State Releases Updated Superintendent Pay
The Texas Education Agency released new superintendent salary data this week, so we've updated our news app and added some new features. Full Story
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Interactive: Mapping How Rural Development Dollars Are Spent
Urban luxuries — say, running water — aren’t guaranteed everywhere in Texas. The state Department of Rural Affairs helps rural Texans get basic amenities, but the agency is on Gov. Rick Perry's budget chopping block. Full Story
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Judge: Big Pharma Lawsuit May Proceed
A judge has ruled the state may continue its legal challenge against the pharmaceutical company Janssen over allegations it offered officials kickbacks to get a schizophrenia medicine on a preferred drug list. Full Story
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The Brief: Top Texas News for March 4, 2011
A slew of amendments — some serious, some not so much — couldn't keep the Texas House from tentatively approving one of the strictest abortion laws in the country Thursday night. Full Story
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Bullying Is a Problem, But Not All Agree It's the State's Problem
Thirteen-year-old Asher Brown’s death has given momentum to the more than 15 anti-bullying bills filed in the Legislature this session. The legislation is supported by teacher organizations and advocacy groups but has drawn opposition. Full Story
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When Is a Tax Not a Tax?
Many Texas lawmakers have forsworn taxes, but they also promised to educate kids, to build roads, to care for the needy and to do what government is expected to do. It’s the adult version of those mathematical story problems that made sixth grade so much fun. Full Story
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Who Owns the State's Water? Depends Whom You Ask
It sounds simple: Who owns the groundwater in Texas? But this issue, like others in the hot-button area of aquifer planning, is embroiled in an ongoing policy battle. Full Story
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Abortion Sonogram Bill Tentatively Passes House
Thursday's debate on an abortion sonogram bill began shortly after 2 p.m. It ended shortly after 9 p.m. The bill passed to third reading on a vote of 103-42, which means one easy step remains before it heads to the Senate. Full Story
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Democrats Attack Abortion Sonogram Bill with Amendments
During day two of the Legislature's debate on House Bill 15, state Rep. Sid Miller's abortion sonogram bill, House Democrats made their displeasure known with a parade of amendments. Full Story
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Four Mayors on the Future of Austin
On Monday night, former mayors Henry Cisneros, of San Antonio; Laura Miller, of Dallas; Kirk Watson, of Austin; and Bill White, of Houston offered advice about the future of the Capital City. Full Story
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Colby Bohannan: The TT Interview
The Texas State University junior on his new organization, the Former Majority Association for Equality, its college scholarships exclusively for white men and why he contends he's not a racist. Full Story
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Mapping Where Federal Hospital Dollars Go
State health officials hope they've reached a breakthrough in their effort to achieve two goals: expanding Medicaid managed care, and keeping a combined $1 billion in federal health care dollars flowing into Texas hospitals every year. Full Story
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Cross-Border Trucking Program Gains New Life
The U.S. and Mexican governments announced today that they have reached a tentative agreement to re-start the cross-border, long-haul, trucking program. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Top Texas Headlines for March 3, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Combs calls on state to tap Rainy Day Fund; U.S. wants murderer handed over; slot machine bill filed Full Story
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The Brief: Top Texas News for March 3, 2011
During abortion-sonogram debate Wednesday, House Democrats brandished one of the few remaining weapons in their arsenal: the technicality. Full Story
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Bill Would Allow Advertising at State Parks
With the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department facing budget cuts and park closures, Erika Aguilar of KUT News reports that lawmakers are looking at an unconventional solution — advertising in parks — to help pay for maintenance and promote tourism. Full Story
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Numbers Tell Tale of Who's Vulnerable in Redistricting
You don't need a new map to find the political trouble spots in Texas — and by trouble, we mean officeholders who are vulnerable in the redistricting process. Full Story
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In Ranger, Fears of Town Waning With College's Closure
News that the state could shutter four community colleges has rattled the rural town of Ranger, whose community college faces closure. Nathan Bernier and Paulo Martins of KUT News look at what the closure could mean for the college — and the town for which it has become something of a lifeline. Full Story
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Interactive: Census Totals by House, Senate District
Our new interactive map visualizes population changes by House and Senate district for the total population and residents who are of Hispanic origin. These totals are important now given that lawmakers are preparing to redraw all 181 districts based on their growth, demographics and election histories. Full Story
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 69
On this week's episode, Evan, Reeve, Ben and Brandi discuss Gov. Rick Perry's Twitter feed, the state's changing demographics and issues of innocence. Full Story
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