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Ross Ramsey co-founded The Texas Tribune in 2009 and served as its executive editor until his retirement in 2022. He wrote regular columns on politics, government and public policy. Before joining the Tribune, he was editor and co-owner of Texas Weekly. He did a 28-month stint in government with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Before that, he reported for the Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Times Herald, as a Dallas-based freelancer for regional and national magazines and newspapers, and for radio stations in Denton and Dallas.
Start here: The judges in charge of the redistricting case in Texas haven't rejected the maps proposed by the state and agreed to by some but not all of the plaintiffs. They simply observed that no deal has been made to satisfy everyone and told everyone to keep talking and get ready for a hearing next week. Full Story
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We asked the insiders about who's influential in the primaries, which kinds of third-party groups have the most influence, and what kinds of Republicans will be in vogue with voters this year. Full Story
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The wait for primary election dates and political maps continues, and candidates are filling the time trying to win endorsements and raise money. Full Story
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Attorney General Greg Abbott said he had reached agreement on most parts of the redistricting maps with most of the parties involved. Absent from the deal are the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, the Legislative Black Caucus and the NAACP. Full Story
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Since Railroad Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones moved to San Antonio to run for Senate, she shouldn't be collecting a paycheck for a job that requires her to live in Austin, according to a lawsuit filed this afternoon. Full Story
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UPDATED: The state unveiled proposed redistricting maps, saying some of the parties in that litigation have signed off on at least some of the lines. Full Story
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For this week's nonscientific survey of government and political insiders, we asked about primary elections, who benefits from delays in those dates, and what will happen to voter turnout. Full Story
A lot of Gov. Rick Perry's most reliable supporters didn't show up in his fourth-quarter campaign finance report. But it's not because they were no longer interested in his campaign. Full Story
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Tan on Ron Paul's small-state strategy, Root on Rick Perry's Super PAC, M. Smith on a state education official's sudden distaste for student testing, Ramshaw and Tan on the back and forth over Komen Foundation funding for Planned Parenthood, Philpott on an ugly state budget forecast, Murphy's interactive look at the tax returns of U.S. Senate candidates, Hamilton on basketball and academics, Grissom on the latest developments in the Michael Morton saga, Galbraith on waves of money coming to clean up Texas beaches and Aaronson's interactive on the uninsured in Texas: The best of our best content from January 30 to February 3, 2012. Full Story
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The Legislature gave voters what they said they wanted last year: big budget cuts in lieu of tax increases. Now it's election time again, and the question is: Are they pleased with the budget cuts they got? Full Story
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