This afternoon we pushed the first update of 2012 to our government employee salary database, bringing new data to nearly half of the 140 entities currently found in our records.
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
Interactive Map: Updated Life Expectancy Figures
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington has released its newest county-by-county life expectancy estimates — and we’ve culled them for Texas.
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State Government
Low-Income Housing Program Compels Building in Poor Areas
An analysis by the San Antonio Express-News and the Tribune has found that low-income apartments were disproportionately built in impoverished neighborhoods with high concentrations of minority residents.
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Interactive: Low-Income Tax Credit Housing Map
In partnership with the San Antonio Express-News, the Tribune has built an interactive map of the low-income tax credit housing projects in the state.
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Interactive: First-Quarter Filings by Congressional Candidates in Texas
On April 15, Texas candidates running for congressional seats were required to file campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission. We have compiled a list of the major numbers for the candidates running for Congressional districts in Texas.
Posted inEnergy, Environment
Data App: Texas Reservoir Daily Water Level Tracker
The historic Texas drought caused statewide worries over potential water shortages when reservoir levels fell dramatically. Our interactive data app allows you to check the current status of the state’s reservoirs.
Posted inPublic Education
Interactive: Compare Public Education Stats by Accountability Rating
Yearly state accountability ratings can make or break a school district. But there’s more to determining how districts stack up. Use our interactive data application to explore how districts’ demographics and finances correlate to their ratings.
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Updated: Lawmaker Personal Financial Statements
The Tribune requested the most recent personal finance statements for all current members of the Texas House and Texas Senate. We have updated each lawmaker’s page in the directory to make the documents viewable. Visit legislators’ page in the directory to view their most recent filings with the Texas Ethics Commission.
Posted inState Government
Interactive: Primary Care Workforce Shortages in Texas
If the Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act, Texas may see a surge in newly insured patients seeking primary care. As this interactive of primary-care workforce shortages from 2001 to 2011 shows, the number of physicians in your county isn’t likely to keep up with demand.
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Perry All Clear to Create Super PAC, Bring Funds Home
Gov. Rick Perry and his now dormant presidential campaign committee, RickPerry.org Inc., are in the clear to create a new PAC or Super PAC with the remaining primary funds or to funnel those contributions to Perry’s Texas committee.
