As young, educated professionals push away old ideas about how to move around Texas cities, transportation planners’ vision for the future is still largely influenced by the past.
Brandon Formby
Brandon Formby works with The Texas Tribune’s beat editors and reporters to bring Texans the news, analysis and explanatory journalism they need to put pressing issues into perspective. Previously, as an editor on the news desk, he helped steer coverage of legislative sessions, natural disasters, prolonged power outages, mass shootings and the coronavirus pandemic. As a reporter, he covered urban affairs. Before joining the Tribune in 2016, he reported on transportation, politics and local government for The Dallas Morning News. Brandon grew up in Plano and earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Texas Tech University. He is based in Austin.
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Families Divided
Confusion, tension roil Texas-Mexico border as federal government attempts to reunify immigrant families
As an El Paso shelter prepared to take in undocumented immigrants separated from their children, President Donald Trump’s tweets calling for deportations without due process drew rebukes.
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Health care
Lawmakers to address neglect of medically vulnerable Texans following Dallas Morning News report
Following the newspaper’s investigation into failings and cutbacks in the state’s managed care program, three Texas House committees will meet this month to discuss ways to improve the program.
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In Harvey's Wake
State officials want to know how much damage remains from Hurricane Harvey
University of Texas researchers are conducting a new survey in affected areas as the General Land Office prepares to disburse billions in federal disaster recovery funds.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has a 40-point plan for improving school safety. Here’s what it would do.
The plan includes new gun laws, training for school officials and an app.
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Criminal Justice
Gov. Greg Abbott announces school safety plan and proposed changes to gun laws after Santa Fe shooting
The governor’s announcement follows three days of roundtable discussions about school safety last week at the Capitol. He said he was open to a special session to implement some of his ideas.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to change school architecture to prevent mass shootings. Experts say that’s already happened.
Architects and school safety experts say that campuses are already designed with minimizing death in mind — but that architecture can only go so far.
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Texas Elections 2018
Lupe Valdez becomes first openly gay and first Latina candidate to win a major party nomination for Texas governor
After swapping leads early in the Democratic gubernatorial runoff, Valdez pulled ahead of White and will face incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Texas Elections 2018
A trailblazer in Dallas, Lupe Valdez strives to prove herself on a statewide stage
The longtime law enforcement officer gained international attention helping Democrats topple a Republican establishment in Dallas County. But she’s already had some stumbles as she attempts an ascent to the governor’s office.
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Politics
In Dallas, NRA supporters and critics converge as national gun debate boils
While President Trump spoke to National Rifle Association members inside a convention center, both sides of America’s ongoing conversation about firearms staked their positions in the public square.