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• Here's how Texas early voting in the primary compares with elections past in the state's biggest counties

  by Mandi Cai

  The Texas Tribune is tracking day-by-day cumulative early voting turnout for the state’s largest counties during the 2020 primary. Find out how many people have voted early so far. Full Story 

   Illustration by Emily Albracht/The Texas Tribune

• 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

  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 

   Emily Albracht

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

  by Carla Astudillo, Mandi Cai and Megan Menchaca

  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

  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 

   Emily Albracht/The Texas Tribune

• Here’s your Texas 2020 March primary ballot

  by Carla Astudillo

  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 

   Emily Albracht

• 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

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

   Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune

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

  by Mandi Cai and Stacy Fernández

  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 

   Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune

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

  by Alex Samuels and Stephanie Adeline

  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 

   Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune

• Texas 2019 constitutional amendment election results

  by Carla Astudillo and Stephanie Adeline

  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 

   Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune

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

  by Mandi Cai and Connie Hanzhang Jin

  Since Donald Trump took office in 2017, his administration has tried to curb migration at the Southwest border. Most migrants cross into Texas — here's how the flow of people intersects with Trump’s policies. Full Story 

   REUTERS/Loren Elliott

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

  by Darla Cameron and Edgar Walters

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

   Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune

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

  by Carla Astudillo

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

   Austin Price for The Texas Tribune

• 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

  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 

   Laura Skelding for The Texas Tribune

• What do migrants experience when they request asylum at the Texas-Mexico border?

  by Emily Goldstein and Mandi Cai

  Asylum seekers can enter the U.S. legally by presenting themselves at ports of entry. But the immigration system is overwhelmed, and policy changes are adding to the confusion. Full Story 

   Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune

• How a Supreme Court decision on the census citizenship question could affect representation in Texas

  by Alexa Ura, Chris Essig and Darla Cameron

  The U.S. Supreme Court could soon alter the political future of Texas when it decides whether the Trump administration can ask about citizenship on the upcoming census. Full Story 

   Emily Albracht for The Texas Tribune

• Texas vaccine exemption rates have reached an all-time high. Did Texas make it too easy for parents to opt out?

  by Elizabeth Byrne and Shiying Cheng

  Texas has resisted recent attempts to change its vaccine laws, allowing parents to get their children exemptions for "reasons of conscience." Use our lookup tool to see how exemption rates have changed in school districts and private schools across the state. Full Story 

   Eric Kayne for The Texas Tribune

• T-Squared: Data visuals team adds two new developers

  by Darla Cameron

  Carla Astudillo and Mandi Cai will work on the award-winning team of developer-journalists that uses data to find and tell stories about Texas. Full Story 

   Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune

• Texas police can seize money and property with little transparency. So we got the data ourselves.

  by Jolie McCullough, Acacia Coronado and Chris Essig

  A Texas Tribune study analyzed 560 cases from four Texas counties to shine a light on how the controversial practice of civil asset forfeiture is used by law enforcement. Full Story 

   Jacob Villanueva/The Texas Tribune

• From property taxes to teacher pay, here's how the Texas Legislature handled spending priorities

  by Edgar Walters and Darla Cameron

  Take a look at how Texas lawmakers reconciled major differences in their proposed two-year budgets, including funding for public schools, teacher salaries, women’s health, prison guard salaries and more. Full Story 

   Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune

• The 2019 legislative session is over. Here are the big bills that passed — and the ones that failed.

  by ProPublica/The Texas Tribune

  Lawmakers filed thousands of bills during the 2019 legislative session. Here's how the big bills fared. Full Story 

   Ben Hasson/The Texas Tribune