The members of the Texas Senate have been placed in their committees, but where in the state do the committee members come from? Use this interactive to explore the geographic distribution of committee members in the Senate.
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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Bidness As Usual
Weak Disclosure Laws Keep Public in the Dark
Ethics reformers are looking to overhaul the personal financial statements state lawmakers must file. The form doesn’t ask for much detail, hasn’t been updated in years and has led to confusion and varying interpretations about what must be revealed.
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Interactive: Jobs Numbers by County, 2000-2012
Texas finished 2012 with an unemployment rate of 6.1 percent, a significant improvement from two years ago, but still a long way away from the 4.6 percent unemployment in 2000. Explore the numbers all the way back to 2000 with this interactive.
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Economy
For Fourth Month in a Row, Texas Unemployment Rate Drops
The state’s unemployment rate fell for the fourth month in a row in December, capping off a drop of more than 1 percentage point in the rate since December 2011, the Texas Workforce Commission announced Friday.
Posted inState Government
Interactive: A Look at Growth in State Spending
The Texas Senate and House have released their first drafts of the state’s next two-year budget. Use this interactive to explore how state spending has grown since 2004.
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State Government
Getting a Closer Look at the Makeup of the Lege
The state Legislature is diverse in some ways and homogenous in others. Here’s a look at Texas’ 83rd class of lawmakers, from their employment and higher education to their age, gender and demographics.
Posted inState Government
Year in Review: News Apps, Interactives, Visualizations
With plenty of fodder from the elections, redistricting, the ongoing drought, massive cuts to family planning and major expansions in toll projects, the Trib development and data teams was busy in 2012. Here’s the best of what we built.
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State Government
Texas Unemployment Drops to Lowest Level Since 2008
In November, for the third month in a row, the Texas unemployment rate dropped, falling to its lowest level since December 2008.
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Interactive: Post-Election Finance Reports for Congressional Candidates
Congressional candidates recently had to file their post-general election campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission. This interactive includes the contribution, expenditure, cash-on-hand and debt totals gleaned from those reports.
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Interactive: Billions of Dedicated Funds Unspent
Lawmakers have stockpiled nearly $5 billion in more than 200 dedicated revenue funds, using the money to help balance the budget rather than for its intended purposes, according to estimates from the Texas comptroller’s office. Our interactive shows you which accounts hold all the money.
