The drought that began in October 2010 has continued into 2012, and it has taken a toll on Texas’ water supplies. As the summer of 2012 draws to a close, these communities are at risk of running out of water within 180 days.
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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Interactive: Leading Super PAC Recipients of Texas Campaign Money
Following up on our previous visualization of Super PAC contributions, we’ve prepared another way to analyze the data. This interactive shows the 10 Super PACs that received the most money from Texans.
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Interactive Map: Public Water System Shortages
The drought that began in October 2010 has continued into 2012, and it has taken a toll on Texas’ water supplies. This map shows communities that are at risk of running out of water within 180 days.
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Interactive: Super PAC Contributors Treemap
On Aug. 20, another round of federal campaign finance reports was due. Use our interactive to see how much money Texans have given to Super PACs, which can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money on behalf of candidates.
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On the Records: Report Lists State Agency Executives’ Salaries
The state auditor’s office on Friday released a report that breaks down the salaries of state agency executives in an effort to assess the current salary landscape at the executive level and identify pay disparities. Here’s what it found.
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Interactive Map: The 2012 General Election Races
Many of the general election races are already decided, because redistricting made some districts unfavorable for one party or another. Use these maps of the Texas House, the state Senate and the U.S. House to see which districts are without major party candidates.
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Interactive: The 2012 General Election
The general election ballot has more than 240 races, listed here by type and district, with candidates, the political temperature of each district, what looks competitive — and what doesn’t.
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Updated Interactive: Executions Since 2001
With Tuesday night’s execution of Marvin Wilson, Gov. Rick Perry has now overseen 245 executions. Use this updated interactive to learn more about the prisoners who have been executed since Perry became governor.
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Interactive: Cost Per Vote in the 2012 Texas Runoffs
State candidates spent $5 million in their bids for a party nomination. Some got more for their money than others. Use our interactive to see where candidates ranked in spending per vote.
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Interactive Map: U.S. Senate Runoff Results By County
Ted Cruz won the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, and Paul Sadler won the Democrats’ backing. Our county-by-county map of the election results shows where the candidates’ support came from.
