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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.
When an out-of-state retailer doesn't add Texas sales and use taxes to your bill, it's not because no taxes are owed — and it's not because the retailer is doing something illegal. Texas consumers fail to pay almost $1.8 billion annually. Full Story
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For this week’s non-scientific survey of insiders in politics and government — the last one of 2014 — we asked for impressions of Gov. Rick Perry, who leaves office next month after 14 years on the job. Full Story
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The instinct for flight in the face of fright often turns one-day stories into running narratives, and hurts the reputations of the runners. Full Story
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The best of our best content from Dec. 8 to Dec. 12, 2014. Full Story
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High-profile public figures exonerated after prosecutions for violations of state ethics and election laws paved the way for public skepticism about those kinds of cases — like one now pending against Gov. Rick Perry. Full Story
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For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about two issues that figure into the state budget: college tuition and the border surge. Full Story
The list of who's in and who's out in the Texas Legislature and in the state's congressional delegation is not quite complete, but it's getting there. Here's the current list. Full Story
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Congress has proposed a national standard for sales taxes on the internet, an idea backed by trade groups for so-called brick-and-mortar retailers. But U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is a loud opponent of the legislation. Full Story
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The general election is over, but a pending pre-session deadline spurs a biennial fundraising spurt from state officeholders. Full Story
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For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about the state budget and taxes. Full Story