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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.
The Congressional Leadership Fund's new spot attacks state Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, for his support from environmental groups that, according to the CLF, have a "job-killing agenda." Gallego is challenging U.S. Rep. Francisco "Quico" Canseco , R-San Antonio, in CD-23. Full Story
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Most Texans believe that the country is on the wrong track but that the state is headed in the right direction, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll conducted this month. Full Story
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Republican Mitt Romney remains comfortably ahead of Democrat Barack Obama in the presidential race in Texas, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Full Story
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The top 10 percent rule at Texas colleges wasn't all about higher education — it was about the inequities in public schools that are still being litigated today. Full Story
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State Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, finds himself under attack for suing a taxpayer-supported insurance fund on behalf of taxpayers in a race with Republican Wayne Faircloth, a Dickinson insurance agency owner. Full Story
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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst upset the normal order of things when he announced his committee leaders four months early. But he did the senators a political favor in the process. Full Story
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In a new TV ad, state Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, touts his efforts to win Hurricane Ike relief money for UTMB in Galveston, and his lawsuits on behalf of property owners trying to get settlements from their insurance companies. Full Story
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In his latest ad, Democratic CD-14 candidate Nick Lampson of Beaumont claims partial credit for Amber Alerts, saying they're an example of bipartisan work when he was in Congress. Full Story
In Nueces County's HD-34, Rep. Connie Scott, R-Robstown, is facing former Rep. Abel Herrero, D-Robstown, for the third time in as many election cycles. Each is attacking the other's voting record. Full Story
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For this week's nonscientific survey of politics and government insiders, we asked about the direction of the state and the country, the state of the economy and the most important problems facing Texas and the U.S. Full Story
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