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Most states have ended straight-ticket, or “one-punch,” voting, but Texas kept it going — as long as it helped the majority party. The state is getting rid of it starting in 2020.

Over 300 speakers — and thousands of attendees — descended on downtown Austin for the three-day Texas Tribune Festival examining politics and policy issues facing Texas and the United States. Here are some selected conversations on topics including immigration, gun violence and politics.

Tuition and fees at Texas universities have more than doubled since 2003. There's plenty of blame to go around.

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.

The national debate came home to Texas again this year when a 17-year-old opened fire at Santa Fe High School, killing 10 and wounding several others.

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.

Watch the first episode of our mini-documentary series, “Under the Dome,” chronicling the cast of characters passing laws in the Texas State Capitol.

Texas' Economic Stabilization Fund holds more than $11 billion and is the largest in the country. There's a lot of disagreement over how and when to spend the money.

We're livestreaming our conversation in El Paso on the health care agenda heading into the 86th legislative session.

The Texas Tribune hosted a conversation with state Reps. J.D. Sheffield, R-Gatesville, Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, and Dr. Stephanie Jones from the UT Southwestern Medical Center. The discussion was moderated by Tribune health and human services reporter Marissa Evans.

Watch our conversation in Waco with state Reps. Doc Anderson and Kyle Kacal, moderated by the Tribune's Evan Smith.

Check out video of our conversation in Austin with state Sens. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, and Kirk Watson, D-Austin.