Past Contributions

• With Obama Presidency Sealed, Texas Lawmakers Face Policy Challenges

  By Texas Tribune Staff Nov. 8, 2012

  What does four more years of an Obama White House mean for the policy issues facing the overwhelmingly conservative Texas Legislature — and the interest groups and constituents who guide the political process? Full Story 

• Complete General Election Results Scoreboard

  By Texas Tribune Staff Nov. 7, 2012

  The votes are in and the 2012 election season has come to a close. Use our election results scoreboard to check out vote totals and election outcomes for candidates statewide. You can also use our brackets to take a look at the path each candidate took to victory. Full Story 

• Liveblog: 2012 Election Results

  By Texas Tribune Staff Nov. 6, 2012

  Throughout the night, Tribune reporters will update you on the results of contested general election battles statewide, from the first early voting totals through the last ballots counted, from local legislative races to the presidency. Full Story 

• Ruling: Employers Can't Use Penal Code to Restrict Handguns in Cars

  By Texas Tribune Staff Nov. 5, 2012

  A law passed last year allows licensed employees to keep concealed handguns in their vehicles while on employer property, and the employer cannot use the penal code to circumvent the law, according to an opinion from the attorney general's office Monday. Full Story 

• The Texas Tribune Festival: A Recap

  By Texas Tribune Staff Sept. 24, 2012

  For those of you who missed the second annual Texas Tribune festival, you're in luck: Our reporters liveblogged virtually every event. Full Story 

• Liveblog: Runoff Election Results

  By Texas Tribune Staff July 31, 2012

  Former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz won the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate over Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. We're tracking the runoff races on our liveblog and on our election scoreboard. Full Story 

• Liveblog: Primary Election Results

  By Texas Tribune Staff May 29, 2012

  Throughout the night, Tribune reporters will update you on the results of key primary battles statewide, from the first early voting totals through the last ballots counted. Full Story 

• A Texas Primary Primer

  By Texas Tribune Staff May 28, 2012

  The maps are drawn. The mudslinging is all but over. All that's left now is the voting. Before Texans head to the polls on Tuesday, here's a recap of our coverage of the hottest primary races across the state. Full Story 

• What Will 2012 Hold for Politics, Policy and Perry?

  By Texas Tribune Staff Jan. 1, 2012

  Texans will close out 2011 with more questions than answers, from the outcomes of redistricting and Gov. Rick Perry's presidential bid to the effects of lawmakers' multibillion-dollar budget cuts. Here’s hoping 2012 brings some resolution. Full Story 

• We Read "Fed Up!" So You Don't Have To

  By Texas Tribune Staff Aug. 31, 2011

  Gov. Rick Perry says that if you want to know what kind of president he would be, all you have to do is read his book. Fed Up! is filled with potential political landmines, but Perry isn't backing off anything he wrote — not one bit. Full Story