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In that spirit, the Tribune presents the disclosures filed by scores of state agency heads, regents and others that you can't get online now.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-reservoir-levels/">Data App: Track Texas Reservoir Levels</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-reservoir-levels/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/WaterDataApp-Reservoir_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a 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class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://apps.texastribune.org/tedtracker/">TedTracker: Follow Cruz on the Campaign Trail</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://apps.texastribune.org/tedtracker/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/tedtracker-leadart_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/tedtracker-leadart_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Michael Stravato/Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a>, <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-08 06:00"> April 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Use the </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://apps.texastribune.org/tedtracker/">TedTracker</a><span> to check the public events — past and future — <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> has announced since making his run for president official.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://apps.texastribune.org/tedtracker/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://localdebt.texastribune.org/">The Texas Tribune's Local Debt Explorer Gets an Update</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://localdebt.texastribune.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/04/LocalDebtExplorer-Lead_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/04/LocalDebtExplorer-Lead_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a>, <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-03 06:00"> April 3, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Use our Local Debt Explorer to find out how much tax-supported debt is held by your city, county and school district. <span>The data is collected by the </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.brb.state.tx.us/lgs/lgspubs2014.aspx">Texas Bond Review Board</a><span> and reflects each entity’s debt load as of August 2014.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://localdebt.texastribune.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/see-how-local-drilling-rules-vary-across-texas/">See How Local Drilling Rules Vary Across Texas</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/see-how-local-drilling-rules-vary-across-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/25/IMG_4077_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Most of the 183 pump jacks scattered throughout Luling are unadorned, such as this one in the middle a shared yard."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/25/IMG_4077_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Most of the 183 pump jacks scattered throughout Luling are unadorned, such as this one in the middle a shared yard." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Most of the 183 pump jacks scattered throughout Luling are unadorned, such as this one in the middle a shared yard.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-27 06:00"> March 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/see-how-local-drilling-rules-vary-across-texas/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><span>The debate over whether some Texas city drilling ordinances go too far has become a much-discussed issue during the Texas legislative session. Use our tool, with data from the Texas Municipal League, to see if your city has an ordinance.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/see-how-local-drilling-rules-vary-across-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/education/public-education/8th-grade-cohorts/">Our Updated Higher Education Outcomes Explorer</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/education/public-education/8th-grade-cohorts/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/Cohorts-App_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/Cohorts-App_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 21 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-21 06:00"> March 21, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>We've updated our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/education/public-education/8th-grade-cohorts/">Higher Education Outcomes app</a> with two new years of data, showing the percentage of Texas eighth-graders — by county, ethnicity and other factors — who earned degrees or certificates within six years of graduating from high school. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/education/public-education/8th-grade-cohorts/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://txlege.texastribune.org/">Reintroducing the Texas Legislative Guide</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://txlege.texastribune.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/TxLegeGuide-leadart002_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/TxLegeGuide-leadart002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a>, <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a> and <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-13 06:00"> March 13, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>We've given your go-to resource for the 84th legislative session a new look. With easier navigation, larger videos and a better mobile experience, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a> is the best place to learn more about the session.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://txlege.texastribune.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/perry-gone-travel-costs-still-being-tallied/">Perry is Gone, but Travel Costs Still Being Tallied</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/perry-gone-travel-costs-still-being-tallied/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/APerryImpromptu310CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rick Perry campaigning in Des Moines, Iowa, on Dec. 31, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/APerryImpromptu310CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rick Perry campaigning in Des Moines, Iowa, on Dec. 31, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rick Perry campaigning in Des Moines, Iowa, on Dec. 31, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:57:32 -0500" title="2015-03-11 12:57"> March 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/perry-gone-travel-costs-still-being-tallied/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>As the state tallies the tax dollars spent on former Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span>'s security while he was running for president, a lawmaker wants future elected officials to reimburse Texas for out-of-state trips that don't involve official business.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/perry-gone-travel-costs-still-being-tallied/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://salaries.texastribune.org/">State of Texas Salary Data Updated</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://salaries.texastribune.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/20/Salaries-Capitol-less_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/20/Salaries-Capitol-less_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Anneke Paterson / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a> and <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/daniel-craigmile/">Daniel Craigmile</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 20 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-20 06:00"> Feb. 20, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The Tribune's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://salaries.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Government Salaries Explorer</a> has been updated, adding fresh data for state of Texas employees reflecting new hires as of Feb. 15. Use our explorer to search this data — and more.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://salaries.texastribune.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/women-lege-historical-look/">Women in the Lege: A Historical Look</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/women-lege-historical-look/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/04/_KCB8486_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio (center) on the House floor on Feb. 8, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/04/_KCB8486_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio (center) on the House floor on Feb. 8, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio (center) on the House floor on Feb. 8, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a> and <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Feb 2015 22:38:13 -0600" title="2015-02-05 22:38"> Feb. 5, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>A rundown in chart form of women in the House and Senate, going back to 1995.