Touting it as a first-of-its-kind higher ed gadget, the UT System on Thursday launched a new interactive website that includes salary and debt information for graduates after one year and five years in the workforce. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/15/SHuie-seekUT-Jan2014-advance.jpg)
Land commissioner candidate George P. Bush has some pointed words for fellow Republicans who denigrate Hispanics. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/63aa699eaad11ff0f82febc7ec23860a/BD%20INC%20A%20Bush%20066%202012)
In the past decade, pipeline accidents caused by construction crews have killed and injured workers and inflicted significant property damage in Texas. One measure that’s supposed to prevent such accidents has stirred concerns. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Pipes.jpg)
George P. Bush, a GOP candidate for land commissioner, said Wednesday that he hoped Texas Republicans in leadership positions would denounce "ignorant statements" regarding Hispanics, even if they're made by fellow Republicans. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/George-P-Bush-2.jpg)
After reviewing University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall's handling of information that may be confidential under federal student privacy laws, outside lawyers for the system concluded that no prosecution was warranted. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/2c17bb135c80eee9cf5c3ae783bea80d/BD%20INC%20Regents%20448%202013)
Democrat Wendy Davis got several huge contributions in her race for Texas governor, including a $1 million donation from an Austin doctor. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/23/UP9A0636.jpg)
Emily, Reeve, Ross and Evan discuss the latest campaign fundraising totals, state Rep. Scott Turner's plan to challenge Speaker Joe Straus, and the complicated case of a pregnant woman on life support in Fort Worth. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/27/Tribcasters-ReeveEvanRossEmily.jpg)
Despite critics' calls for more scrutiny, federal pipeline regulators say they see no reason to delay activating the Oklahoma-to-Texas leg of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which is set to be turned on next week. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/11/KeystonePipeline.jpg)
Republicans have a comfortable majority in the Texas Legislature, but in the primaries, the debate is over which sorts of Republicans should be in control. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/14/RINOS.jpg)
In Texas, where payday and auto-title lending is a $4-billion-a-year industry with some 3,500 businesses, there are no limits on fees or loan sizes. Texans take out larger loans and pay higher fees than consumers in the nation as a whole. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/PayDay-Loans-2.jpg)
The campaigns of Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott don't agree on much, so it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that even the announcement of campaign contributions has become a source of disagreement. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/09/Abbott_DavisFiling.jpg)
Wendy Davis and a joint "victory committee" committed to her election as governor have raised a combined $12 million since July, her campaign announced Tuesday. Greg Abbott announced he raised $11.5 million in the same period. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f9668f82725cd2a24668e4423e791df6/DONT%20USE%20Abbott%20Davis%202013)
In 2012, Hunter Rawlings, the president of the Association of American Universities, warned that Texas was “ground zero” for a controversial push to make higher education more utilitarian. Now, his tone is more hopeful. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/13/PowersRawlings.jpg)
Use this interactive to see how much the state has awarded individual regions for primary women's health care in 2014, the percentage of that money expected to be spent on family planning and the total anticipated clients. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/13/WomanHealthData-2.jpg)
If the past is a guide, gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott will soon report big money from wealthy donors, and his opponent, state Sen. Wendy Davis, will report many small donors from around the U.S. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/15/Abbott-Davis-Split.jpg)
Election Day is right around the corner — at least for voters in one Travis County state House district. Democrat Celia Israel and Republican Mike VanDeWalle will face off Jan. 28 in a special election runoff to succeed retiring Rep. Mark Strama. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/05/7C2A6593_1.jpg)
Washington, D.C., is abuzz over the latest perceived thumb to the eye delivered by Ted Cruz to the House leadership. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/04/7C2A1410.jpg)
Republican candidates in the crowded field for agriculture commissioner could benefit from talking about a lot more than agricultural issues, and some are relying on that strategy more than others. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/13/Ag-Commissioner-Race-update.jpg)
U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Friendswood, was a no-show at a Tea Party meeting Monday evening. A stand-in said the congressman, who recently returned from Egypt, was stuck in traffic. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/12/Stockman.jpg)
A pregnant North Texas woman being kept on life support against her family's wishes is stirring political debate in a state immersed in competitive primary races. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/13/EndOfLife-Split-1.jpg)