For the first time Wednesday, Texas school districts received official ratings that show their performance on a scale from A through F, perpetuating a debate on whether the new system is more accessible for parents.
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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Families Divided
Thousands of children still live in Texas shelters after end of “zero tolerance”
Even after the Trump administration said it would reunify families separated under the now-paused “zero tolerance” immigration policy, new data shows the number of children held in privately run shelters in Texas is still high.
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Who’s on the general election ballot in Texas?
Texas will hold its 2018 general election on Nov. 6. View the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian and independent candidates who will be on the ballot in races for statewide, congressional and legislative offices, as well as the State Board of Education.
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Families Divided
Number of children in Texas shelters continues to grow after end of “zero tolerance”
Even after the Trump administration said it would reunify families separated under the now-paused “zero tolerance” policy, new data shows the number of children held in privately run shelters in Texas has continued to grow.
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Families Divided
How Trump’s zero-tolerance policy pushed Texas shelters to capacity
The Trump administration’s now-paused “zero tolerance” policy has placed a significant strain on Texas’ shelters for unaccompanied children, creating an influx of more than 1,600 children that has pushed the facilities close to capacity, state data shows.
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Families Divided
Everything we know about Texas-regulated facilities holding migrant children: violations, numbers and more
Many of the thousands of children separated from their parents at the southern border under a Trump administration “zero-tolerance” policy will end up in a Texas facility with a long history health and safety deficiencies.
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Data for more than 145,000 Texas state employees updated in Salaries Explorer
We’ve updated compensation data for more than 145,000 state employees in our Government Salaries Explorer. This update reflects the latest state agency payrolls of 2018.
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Here’s how much Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke have raised in their midterm Senate race
In recent months, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke has galvanized supporters by posting bigger fundraising numbers than U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. But a deep dive into the campaign finance reports shows something even more striking: with his recent hauls, O’Rourke has overtaken Cruz in cash raised over the entire election cycle.
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Public Education
Texas education officials promise focus on math, reading after “lagging” report card
National exam results show Texas and the nation stagnating in academic achievement for elementary and middle school students. Experts have different takes on what state education officials should do to fix it.
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Politics
From Treasury bills to Amazon stocks, investments make up a big part of Texas political campaign spending
A handful of elected officials used more than $28 million from their campaign accounts for investments, making it the second largest category of expenditures in the 2018 election cycle.