Chris Essig

The latest 85th Legislative Session news from The Texas Tribune.

Demographics, income and location all play roles in the difficulties Texans face finding an affordable home in a neighborhood they like.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz won re-election in 2018 against Democrat Beto O’Rourke by about 2.6 percentage points. Here’s a look at the margins of victory for every U.S. Senate election in Texas since 1961.

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.

In 2021, the Tribune’s data visuals team helped tell the biggest stories affecting Texans. Here’s a roundup of our most impactful work.

Fabiana Chaparro will join the multimedia team, and Caroline Covington will join the data visuals team.

After nearly two and a half years, we’re no longer tracking daily coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, deaths and vaccinations in Texas.

The Tribune is an authoritative source for providing user-friendly databases of public information. Our reporters and software engineers collaborate to present a full picture for readers, giving them the tools to be more thoughtful, productive and engaged citizens. We also use data to help tell other compelling stories about politics and policy in Texas.

The Texas Tribune’s data visuals team helped contextualize many of the state’s major stories this year. Here’s a look at some of our most memorable work.

The Tribune’s data journalists helped visualize everything from voter participation and extreme weather to gaps in the state’s border wall. Here are some of the highlights.