Texas weather extremes likely to become normal, scientists say
Climate scientists say that extreme rain and drought are likely to become more common due to climate change. Full Story
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Climate scientists say that extreme rain and drought are likely to become more common due to climate change. Full Story
No one knows how much water sits beneath the desert of Terlingua. Residents worry their wells will run dry, as developers and local officials cheer the tourism boom. Full Story
In Texas, who’ll run the state is usually decided in the primary. Because of gerrymandering and noncompetitive elections, few people participate. Full Story
Tim Dunn’s public policy groups have helped ensure that tax hike language is attached to every school bond ballot measure in the state. Now he is using that language to cast doubt on a bond in his hometown of Midland. Full Story
The Texas Tribune’s database of Texas state employees’ compensation is updated to represent salaries as of July 1. Full Story
Current fundraising figures show that the Senate candidates have fundraised a combined $81.2 million. Full Story
A guide to some of the professions that make up the mental health workforce. Full Story
Nearly a million Texans were still without power on Friday. And the utility company with the most outages was facing threats of violence. Full Story
A new housing report from Harvard University found that would-be homebuyers need to make more money than ever if they want to buy a home in Texas’ urban areas. Full Story
Texas college access advocates are in a race this summer to get more students to apply for federal financial aid. Full Story
Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton crusaded against House Republicans who voted against school vouchers and in favor of impeachment, respectively. Full Story
Since 2019, accidental drug deaths have been rising in Texas, with the number tripling in Travis County. Full Story
These graphics show how widespread flooding was in East Texas in late April and early May. Full Story
The Texas Tribune’s database of Texas state employees’ compensation is updated to represent salaries as of April 1. Full Story
Texas has spent billions of dollars to drive down property taxes. Many homeowners saw a significant tax cut last year, per a Texas Tribune analysis. Full Story
The last day to register to vote is April 29. Early voting runs from May 20-24. Full Story
Abbott has credited his Operation Lone Star for a recent drop in migrant encounters on the Texas-Mexico border. Full Story
Early voting runs from April 22-30. The last day to apply to vote by mail is April 23. Full Story
Voting is habit-forming and high schools are critical for starting that pattern. Full Story
The wind industry promises attractive salaries. But a lack of training programs and waning political support make it difficult to find new recruits. Full Story
In Texas, money can make a difference in how much time people who are legally presumed innocent sit behind bars awaiting the outcome of criminal cases. Full Story
A nuclear power plant hasn’t been built in Texas in decades because of cost and public fears of a major accident. Now the governor wants to find out if smaller reactors could meet the state’s growing need for on-demand power. Full Story
Texas has become an early hot spot for geothermal energy exploration as scores of former oil industry workers and executives are taking their knowledge to a new energy source. Full Story
Supporters say developing hydrogen as a fuel is critical to slowing climate change. Critics are concerned that producing it with fossil fuels will prop up the oil and gas industry. Full Story