Evan Smith

Inside the 83rd Session: Find Your Lawmaker

By Evan Smith Jan. 8, 2013

As 181 members of the Texas Legislature work during the 83rd session, use this application to navigate the Capitol and locate lawmakers' offices. Full Story

The first floor of the Texas Capitol. — Credit: Texas Tribune

(Many) Members of the 83rd Legislature on Twitter

By Evan Smith Jan. 7, 2013

Here's a list of the Twitter handles of the 120 state lawmakers who do the communications thing 140 characters at a time. Full Story

Video: Cruz, Castro on the Sunday Shows

By Evan Smith Jan. 6, 2013

A few days after they were sworn into Congress, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, appeared on the Sunday talk shows. Full Story

TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

By Evan Smith Jan. 5, 2013

Aaronson with the latest on Texas vs. Planned Parenthood, Aguilar on Mexico's push for sovereignty, Galbraith on water conservation ideas, Grissom on the state's rape kit backlog, Hamilton on UT's plans for a new Valley university, Ramsey on legislating interrupting politicking, Ramshaw on how Texans in Congress voted on the fiscal cliff, the first two parts of Rocha and Dehn's multimedia series on community concerns coming to the Capitol and M. Smith on what the school finance trial means for the 83rd session: The best of our best content from Dec. 31, 2012, to Jan. 4, 2013. Full Story

T-Squared: More Traffic — and Money — in 2012

By Evan Smith Jan. 2, 2013

Last year we logged record site traffic and blew through what we all agreed was an overly ambitious fundraising goal. We are truly grateful, as ever, for your support. Full Story

Year in Review: The Hot Seats Across Texas

By Evan Smith Jan. 1, 2013

For more than a year, Evan Smith has traveled all over Texas to interview state legislators back home, in their districts, in front of hundreds of their constituents. At university campuses from Corpus Christi to Tyler and in between, lawmakers talked about issues that affect every one of us in Texas, from education and health care to water and immigration. Full Story

TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

By Evan Smith Dec. 22, 2012

Aaronson on the latest twists in the saga of the state's embattled cancer institute, Galbraith on lawmakers getting serious about water, Grissom on what our bill tracker app says about pre-session legislative activity, Hamilton on an unusual fight over tenure, Murphy interactively charts congressional candidates' finances, Ramsey on guns and Texas, Root on what could be an awkward few months for Gov. Rick Perry and M. Smith on the Texas Senate's plans for education reform: The best of our best content from December 17-21, 2012. Full Story