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Texas police can seize money and property with little transparency. So we got the data ourselves.
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.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Is Texas really going purple? Our Heat Index will show how competitive your district was — and is.
Is Texas really a swing state? To explore the question, we looked at nearly 20 years of election data to assess the competitiveness of every congressional and legislative district in the state. Take a tour of some of the state’s hot spots and then type in your address to find out the lay of the land in your districts.
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From property taxes to teacher pay, here’s how the Texas Legislature handled spending priorities
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.
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The 2019 legislative session is over. Here are the big bills that passed — and the ones that failed.
Lawmakers filed thousands of bills during the 2019 legislative session. Here’s how the big bills fared.
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Here’s how each Texas House member voted on the property tax reform bill
One of the Legislature’s priority property tax reform bills, Senate Bill 2, was approved by the House on a 107-40 margin Tuesday. More than 20 Democratic lawmakers broke party ranks to support the measure.
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Dallas-Fort Worth metro area saw biggest population growth in Texas in 2018
New population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show Texas dominated in growth, with suburban counties leading the way as the fastest growing.
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We’ve updated our Texas Public Schools Explorer with 2017-18 data
Use our Texas public schools database to learn more about the state’s 1,200 districts and 8,759 public schools, including hundreds of charter schools and alternative campuses.
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These naturalized citizens belong on the Texas voter rolls. A state review could have kicked them off.
Hear from naturalized citizens whose voter eligibility was questioned as part of the state’s flawed review of the voter rolls.
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In Texas, property tax levies can be as individual as homeowners themselves
State lawmakers are trying to reform a complicated taxing system where everything from suburban growth to gentrification and a homeowner’s age influence how much Texans pay their local governments.