The comptroller’s office recently researched the accuracy of its two-year revenue estimates going back 40 years and five comptrollers. Comptroller Susan Combs’ 2011 forecast has become an issue in this year’s race to replace her.
Jessica Hamel
Posted inState Government
Search: Pardons by Gov. Rick Perry
Gov. Rick Perry has issued at least 221 pardon proclamations since taking office in December 2000. We’ve made our existing searchable database easier to navigate by name, issuance year, crime type and/or pardon type.
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Criminal Justice
Timeline: A History of Lethal Drug Use in Texas
Texas used a three-drug lethal injection cocktail for nearly three decades. But since 2011, a dwindling drug supply has forced Texas and other states to find other drugs to administer the death penalty.
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Health care
Interactive: TX Hospitals Face Penalties Over Preventable Infections
Dozens of Texas hospitals that receive Medicare dollars will likely be penalized for their rates of complications and infections during inpatient stays. Use our interactive map to see those hospitals and their ratings.
Posted inHealth care, Immigration
Interactive: Federal Shelters for Immigrant Children in Texas
Unaccompanied children from Mexico and Central America who cross into Texas are evaluated by the U.S. Border Patrol and placed temporarily at detention centers. This is a list of the Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters that operate in Texas.