms, baseball and poetry: The Best of TribTalk 2017
TribTalk is a place for opinions and editorials and even poetry (sometimes, if it’s great) written by people who are usually in the audience instead of on stage. Here are the best columns from this year.
Posted inState Government
Sold Out: How the crusade against sex trafficking in Texas has left child victims behind
In January, The Texas Tribune launched a series investigating how Texas leaders have publicly battled sex trafficking for more than a decade but devoted hardly any resources to helping victims. Read our coverage here.
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2017 Year in Review
The 5 Best Texas Tribune Events of 2017
From DeRay to Dawnna, here are Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith’s favorite conversations of the year.