The Texas Tribune produced several deep-dive investigations in 2018 that examined various issues that affect Texans across the state. Here’s a look at some of those standout projects.
Demographics
Explore population trends, diversity, and data shaping Texas communities, politics, and policy.
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Guides
What does race have to do with the death penalty in Texas?
More than 72 percent of those on death row in Texas are people of color. Studies show race plays a role in the state’s harshest punishment.
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Dis-Integration
Watch Texas Tribune reporters discuss their project on school segregation
Watch as the Tribune’s Alexa Ura and Aliyya Swaby discuss their reporting for the “Dis-Integration” series that examines the challenges school communities have faced in integrating their schools.
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Dis-Integration
Texas has failed to close educational gaps for kids of color. In Edgewood ISD, the fallout has lasted generations.
Edgewood ISD has faced consistent problems in preparing its students for college and the workforce. The district’s struggles shine a light on Texas’ long record of neglecting schools that educate mostly students of color.
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Dis-Integration
Richardson ISD’s student demographics have significantly changed. The makeup of its school board hasn’t.
Only one person of color has ever served on the Richardson ISD board. Now, he’s suing the district over its method of electing school board members, alleging it denies people of color a fair say in who represents them.
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Dis-Integration
San Antonio ISD is innovating to integrate its schools. Is it leaving some behind in the process?
To stem the exodus of students to private and charter schools, San Antonio ISD is redesigning dozens of schools that now offer popular educational programs. Families and educators at those schools are thrilled, but people at other schools feel left out.
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Dis-Integration
Here’s our talk with NPR’s 1A on Longview ISD and our school segregation series
Texas Tribune reporters Alexa Ura and Aliyya Swaby talked to 1A about the first installment of their “Dis-Integration” project, which focuses on Longview ISD and its efforts to topple barriers for students of color.
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Dis-Integration
It took this Texas school district 48 years to desegregate. Now, some fear a return to the past.
Though students of color in Longview ISD still don’t have the same educational opportunities as white students, a federal judge dismissed a longstanding desegregation court order. Will the district succeed without it?
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Blocked Out
Section 8 vouchers are supposed to help the poor reach better neighborhoods. Texas law gets in the way.
Under Texas law, landlords cannot be punished for discriminating against families with federal housing vouchers. The impact is clear in Houston, where one in four families who receive housing assistance never gets to use it.
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Graphics and data reporting
Are Texas suburbs slipping away from Republicans?
In Williamson, Hays, Collin and Fort Bend counties, Republicans saw their dominance falter on Tuesday.
