On Thursday, former Gov. Rick Perry announced he was entering the 2016 campaign for president, the second time he has run for the White House. The Texas Tribune is compiling Perry’s public events — past and future — since his official launch.
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.
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Criminal Justice
A Smorgasbord of Disclosure, Online for the First Time
A state lawmaker is pushing to make all financial disclosure statements filed with the Texas Ethics Commission available online so the public can easily find them. In that spirit, the Tribune presents the disclosures filed by scores of state agency heads, regents and others that you can’t get online now.
Posted inPolitics
TedTracker: Follow Cruz on the Campaign Trail
Use the TedTracker to check the public events — past and future — Ted Cruz has announced since making his run for president official.
Posted inEconomy, Politics, State Government
The Tribune’s Local Debt Explorer Gets an Update
Use our Local Debt Explorer to find out how much tax-supported debt is held by your city, county and school district. The data is collected by the Texas Bond Review Board and reflects each entity’s debt load as of August 2014.
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Energy
See How Local Drilling Rules Vary Across Texas
The debate over whether some Texas city drilling ordinances go too far has become a much-discussed issue during the Texas legislative session. Use our tool, with data from the Texas Municipal League, to see if your city has an ordinance.
Posted inHigher Education
Updated: Our Higher Ed Outcomes Explorer
We’ve updated our Higher Education Outcomes app with two new years of data, showing the percentage of Texas eighth-graders — by county, ethnicity and other factors — who earned degrees or certificates within six years of graduating from high school.
Posted inState Government
Reintroducing the Texas Legislative Guide
We’ve given your go-to resource for the 84th legislative session a new look. With easier navigation, larger videos and a better mobile experience, the Texas Legislative Guide is the best place to learn more about the session.
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Politics
Perry’s Gone, but Travel Costs Still Being Tallied
As the state tallies the tax dollars spent on former Gov. Rick Perry’s security while he was running for president, a lawmaker wants future elected officials to reimburse Texas for out-of-state trips that don’t involve official business.
Posted inState Government
State of Texas Salary Data Updated
The Tribune’s Government Salaries Explorer has been updated, adding fresh data for state of Texas employees reflecting new hires as of Feb. 15. Use our explorer to search this data — and more.
Posted inState Government
Women in the Lege: A Historical Look
A rundown in chart form of women in the House and Senate, going back to 1995.