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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 Texas Libertarian Party chairman talks about the Party, how it relates to the two major parties in Texas, what's going on with the Green Party right now, and whether third parties have a chance in state elections. Full Story
The Texas Libertarian Party chairman talks about the Party, how it relates to the two major parties in Texas, what's going on with the Green Party right now, and whether third parties have a chance in state elections. Full Story
The Texas Libertarian Party chairman talks about the Party, how it relates to the two major parties in Texas, what's going on with the Green Party right now, and whether third parties have a chance in state elections. Full Story
The Texas Libertarian Party chairman talks about the Party, how it relates to the two major parties in Texas, what's going on with the Green Party right now, and whether third parties have a chance in state elections. Full Story
The Texas Libertarian Party chairman talks about the Party, how it relates to the two major parties in Texas, what's going on with the Green Party right now, and whether third parties have a chance in state elections. Full Story
The Texas Libertarian Party chairman talks about the Party, how it relates to the two major parties in Texas, what's going on with the Green Party right now, and whether third parties have a chance in state elections. Full Story
Texas Libertarian Party Chairman Pat Dixon helped get the Party on the ballot in 2004 and to keep it there ever since. He talked with The Tribune about Libertarians, how they relate to the two major parties in Texas, what's going on with the Green Party right now, and whether third parties stand a chance in state elections. Full Story
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Enjoy the lull. It won't last. Full Story
Adler's interactive multimedia feature on three decades of gubernatorial debates, Grissom on the other side of the judge sometimes called "Killer Keller" and on the state's new public defender for death row inmates, Thevenot on education "growth standards" that don't reflect student performance but do appear to inflate the rankings of the schools they attend, Smith and Hu on a briefly public battle between lobbyists and the abrupt end to that litigation, Hamilton on why the mayor of DISH is throwing in the towel, Aguilar on the former and future mayor of El Paso's troubled sister city of Juárez, and Reed on how many Bobcats and Eagles it takes to turn on a lightbulb. The best of our best from July 5 to 9, 2010. Full Story
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The starting gun for the debate over gambling fires this morning: Gaming interests inside and outside Texas are asking lawmakers to expand legal wagering to include either resort casinos, slot machines at race tracks, or some combination. Full Story
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