More than 38,000 Texas students — about 0.75 percent of the state’s overall school-age population — had nonmedical exemptions to school immunization laws in the 2013-14 school year, according to state data. Search our table to see the totals for your district or private school.
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 inHealth care
Texas Hospitals Explorer Gets an Update
We’ve revamped our Hospitals Explorer, using the most recent Medicare data analyzed by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Use our updated tool to learn more about the quality of care available at Texas hospitals that reported Medicare data.
Posted inPolitics, State Government
Introducing the Texas Legislative Guide
Adding to our robust suite of Texas legislative tools, we’ve rolled out our Texas Legislative Guide — complete with an upgraded bill tracker and curated lists of the must-watch issues of the session across nearly a dozen different policy areas.
Posted inState Government
Rediscover the Tribune’s New Salaries Explorer
The Texas Tribune’s Government Salaries Explorer received a long overdue update in 2014, and we’re adding more agencies as we go. Use the explorer to look up salary information of employees in a number of state agencies, school districts and universities.
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Energy
Disappearing Rio Grande: A Look Back at 10 Stories
On June 19, Colin McDonald began exploring the incredibly important Rio Grande from its source in Colorado. Here are 10 posts that give a good representation, both in words and photos, of the journey. You can follow along here for the rest of his trip.
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State Government
New Texas Lawmakers — Along With the Dearly and Nearly Departed
The list of who’s in and who’s out in the Texas Legislature and in the state’s congressional delegation is not quite complete, but it’s getting there. Here’s the current list.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: New Hires for News Apps
Two new members of the Tribune’s news apps team mean more database explorers, more interactive graphics, more investigative features — in short, more great journalism.
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Politics
Map: How Democratic Turnout Tumbled Across Texas
Take a county-by-county look at how the percentage of registered voters who cast ballots for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate changed between 2010 and 2014.
Posted inCourts, Criminal Justice
Texas Prison Inmate Database Updated
The Texas Tribune’s prison inmate database, containing more than 146,000 offenders, is now updated with the latest data available from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. It is now current as of September 2014.
Posted inPolitics
Explore 8-Day Campaign Finance Reports
The 8-day reports — the final look at candidate campaign finance totals before Election Day — are in. We have compiled data for all statewide, State Board of Education, Texas Senate and Texas House candidates who filed electronically with the Texas Ethics Commission.