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  • Updated Interactive: Food Stamp Distribution Map

    By Becca Aaronson

    Fewer Texans will receive food stamps in December than in November, but the number is still up overall since 2005 as the national recession continues. Our updated interactive map allows you to explore the number of food stamp recipients in your county and the economic impact of the program. Full Story 

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    Credit: Graphic by Becca Aaronson / Todd Wiseman

  • Interactive: Poverty Rates Rising Across Texas

    By Becca Aaronson

    In 2010, 4.4 million Texans lived below the poverty line, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday. Poverty has increased in more than 200 counties across Texas since 2007, the year before the recession hit. Use our interactive maps to explore the change in annual poverty rates and the median household income in your county. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Callie Richmond / Becca Aaronson / Todd Wiseman

  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Ross Ramsey

    Root and Tan on the restoration of the Governor's Mansion and on the Perrys' expensive replacement digs, E. Smith's TribLive interview with three freshman legislators in El Paso, M. Smith on tough financial standards for local school districts, Ramshaw and Murphy on Texas docs paid by drug companies, yours truly on new congressional and legislative redistricting maps, Hamilton on the biggest competitive endeavor in Brownsville's schools and Aguilar on how border mayors feel about military equipment in their cities: The best of our best content from November 21 to 25, 2011. Full Story 

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    Credit: Graphic by Benjamin Hasson

  • Updated Interactive: Texas Economy by Region

    By Becca Aaronson

    This update of our "Texas Economy by Region" interactive map compares the unemployment rate from 2010 to 2011 in each county to determine whether the economy has improved or declined. We’ve also included a map of Texas cities with pop-ups that show industry changes from 2010 to 2011. Full Story 

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    Credit: Graphic by Jacob Villanueva / Becca Aaronson

  • Texas Unemployment Rate Drops in October

    By Becca Aaronson

    The Texas unemployment rate dropped only slightly this month from 8.5 percent to 8.4 percent, according to statistics released by the Texas Workforce Commission today. But the state's economy is not performing as well as it was this time last year. And as the national economy has improved, the Texas economy has lagged. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman / www.sxc.hu

  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Ross Ramsey

    The latest UT/TT Poll on the 2012 race and other issues, Root on Herman Cain's stumble, Ramshaw and Titus on Texas Republicans who don't support Perry, Murphy maps presidential fundraising in Texas, Philpott on changing the constitution for parks and education, Hamilton on a case of higher ed separation anxiety, Grissom on the state's breakup with a death penalty witness, Galbraith on a congressman's search for a big leak, Aguilar on the Border Patrol's effort to operate in environmentally protected areas and Aaronson on a dramatic drop in government employment in Texas: The best of our best content from October 31 to November 4, 2011. Full Story 

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    Credit: Graphic by Todd Wiseman

  • TribLive: Combs on 82nd Session Budget Cuts

    By Evan Smith

    At this morning's TribLive conversation, Comptroller Susan Combs talked about the billions cut from the state budget during the last legislative session — and whether kicking the can down the road on health care costs was a sound financial decision. Full Story 

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