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• Texas runoff 2020 results: Watch live updates here

  by Carla Astudillo Updated: July 15, 2020

  Get all of Texas’ election results through The Texas Tribune’s coverage of the 2020 runoff races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature. Full Story 

• Here’s your Texas 2020 July runoff ballot

  by Carla Astudillo June 1, 2020

  The 2020 Texas Democratic and Republican primary runoffs will take place July 14. See the full list of candidates, and find out who's on your ballot based on where you live. Full Story 

• T-Squared: Introducing our new salaries explorer

  by Darla Cameron, Chris Essig and Mandi Cai May 20, 2020

  The Texas Tribune is excited to launch a new and revamped version of our Government Salaries Explorer. Full Story 

• Search the Government Salaries Explorer

  by Darla Cameron, Chris Essig and Mandi Cai May 20, 2020

  The Texas Tribune's database of compensation for Texas state employees has been revamped. It includes detailed data for all of the 113 agencies in state government and every position at each of those agencies. Full Story 

• Coronavirus in Texas cities: See how social distancing could reduce stress on hospitals

  by Mandi Cai, Chris Essig and Darla Cameron April 7, 2020

  New estimates from University of Texas at Austin researchers show what it would take to spread out hospitalizations in 22 Texas metro areas. Full Story 

• Texas primary 2020 results: Watch live updates here

  by Carla Astudillo March 3, 2020

  Get all of Texas’ election results through The Texas Tribune’s coverage of the 2020 primary races for president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature. Full Story 

• Here's how many coronavirus cases there are in Texas — and everything else you need to know

  by Megan Menchaca and Allyson Ortegon Updated: May 26, 2020

  How many cases? Where are they? Who is most at risk? Here are the answers to questions about how the new strain of coronavirus is playing out in Texas. Full Story 

• Early voting is over. Here's what turnout looked like in Texas' 10 biggest counties.

  by Mandi Cai Updated: Feb. 29, 2020

  Turnout was higher than in 2016 among Democrats, and lower among Republicans. Full Story 

• How are the top Democratic U.S. Senate candidates in Texas different? We asked them 11 questions to find out.

  by Darla Cameron, Anna Novak and Matthew Watkins Feb. 12, 2020

  To help voters make sense of the U.S. Senate race, we asked the top candidates in the 2020 Democratic primary a series of simple questions designed to help voters understand their political and policy-based differences. Full Story 

• Voting in Texas on Super Tuesday: Everything you need to know

  by Carla Astudillo, Mandi Cai and Megan Menchaca Jan. 24, 2020

  Primary election day is March 3. Here’s an overview of everything you need to know about casting a ballot in Texas. Full Story 

• The best of the Tribune's storytelling with data and graphics in 2019

  by Darla Cameron Dec. 26, 2019

  The Tribune's data visuals team published more than 100 graphics about Texas politics and policy this year. Here's a look back at some of our favorites. Full Story 

• Here’s your Texas 2020 March primary ballot

  by Carla Astudillo Updated: Jan. 16, 2020

  The Texas 2020 primary will take place on March 3. See the full list of candidates statewide, and find out who's on your ballot based on where you live. Full Story 

• At least 25,000 people in Texas experience homelessness. Here's what we know about Texans without homes.

  by Stephanie Adeline and Juan Pablo Garnham Dec. 9, 2019

  Gov. Greg Abbott has focused attention on homeless Austin residents. But many more Texans are homeless in other parts of the state. Full Story 

• Texas had 7 mass shootings over 10 years. Meanwhile, gun control has loosened statewide.

  by Mandi Cai and Stacy Fernández Nov. 12, 2019

  Texas has a history of deadly mass shootings. Many have sparked public debate about what legislation should be passed to prevent another one. Full Story 

• Half of registered Texas voters turned out in 2018. Just 12% turned out this year.

  by Alex Samuels and Stephanie Adeline Nov. 6, 2019

  Turnout in odd-numbered years has always been historically low. While this year’s turnout is higher than in 2017, it's still overwhelmingly low. Full Story 

• Texas 2019 constitutional amendment election results

  by Carla Astudillo and Stephanie Adeline Updated: Nov. 6, 2019

  Texas voters approved nine amendments to the state constitution, including a proposal making it harder to enact a personal income tax. One amendment was rejected. Full Story 

• How the flow of migrants at the Texas border intersects with Trump's policies

  by Mandi Cai and Connie Hanzhang Jin Updated: Aug. 6, 2020

  The situation at the border is changing due to the coronavirus pandemic — U.S. Customs and Border Protection can now immediately return most migrants they apprehend or deem inadmissible. Encounters reported by CBP increased by more than 20% in July. Full Story 

• The number of migrant children in Texas shelters dropped dramatically in 2019

  by Darla Cameron and Edgar Walters Updated: Dec. 20, 2019

  For the sixth month in a row, the number of migrant children in Texas shelters decreased in November. Full Story 

• Five takeaways from the $80 million raised by Texas campaigns the first half of this year

  by Carla Astudillo Aug. 16, 2019

  Gov. Greg Abbott is a fundraising juggernaut, and Republicans still dominate campaign finance in the state. Full Story 

• Three Texas school districts face state penalties after getting failing grades. Look up your campus' A-F grade here.

  by Aliyya Swaby, Mandi Cai and Chris Essig Updated: Aug. 15, 2019

  Houston ISD, the state's largest school district, is among those that could have its school board taken over by the state, due to consecutive low ratings of one of its schools. Full Story