After two weeks of early voting, 370,219 Democrats voted early in ten of the largest counties, more than double the number four years earlier. Meanwhile, 282,928 Republicans voted early, a jump of less than 15 percent.
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Here’s an updated look at how many execution drugs Texas has in stock
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice released information Thursday night on the state’s execution drug inventory. The department had stalled release of the records, which show that the expiration date of four doses was changed from January to November. See more details here.
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Dangerous deliveries: Are Texas lawmakers doing enough to reduce maternal deaths?
After a months-long investigation, the Tribune found that the state’s data on maternal mortality is a moving target, that the number of women dying during or after pregnancy is still rising and that the state has missed opportunities to improve women’s health programs.
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How Texas allows industrial facilities to spew unauthorized air pollution — with few consequences
Revisit our investigation of how thousands of “rogue releases” — when industrial polluters spew noxious chemicals into the air during malfunctions and other unplanned incidents, exceeding permit limits — occur in Texas each year.
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Listen to 5 Texas “Dreamers” on what it would mean to lose DACA
Listen to five Texas “Dreamers” – originally from Mexico, Pakistan, Peru and Togo – share how the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program changed their lives and what it would mean to lose it.
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Five Texas voters talk about their first time at the ballot box
We asked Texans to share their memories of their first vote, and talk about how voting has changed since then. These are their stories.
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Search the newly updated Texas state employees salaries database
The Texas Tribune’s database of Texas state employees’ compensation is updated to represent salaries as of October 1.