Past Contributions

• State to Ride Herd on Failing Schools

  By Sophia Bollag and Mallory Busch Aug. 13, 2015

  If school district leaders can’t fix failing schools, the state may strip their authority under a new law effective Sept. 1. This story is part of our 31 Days, 31 Ways series. Full Story 

• Planned Parenthood Out of Cancer Screening Program

  By Alexa Ura, Annie Daniel and Mallory Busch Aug. 10, 2015

  Poor, uninsured women in Texas will no longer be able to obtain government-subsidized breast and cervical cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood clinics starting Sept. 1. This story is part of our 31 Days, 31 Ways series. Full Story 

• In Texas Jails, Hanging Most Common Method of Inmate Suicide

  By Terri Langford, Mallory Busch and Annie Daniel July 24, 2015

  Of the 501 inmate deaths that have occurred in county jails since 2009, nearly a third of them were by suicide. Most of those suicides were by hanging, with inmates using objects jailers provided for them as ligatures. Full Story 

• At Majority-Minority Schools, Confederate Names Remain

  By Matthew Watkins, Mallory Busch and Annie Daniel July 1, 2015

  The Tribune identified 28 schools in Texas named after Confederate leaders Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson and Albert Sidney Johnston. Of those, four have a majority of white students. Full Story