Politically speaking, 2016 was one for the history books. Here’s a look back at some of The Texas Tribune’s top 2016 video stories.
2016 Year in Review
For those obsessed with Texas government and politics, 2016 was filled with big news, from the somber (the ambush of police officers in Dallas) to the absurd (University of Texas students toting dildos to protest the new campus carry gun law). And then there was the election. Here’s our roundup of the year’s most memorable Texas stories.
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Slideshow: 2016 Texas news in photos
Take a look at the top Texas Tribune images of 2016, which show everything from Donald Trump campaigning in Austin to a fight over a Texas abortion law at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Trump the top topic for TribTalk in 2016
Election years in Texas are never for the faint of heart, but 2016 proved even more chaotic than usual — and everyone who wrote for TribTalk had an opinion on the direction the state and country are headed.
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The 10 best Texas Tribune events of 2016
Ken Starr, Mike Morath, Konni Burton, Wendy Davis and — duh — Ted Cruz: Here are the Texas Tribune conversations that made 2016 the newsiest news year in ages.
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Listen to the top TribCasts of 2016
For those of us who look forward to the TribCast each week, 2016 was the ultimate gift. Catch up with the top five episodes of the year before we ring in a 2017 full of TribCast debauchery.
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The 10 days that defined 2016 for the Texas congressional delegation
From U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s Republican National Convention speech to U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela’s letter to Trump, 10 days in 2016 stand out for how they disrupted, empowered or otherwise messed with members of the Texas delegation.
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Biggest transportation battles of 2016 to continue in the new year
After Uber left Austin, state lawmakers are now poised to take up regulations of ride-hailing companies. They may also look at a high-speed rail developer’s ability to use eminent domain for a Dallas-Houston bullet train.
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Dallas shooting changed the conversation about police in Texas
The July ambush of police officers in downtown Dallas was one of the highest-profile examples of the intense community-law enforcement divide in 2016.
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Five ways Texas shaped this year’s wild presidential race
The reliably Republican state played host to an action-packed March 1 primary and gave the GOP primary field one of its last men standing, then grappled with Trump’s nomination.
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Five stories that marked 2016 in Texas politics
It may have been the offseason for the Texas Legislature, but there was still ample news coming from state officials, much of which will reverberate through the legislative session starting in January.