Past Contributions

• TribBlog: Parks Department Set to Decide on Devil's River Purchase

  By Kelly Merks Dec. 6, 2010

  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission is set to vote later this month on a deal to buy a Southwest Texas ranch for $13 million — a change from an earlier, controversial land-swap proposal. Full Story 

• 2010: Sights and Sounds of Sanity

  By Ben Philpott, KUT News, and Kelly Merks, The Texas Tribune Nov. 1, 2010

  A few of the sights and sounds from Saturday's satellite Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, which attracted 5,000 to 6,000 people to the Capitol building in Austin. Full Story 

• GovTracker: Mapping the Campaign

  By Matt Stiles, Ryan Murphy and Kelly Merks Oct. 28, 2010

  A month ago, we started tracking the whereabouts of the major-party candidates in the governor's race — Rick Perry and Bill White — using an interactive map and Twitter feed. Today we launch an update with improved navigation and an embed feature. Full Story 

• TribBlog: Magazine Honors Madden, Whitmire

  By Kelly Merks Oct. 26, 2010

  Governing magazine has recognized two Texas lawmakers in its 2010 class of Public Officials of the Year. Full Story