We’re pushing out our revamped Texas Public Schools Explorer, which lets you easily find graduation rates, test scores and more for all of the 1,219 school districts and 8,646 public school campuses in Texas.
Ryan Murphy
Ryan Murphy worked at the Tribune from 2010 to 2019. As deputy data visuals editor, he created graphics, interactive stories and data-driven features, wrangled difficult datasets and worked on tools to make development for the team more efficient. He also oversaw the design and maintenance of our large-scale explorers.
Posted inState Government
More than 400,000 Employees Now in Salaries Explorer
With a focus on the Houston area, our latest updates have pushed the number of state and municipal employees in our database to more than 400,000. Among the agencies we’ve added: the University of Houston and its campuses, the city of Houston and Cypress-Fairbanks ISD.
Posted inCourts, Criminal Justice
Prison Inmates Database Gets an Update
The Texas Tribune’s Prison Inmates database, containing more than 144,000 offenders, is now updated with the latest data available from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. It is now current as of September 2015.
Posted inState Government
Salaries Explorer Includes New Data for UT-Austin, Texas A&M
We’ve updated our Government Salaries Explorer to include new data for the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. We’ve also added Texas Woman’s University to the Explorer.
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31 Days, 31 Ways (2015)
Obamacare Health Plans to Get Special Label
Texans who purchased insurance under Obamacare will soon have a special label on their insurance cards. Use our interactive map to see where Texans are purchasing these plans. This story is part of our 31 Days, 31 Ways series.
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Politics
Campaign Finance Reports Shine Light on 2016 Texas Money Race
The first major wave of presidential campaign finance disclosures is offering the fullest picture yet of what role Texas is playing in the 2016 money race. And some of the takeaways may surprise you.
Posted inState Government
Updated Salaries for UT Medical Branch, UT Health Northeast
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and UT Health Northeast — previously The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler — are the latest updates to The Texas Tribune’s Government Salaries Explorer.
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The New Laws of the 84th Legislative Session
As of Monday, any bills that passed the Texas House and Senate this year and escaped Gov. Greg Abbott’s veto pen are now law. Check out our Texas Legislative Guide to see all the bills that made it through. Want to see a list of the vetoed bills? We have that, too.
Posted inEnergy, Environment
Texas Reservoir Levels Rise as Drought Subsides
As recently as 2011, Texas endured the most intense drought in recorded state history. But the rainfall so far in 2015 has left less than 1 percent of the state in drought conditions. And Texas reservoirs are not far behind; they’re collectively about 83 percent full.
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San Antonio, UT-Dallas, MD Anderson Added to Salary Explorer
The city of San Antonio, the MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Texas at Dallas are the latest additions to the Tribune’s Government Salaries Explorer.
