Past Contributions

• Texas Weekly Hot List — With Campaign Finance Totals

  By Ryan Murphy Oct. 26, 2012

  Our latest look at the hottest races on the Texas ballot includes the money those candidates reported in their latest campaign finance disclosures. Full Story 

• A Compilation of Texas Newspaper Endorsements in Key Races

  By Ryan Murphy, The Texas Tribune, Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project, and Nick Swartsell and Audrey White, The Texas Tribune Oct. 25, 2012

  As Election Day nears, editorial boards at newspapers across Texas have begun endorsing candidates. Here's a list of official endorsements in particularly competitive or noteworthy races. We'll update the list as endorsements come in. Full Story 

• Interactive: Find Your Statewide Districts

  By Ryan Murphy Oct. 24, 2012

  Early voting in Texas is under way for the Nov. 6 general election. In an effort to remind our readers of their districts, we have revived and revamped the district discovery tool we deployed during this year's redistricting battle, except this time without the comparison to last election's districts. Full Story 

• Interactive: TX Super PAC Contributors, Oct. 2012

  By Ryan Murphy Oct. 18, 2012

  New campaign finance reports filed this month show that Texans gave another $5 million to Super PACs, bringing the overall total to $83.1 million. Full Story 

• Interactive Map: Viewing Presidential Contributions by ZIP Code in Texas

  By Ryan Murphy Oct. 11, 2012

  With less than a month to go before the presidential election, we have updated our interactive map of Texas donors to presidential candidates by ZIP code. Full Story 

• Updated Data App: Government Salaries

  By Ryan Murphy, Noah Seger and Gerald Rich Oct. 9, 2012

  We've updated the data for 13 agencies in our government employee salary database. This update includes new information for the Austin Community College system, Houston ISD, the city of San Antonio and Angelo State University. Full Story 

• Interactive: Texas Super PAC Contributors

  By Ryan Murphy Oct. 4, 2012

  New campaign finance reports filed in September show that Texans are still giving generously to Super PACs. The top givers included Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, who gave $2 million to the pro-GOP American Crossroads, and former Texas Trial Laywers Association President Steve Mostyn and his wife, Amber, who gave $1.5 million to Democrat-supporting groups. Full Story 

• Texas Tribune Higher Education Explorer

  By Ryan Murphy, Christopher Chang, Rodney Gibbs and Noah Seger Sept. 28, 2012

  Texas has 148 public and private colleges and universities but no single source for easily finding statistics about how well they perform. This easy-to-navigate interactive database lets you explore key academic, enrollment and cost records on all of Texas' institutions of higher learning. Full Story 

• Dried Up: Public Water System Shortages

  By Kate Galbraith and Ryan Murphy Sept. 21, 2012

  The drought that began in October 2010 has continued into 2012, and it has taken a toll on Texas' water supplies. As the summer of 2012 draws to a close, these communities are at risk of running out of water within 180 days. Full Story 

• Interactive: Leading Super PAC Recipients of Texas Campaign Money

  By Ryan Murphy Sept. 13, 2012

  Following up on our previous visualization of Super PAC contributions, we've prepared another way to analyze the data. This interactive shows the 10 Super PACs that received the most money from Texans. Full Story