What a year it was: Here are some of our top video stories from 2016
Politically speaking, 2016 was one for the history books. Here's a look back at some of The Texas Tribune's top 2016 video stories. Full Story
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Slideshow: 2016 Texas news in photos
Take a look at the top Texas Tribune images of 2016, which show everything from Donald Trump campaigning in Austin to a fight over a Texas abortion law at the U.S. Supreme Court. Full Story
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![Daniil Eliseev, 19, from Dallas holds a flag reading "Pro Choice Texan" in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt is argued inside on March 2, 2016. The case focused on a 2013 Texas law known as House Bill 2, which led to the closure of more than 20 abortion clinics. The court overturned the law.]()
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Trump the top topic for TribTalk in 2016
Election years in Texas are never for the faint of heart, but 2016 proved even more chaotic than usual — and everyone who wrote for TribTalk had an opinion on the direction the state and country are headed. Full Story
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The 10 best Texas Tribune events of 2016
Ken Starr, Mike Morath, Konni Burton, Wendy Davis and — duh — Ted Cruz: Here are the Texas Tribune conversations that made 2016 the newsiest news year in ages. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is interviewed by Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2016.]()
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Listen to the top TribCasts of 2016
For those of us who look forward to the TribCast each week, 2016 was the ultimate gift. Catch up with the top five episodes of the year before we ring in a 2017 full of TribCast debauchery. Full Story
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![Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Emily Ramshaw, left, hosts the TribCast on April 20, 2016. Joining her are Executive Editor Ross Ramsey, center, and political reporter Patrick Svitek, right.]()
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The 10 days that defined 2016 for the Texas congressional delegation
From U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's Republican National Convention speech to U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela's letter to Trump, 10 days in 2016 stand out for how they disrupted, empowered or otherwise messed with members of the Texas delegation. Full Story
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Dallas shooting changed the conversation about police in Texas
The July ambush of police officers in downtown Dallas was one of the highest-profile examples of the intense community-law enforcement divide in 2016. Full Story
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![Flanked by civic and religious leaders, Dallas Police Chief David Brown speaks to a crowd attending the vigil for five slain police officers, victims of a sniper attack, at Dallas’ Thanksgiving Square on July 8, 2016.]()
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Biggest transportation battles of 2016 to continue in the new year
After Uber left Austin, state lawmakers are now poised to take up regulations of ride-hailing companies. They may also look at a high-speed rail developer's ability to use eminent domain for a Dallas-Houston bullet train. Full Story
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![Road crews are prolific in the Midland region following the recent oil boom, when heavy truck traffic obliterated highways.]()
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Five ways Texas shaped this year's wild presidential race
The reliably Republican state played host to an action-packed March 1 primary and gave the GOP primary field one of its last men standing, then grappled with Trump's nomination. Full Story
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![Scenes from Donald Trump's campaign stop in Austin on Aug. 23, 2016.]()
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Five stories that marked 2016 in Texas politics
It may have been the offseason for the Texas Legislature, but there was still ample news coming from state officials, much of which will reverberate through the legislative session starting in January. Full Story
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![Gov. Greg Abbott gave the opening speech at the state republican convention in Dallas, Texas on May 12, 2016.]()
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Protests, politics and scandal defined 2016 for Texas universities
Colleges in Texas had a tense year, thanks to campus carry, racial incidents and the election. Full Story
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School finance, testing fiasco topped 2016 education news
School districts lost a court case that could have forced the state to reform its school finance system, and federal officials toured Texas to investigate claims that special education services were arbitrarily capped. Full Story
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![Protesters at a press conference held by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in May, 2016 calling on Fort Worth Independent School District Superintendent Kent Scribner to resign over the district's bathroom guidelines for transgender students.]()
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Trump, women's health, child welfare top Texas news in 2016
Here’s a look at the top health and human services storylines The Texas Tribune tracked this year. Full Story
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![Jill Ramirez, the director of outreach for the Latino Healthcare Forum, passes out flyers and explains components of the Affordable Care Act on Oct. 5, 2013. With Donald Trump's election to the White House, the health law faces an uncertain future.]()
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