Former Comptroller Susan Combs and former U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla met with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday as he continues to search for an agriculture secretary. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller met Friday with Trump officials. Full Story
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Election years in Texas are never for the faint of heart, but 2016 proved even more chaotic than usual — and everyone who wrote for TribTalk had an opinion on the direction the state and country are headed. Full Story
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A wild election year gave us a lot to write about. Here are some of the most-read stories of 2016. Full Story
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This year, we launched "Unholstered, a multi-part, data-driven investigation that looks at when and why officers used lethal force in Texas between 2010 and 2015. Learn about what we found here. Full Story
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Chris Suprun, one of two Texas Republican electors who refused to vote for Donald Trump in the Electoral College, says he was twice turned away from voting in the general election. Full Story
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Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Elsa Alcala, a Republican, said the main reason she won't run is because of the “random and unreliable” results from partisan judicial elections. Full Story
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Ken Starr, Mike Morath, Konni Burton, Wendy Davis and — duh — Ted Cruz: Here are the Texas Tribune conversations that made 2016 the newsiest news year in ages. Full Story
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For those of us who look forward to the TribCast each week, 2016 was the ultimate gift. Catch up with the top five episodes of the year before we ring in a 2017 full of TribCast debauchery. Full Story
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Gov. Greg Abbott paused a family vacation to Sydney this week to meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Full Story
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From U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's Republican National Convention speech to U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela's letter to Trump, 10 days in 2016 stand out for how they disrupted, empowered or otherwise messed with members of the Texas delegation. Full Story
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In our "Bordering on Insecurity" series, the Tribune looked to get beyond the rhetoric and focus on the reality when it comes to the divisive issues of immigration and border security. See all of our coverage here. Full Story
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After Uber left Austin, state lawmakers are now poised to take up regulations of ride-hailing companies. They may also look at a high-speed rail developer's ability to use eminent domain for a Dallas-Houston bullet train. Full Story
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The July ambush of police officers in downtown Dallas was one of the highest-profile examples of the intense community-law enforcement divide in 2016. Full Story
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Texas' campus carry law took effect on Aug. 1, the 50th anniversary of the day a gunman atop the UT Tower killed more than a dozen people and wounded 30 others. Read our series looking back at the shooting and on the new law. Full Story
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From heated pipeline protests to stubbornly low oil prices, these are the top energy and environmental stories the Tribune covered in 2016. Full Story
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In May, the Tribune partnered with the Mental Health Channel and KLRU on a series looking at mental health policy issues and some of Texas’ biggest challenges in providing care. Use this page to catch up on our coverage. Full Story
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Amid the recent plunge in oil prices, The Texas Tribune visited various parts of Texas to see how they were being impacted. Read stories from West Texas, South Texas and the Panhandle. Full Story
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How good are you at telling real from fake news? Take our quiz and find out. Full Story
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It may have been the offseason for the Texas Legislature, but there was still ample news coming from state officials, much of which will reverberate through the legislative session starting in January. Full Story
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The reliably Republican state played host to an action-packed March 1 primary and gave the GOP primary field one of its last men standing, then grappled with Trump's nomination. Full Story
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