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dir="ltr"><span>The Texas Tribune and its destination website were launched in November 2009, thanks to $4 million in private contributions as seed funding, a small band of talented computer programmers and some of the most accomplished journalists in the state.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>Now with a </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151009233658/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/"><span>staff of nearly 50</span></a><span> dedicated reporters, editors, technologists, designers and business leaders, the Tribune has continued to advance its mission of bringing greater transparency and accountability to public policy, politics and government through news, data and events.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Location<br/></strong> The Tribune is located at 823 Congress Avenue, Suite 1400, Austin, Texas 78701. 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