Ross Ramsey

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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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

By Ross Ramsey Dec. 14, 2013

The best of our best for the week of Dec. 9-13, 2013. Full Story

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In College Station, Another Fight Over a President

By Ross Ramsey Dec. 13, 2013

The big shots at Texas A&M ought to be relaxing and enjoying this week's battles over UT-Austin's football coach and president, but they're stuck in a distracting political fight of their own. Full Story

Credit: Illustration by Bob Daemmrich / Todd Wiseman
Texas Secretary of State Steen Resigns

By Ross Ramsey Dec. 13, 2013

With the 2014 elections just underway, the state’s top election official — Texas Secretary of State John Steen Jr. — announced late Friday that he is resigning his post. Full Story

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Dewhurst Touts Texas, Bashes Washington in New Ad

By Ross Ramsey Dec. 13, 2013

In a new commercial running statewide on television, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst contrasts Texas with Washington on issues of economic development and border security. Full Story
Stockman, Cornyn Race May Be Tea Party Test

By Ross Ramsey Dec. 13, 2013

U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman's challenge to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn gives the insurgent branch of the Texas GOP a chance to show its strength — or the lack of it. Full Story

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Inside Intelligence: About the 2014 Campaign Filings...

By Ross Ramsey Dec. 12, 2013

For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about the candidate filings and about the 2014 primaries. Full Story
Staubach Endorses Carona Re-election

By Ross Ramsey Dec. 12, 2013

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach endorsed state Sen. John Carona's re-election bid, choosing the incumbent over Dallas businessman Donald Huffines in next year's Republican primary. Full Story

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Streusand Considering CD-36 Race

By Ross Ramsey Dec. 11, 2013

Houston businessman Ben Streusand is considering a run for Congress in CD-36, where U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Friendswood, made a surprising last-minute decision to give up his re-election bid and instead challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Full Story
Inside Intelligence: About Choosing Leaders...

By Ross Ramsey Dec. 10, 2013

For this week's nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked whether legislators ought to be picking U.S. senators instead of voters, and about current and future leaders of the state's university systems. Full Story
2014 Election Brackets

By Ross Ramsey, Ryan Murphy, Christopher Chang and John Jordan Dec. 10, 2013

The candidates have filed for the 2014 elections, and our election brackets — an idea lifted from the NCAA's March Madness basketball brackets — are back. We'll update these as officials from the state and large-county parties update their own lists. Full Story

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