Past Contributions

• Texas Primaries 2018: Full election results

  By Ryan Murphy March 7, 2018

  Texas primary election results for Democrats and Republicans running for statewide, congressional and legislative offices and the State Board of Education. Full Story 

• Why is Texas voter turnout so low? Demographics play a big role

  By Alexa Ura and Ryan Murphy Feb. 23, 2018

  Talk of Texas' dismal voter turnout is a staple of every election cycle. Here's a look at the makeup of the Texas electorate and some of the context for those turnout numbers. Full Story 

• Texas Republicans getting almost 90 percent of money flowing into state elections

  By Ryan Murphy and Jay Root Feb. 19, 2018

  Donors pumped a total of $67 million into state-level campaigns from the beginning of 2017 through Jan. 25, and a whopping $57 million of it, or about 86 percent, went to GOP candidates, according to a Texas Tribune analysis. Gov. Greg Abbott got nearly a third of all the political money raised since the start of last year. Full Story 

• Here’s how much Texas candidates raised in the state’s hottest U.S. House primaries

  By Ryan Murphy and Abby Livingston Feb. 1, 2018

  From El Paso to Austin, dozens of candidates are running in competitive primaries for U.S. House seats. The latest fundraising reports give hints to which ones are drawing significant support and which remain long shots. Full Story 

• Does business group's use of "dark money" for its political action committee follow state ethics rules?

  By Jay Root and Ryan Murphy Jan. 29, 2018

  The powerful Texas Association of Business has been using "dark money" — which obscures the identity of political donors — for its political action committee. The group says the money's used only for administrative expenses. Full Story 

• Who’s on the Texas primary ballots in 2018?

  By Ryan Murphy Jan. 2, 2018

  Who’s on the ballot in Texas for the March 6 primaries? Here are all the Democrats and Republicans running for statewide, congressional and legislative offices and the State Board of Education. Full Story 

• Listen to 5 Texas "Dreamers" on what it would mean to lose DACA

  By Giulia Afiune and Ryan Murphy Dec. 24, 2017

  Listen to five Texas "Dreamers" – originally from Mexico, Pakistan, Peru and Togo – share how the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program changed their lives and what it would mean to lose it. Full Story 

• How many Texas eighth-graders from 2005 went on to college?

  By Ryan Murphy and Annie Daniel Dec. 21, 2017

  Use our Texas Higher Ed Outcomes Explorer to track the educational milestones of every student who started eighth grade in a Texas public school between 1997 and 2005. You can see figures broken down by county, ethnicity and other factors. Full Story 

• Texas population grew to 28.3 million in 2017

  By Alexa Ura and Ryan Murphy Dec. 20, 2017

  Texas' population grew to 28.3 million people this year, according to new Census Bureau estimates released Wednesday. Full Story 

• Explore new data about Texas' 8,757 public schools

  By Annie Daniel and Ryan Murphy Dec. 14, 2017

  We’ve updated our Texas Public Schools Explorer with data from the 2016-17 school year. Explore demographic trends, graduation rates and teacher salaries for all 1,203 school districts and 8,757 campuses in the state. Full Story