Houston is the nation’s fourth-largest city and home to the largest refining and petrochemical complex in the United States. But many worry it’s a sitting duck when the next big hurricane comes. This multimedia project, done in partnership with ProPublica, looks at the dangers for the region.
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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TedTracker: Follow Ted Cruz on the Campaign Trail
Use our updated TedTracker to check the public events — past and future — Ted Cruz has announced since since launching his campaign for president.
Posted inPublic Education
Teacher Data Added to Public Schools Explorer
Our Texas Public Schools Explorer includes even more data. You can now see figures related to the highest degree held by teachers, as well as the ethnic breakdowns of teachers at the state, district and campus levels.
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Texas Prison Inmates Database Gets an Update
The Texas Tribune’s Prison Inmates database is now updated with the latest data available from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. It is current as of December 2015.
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An Updated Look at Who’s Running in Texas’ 2016 Primary Elections
The ballots for the state’s 2016 Republican and Democratic primary elections have been finalized. Here’s a look at who has filed to run in those primaries, which will be held March 1.
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Take a Look at Who’s Running in Texas’ 2016 Primary Elections
The ballots for the state’s 2016 Republican and Democratic primary elections are set. Here’s a look at who has filed to run in those primaries, which will be held March 1.
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Where Do Private Colleges Stand on Campus Carry?
The state’s 38 private colleges can opt out of a new state law that will allow concealed handgun license owners to carry guns in buildings on college campuses. No private college has announced plans to allow guns on its grounds. Here is a look at where things stand with each campus.
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Explore Thousands of Texas Public Schools
Revisit our new-and-improved Texas Public Schools Explorer, which lets you easily find graduation rates, test scores and more for all of the 1,219 school districts and 8,646 public school campuses in Texas.
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Who’s Running in the 2016 Texas Primaries? Get Your Answers Here
The ballots for 2016’s Republican and Democratic primary elections are set — for the most part. Here’s an unofficial list of who has filed to run. The parties are finishing up their work and getting official versions to the state. We’ll update and finish our list as they finish theirs.
Posted inState Government
Dallas ISD, Travis County Added to Salaries Explorer
We’ve added the salaries for employees of Dallas ISD and Travis County to our Government Salaries Explorer. Use the explorer to view government salaries by gender, ethnicity, length of employment and more for more than 400,000 state employees.