Matt Stiles, Author at The Texas Tribune

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Matt Stiles

Matt Stiles covered government and politics for the Tribune, with a focus on data journalism, from 2009 to 2011. He oversaw and developed the Tribune’s library of web applications and interactive graphics. Previously, he was a government reporter at the Houston Chronicle. While there, he won the newspaper’s Jesse Award for service journalism and beat reporting and was its reporter of the year in 2007. Before joining the Chronicle, Stiles worked as a reporter for nearly four years at The Dallas Morning News.

Criminal Justice

On the Records: Tracking Unemployment

By Matt StilesNov. 20, 2009

Analyzing unemployment in Texas: What would Google do?

State Government

Debtors’ Treadmill, Part Two: Political Payday

By Brandi Grissom and Matt StilesNov. 20, 2009

Groups that offer high-interest, short-term consumer loans and want to avoid state regulation contributed more than $1.4 million to Texas politicians over the past nine years, Texas Ethics Commission records show.

State Government

Debtors’ Treadmill, Part One: Borrowed Time

By Brandi Grissom and Matt StilesNov. 19, 2009

Desperate Texans who get crosswise with payday lenders quickly find they get no help from the state, which hasn’t regulated the industry since 2005.

A view of the GOP governor's race from Twitter.

Criminal Justice

On the Records: Your Turn to Make Word Clouds

By Higinio Maycotte and Matt StilesNov. 17, 2009

An easy guide to visualizing tweets.

State Government

The GOP Primary in 140 Characters

By Matt StilesNov. 17, 2009

What the Twitter contest between Rick Perry, Kay Bailey Hutchison and Debra Medina tells us about their campaigns for governor.

Health care

Into Thin Air

By Matt StilesNov. 16, 2009

Lobbyists spent a record $15 million on advertising during the 2005 session and another $12 million in 2007 — but less than $1 million this year. What happened?

State Government

John Sharp on KBH

By Matt StilesNov. 13, 2009

The former comptroller and U.S. Senate candidate says his campaign will continue.

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, appearing at the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum in Austin.

Congress

KBH won’t resign to run

By Reeve Hamilton, Elise Hu, Ross Ramsey, Abby Rapoport and Matt Stiles, The Texas Tribune and Ben Philpott KUT NewsNov. 13, 2009

Kay Bailey Hutchison won’t resign from the Senate to run for governor. Hutchison and her aides began calling other Republicans Friday afternoon to tell them to make other plans.