Science and Politics — and Partisans
An endorsement by the most famous political independent in the country highlights a political fault line: the partisan division over the usefulness of science in policy making. Full Story
An endorsement by the most famous political independent in the country highlights a political fault line: the partisan division over the usefulness of science in policy making. Full Story
Use our simple tool to customize the Tribune's Election Scoreboard and embed it on your website. Sharing up-to-the-minute election results with your readers couldn't be easier. Full Story
Saturday was the third anniversary of the Tribune's first day in business. We're honored to still be in the game. Full Story
There probably won't be any surprises when it comes to the presidential race in Texas. But there are still some questions that Texas political observers are eager to see answered on Election Day. Here are four things to watch for. Full Story
The state of Texas used to cover half of the costs of higher education at state colleges and universities. Now it's around 13 percent at the University of Texas at Austin and 22 percent at Texas A&M University in College Station. Full Story
Mitt Romney got an assist from Gov. Rick Perry over the weekend as the presidential campaign barreled toward the finish line. Full Story
It took the pulse of Texas voters and showed where they rate government and social issues and what they think of Washington and their local representatives. The University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll out last week revealed a few surprises. Full Story
Austin will be the epicenter of the auto racing world this month when its new, $400 million track — the Circuit of the Americas — hosts the first Formula One race in the United States since 2007. Full Story
This week in the Newsreel we fly through the results of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Elections are right around the corner, we'll hammer down the most competitive races on this week's final pre-election Hot List. Full Story
The latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll probes the elections, the mood of the state and voters’ views on issues. Aguilar on a pugilistic Democratic leader in the Texas House. Rocha on John Carona’s evolving views on same-sex unions. E. Smith interviews state health czar Kyle Janek. KUT’s Philpott on the choices in the U.S. Senate race. Grissom, Murphy and Seger with a look at the 250 executions during Gov. Rick Perry’s tenure. Galbraith on educating students about water. Aaronson on the turbulence around the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. The best of our best from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, 2012. Full Story
At our Hot Seat conversation at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, state Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton, and state Rep. (and likely soon-to-be state Sen.) Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, previewed the 83rd Legislative Session. Full Story
Your evening reading: final pre-election campaign finance reports filed; state NAACP urges voters to report intimidation; Texas professor wins release of Watergate records Full Story
On Oct. 29, state candidates filed their eight-day reports, the last campaign finance reports before the general election. Use our interactive to view the contribution, expenditure, cash on hand and outstanding loan totals for each candidate. Full Story
Based on their previous legislative records, Nick Lampson, if elected, would be among the most conservative Democrats in Congress. Randy Weber, if elected, would be among the more conservative Republicans. Full Story
Ask Texans if they have more confidence in the scientists or the policymakers and their answers depend on the issue at hand, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
Amid questions about whether she and three other San Antonio were wrongfully convicted of sexually assaulting two young girls, Anna Vasquez will be released on parole Friday. Full Story
Women's health providers in Texas have had Nov. 1 marked on their calendars for months. It was supposed to be the day the state-funded Women's Health Program would launch. But it hasn't. Not yet, at least. Full Story
The outnumbered Texas House Democrats have plenty of leaders, insists state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, of San Antonio. But that hasn’t stopped the chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus from taking center stage. Full Story
To track attendance and avoid losing state funding, some school districts have begun electronically monitoring students' whereabouts. Two San Antonio schools have added electronic chips to student ID cards, while some in Austin have issued students phones with GPS systems. Full Story
Most people don't know all of the judicial candidates on the ballot, so they vote for the party, even when there is other information that might sway them. Full Story