Is Your Governor Running for President in 2020?
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has a book coming out next month. Surely that doesn't mean he's planning... Full Story
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Ross Ramsey co-founded The Texas Tribune in 2009 and served as its executive editor until his retirement in 2022. He wrote regular columns on politics, government and public policy. Before joining the Tribune, he was editor and co-owner of Texas Weekly. He did a 28-month stint in government with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Before that, he reported for the Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Times Herald, as a Dallas-based freelancer for regional and national magazines and newspapers, and for radio stations in Denton and Dallas.
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TribCast: Cruz in Wisconsin, Abortion Policy, Foster Children
On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Ayan, Alexa and Edgar about the aftermath of Wisconsin's presidential primaries, a tragic instance of confusion over the state's abortion laws, and the state's efforts to clean up problems with child protection in Texas. Full Story
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Analysis: In Texas Case, Supreme Court Rules Nonvoters are People, Too
In a ruling on political redistricting this week, the U.S. Supreme Court made an argument for equal representation from legislators even if that means voters don't get an equal say in electing them. Full Story
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Analysis: Texas Government's Shrinking Financial Buffer
State revenue could easily take some big hits this year — from a sliding oil and gas industry and from a series of potentially adverse court rulings. The message from the top to lawmakers: Don't get too spendy. Full Story
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Analysis: State Government is Expensive, No Matter How You Pay
Cutting prices can be expensive. The Texas Department of Transportation offered up the most recent example of that, answering the Legislature’s question about the price of making the state’s toll roads free. Spoiler alert: It's high. Full Story
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TribCast: Rick Perry's Voting, Price of Admission, Water
On this week's TribCast, Ross talks to Evan, Kiah and Matthew about news that Rick Perry didn't vote in the primaries, about the Trib's "Price of Admission" project on the top 10% rule for college admissions, and the travails of San Antonio's Vista Ridge water pipeline. Full Story
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Analysis: Voters, Y'all
Politicians won’t say it but the fact is, voters are ignorant. They are truly terrible at sorting good from bad information, at checking things out, at questioning their own assumptions when new information comes in. Full Story
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Analysis: An Election Theme Seven Years in the Making
One thing has remained true during this political cycle, even as we all watch our early predictions sour: The disruption that has marked the Republican Party in Texas and the U.S. for the last decade is still blooming. Full Story
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Analysis: Ethics Reform on the Table — if Texas Voters Really Want It
The governor and lawmakers promise to reignite their efforts to tighten ethics laws in Texas, but they have so far been missing a key incentive to make reluctant officeholders go along: public interest. Full Story
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The 2016 Primary Runoffs
The state's primary voters still have 22 contests to settle: 16 on the Republican side, 6 on the Democratic side. Full Story