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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.
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Health care
Doctor Legislation Raises Safety Concerns, Questions of Motive
Are Texas doctors hamstrung by unfounded complaints? Reps. Bill Zedler and Fred Brown think so. But the bills they’ve filed to address the issue are largely opposed by the state’s biggest physician organization.
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Congress
Texas’ Clout in Congress Rises Along With GOP
Texas has the largest GOP delegation in Congress, and those members have high seniority, spots on key committees and seats at the leadership table — evidence, observers say, of the state’s sway inside the Capitol.
Posted inCongress, Politics
Interactive Map: U.S. House Seniority
These maps visualize the number of years members of the U.S. House of Representatives have served, with darker shades representing longer seniority.
Posted inEnergy
Interactive: Briscoe Energy Speech: 1973
This interactive document is a speech by Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe Jr., in November 1973, calls for strict energy conservation measures in the wake of the Arab oil embargo. Navigate through the highlights by selecting links in the right sidebar.
Posted inState Government
Interactive: Texas House Budget Amendments: 82nd Legislature
Members of the Texas House filed more than 400 pages of amendments in advance of a debate April 1 on the state’s biennial budget, known around the Capitol as House Bill 1. Use this interactive to explore those documents.
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Demographics
Several Texas Counties Among Most Diverse
Fort Bend County, home of Sugar Land, is almost as diverse as the Bronx in New York. Several other Texas counties rank high on the list.
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Demographics
On the Records: Mapping U.S. Population Growth by County
The U.S. Census Bureau released its final batch of state-by-state redistricting data this week, making it possible to visualize population growth by race and Hispanic origin across the country.
Posted inState Government
News App: Texas Lobbyist Spending, Clients
How much are lobbyist spending to influence public policy in Texas. Use our new lobbyist directory, a news application detailing all lobbyists’ clients, contact information and spending since 2009.
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State Government
Data App: Lobbying Directory Details Spending, Clients
Lobbyists spent more than $1.2 million in the first two months of 2011 trying to influence lawmakers and state officials, according to the latest ethics filings, which are now accessible in our new lobbying data application.