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/women-lege-historical-look/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/school-vaccine-exemptions-high-pockets-texas/">See Vaccine Exemptions in Texas by School District</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/school-vaccine-exemptions-high-pockets-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/04/CooperImmunization1258_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant County in Fort Worth."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/04/CooperImmunization1258_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant County in Fort Worth." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Cooper Neill</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant County in Fort Worth.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a>, <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a> and <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Feb 2015 13:02:47 -0600" title="2015-02-05 13:02"> Feb. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/school-vaccine-exemptions-high-pockets-texas/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>More than 38,000 Texas students — about 0.75 percent of the state's overall school-age population — had nonmedical exemptions to school immunization laws in the 2013-14 school year, according to state data. Search our table to see the totals for your district or private school.</span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/school-vaccine-exemptions-high-pockets-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://hospitals.texastribune.org/">News App: Texas Hospitals Explorer</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://hospitals.texastribune.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/03/HospitalExplorer_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/03/HospitalExplorer_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a>, <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> and <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 3 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-03 06:00"> Feb. 3, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-aeba89ef-4ca9-f44c-2e64-5652a48fff94">We’ve revamped our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://hospitals.texastribune.org/" target="_self">Hospitals Explorer</a>, using the <span>most recent Medicare data analyzed by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Use our updated tool to<span> learn more about the quality of care available at Texas hospitals that reported Medicare data.</span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://hospitals.texastribune.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://txlege.texastribune.org/">Introducing the Texas Legislative Guide</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://txlege.texastribune.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/TxLegeGuide-leadart002_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/TxLegeGuide-leadart002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> and <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-14 12:00"> Jan. 14, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Adding to our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/">robust</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/offices/">suite</a> of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/bidness/explore/">Texas legislative tools</a>, we've rolled out our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a> — complete with an upgraded bill tracker and <span style="line-height: 1.35;">curated lists of the must-watch issues of the session across nearly a dozen different policy areas. <span><br/></span></span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://txlege.texastribune.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://salaries.texastribune.org/">Rediscover the New Salaries Explorer</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://salaries.texastribune.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/20/Salaries-Capitol-less_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/20/Salaries-Capitol-less_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Anneke Paterson / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 5 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-05 06:00"> Jan. 5, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Tribune's Government Salaries Explorer received a long overdue update in 2014, and we're adding more agencies as we go. Use the explorer to look up salary information of employees in a number of state agencies, school districts and universities.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://salaries.texastribune.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/new-legislators-and-dearly-and-nearly-departed/">New Lawmakers — and the Dearly and Nearly Departed</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/new-legislators-and-dearly-and-nearly-departed/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/emptychamberCMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The chamber of the Texas House"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/emptychamberCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The chamber of the Texas House" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The chamber of the Texas House</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a> and <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-10 06:00"> Dec. 10, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The list of who's in and who's out in the Texas Legislature and in the state's congressional delegation is not quite complete, but it's getting there. Here's the current list.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/new-legislators-and-dearly-and-nearly-departed/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=18#contributions" class="page">18</a></li><li><a href="?page=19#contributions" class="page">19</a></li><li><a href="?page=20#contributions" class="page">20</a></li><li><a href="?page=21#contributions" class="page">21</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </section> 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href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/02/t-squared-news-apps-team-doubles/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/24/updates-salary-database/">On the Records: Updates to the Salary Database</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a> and Travis Swicegood </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jul 2013 06:00:00 -0500" title="2013-07-24 06:00"> July 24, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/24/updates-salary-database/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/11/records-texas-sets-curve-transparency-report-card/">On the Records: Texas Fares Well in Transparency Report</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:55:51 -0500" title="2013-03-11 11:55"> March 11, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/11/records-texas-sets-curve-transparency-report-card/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/24/records-sao-releases-report-executive-pay/">On the Records: State Agency Executives' Pay Detailed</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:34:10 -0500" title="2012-08-24 14:34"> Aug. 24, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/24/records-sao-releases-report-executive-pay/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/07/30/senate-race-spending-topped-45-million/">Senate Runoff Race Spending Topped $45 Million</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a> and <a href="/web/20150523050331/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:36:59 -0500" title="2012-07-30 13:36"> July 30, 2012 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74359.html#.T2tZuTzFH0Q">FEC OKs Perry super PAC</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/74359.html#.T2tZuTzFH0Q">Politico</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:01:31 -0500" title="2012-03-22 12:01"> March 22, 2012 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111212/14010917054/lamar-smith-proposes-new-version-sopa-with-just-few-changes.shtml">Lamar Smith Proposes New Version Of SOPA, With Jus</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111212/14010917054/lamar-smith-proposes-new-version-sopa-with-just-few-changes.shtml">TechDirt</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:21:36 -0600" title="2011-12-13 11:21"> Dec. 13, 2011 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2011/10/top-chef-producers-sue-texas-ag-to-keep-details-of-400k/1317933127.column">Top Chef producers sue Texas AG to keep marketing </a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2011/10/top-chef-producers-sue-texas-ag-to-keep-details-of-400k/1317933127.column">Texas Watchdog</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Fri, 7 Oct 2011 10:52:25 -0500" title="2011-10-07 10:52"> Oct. 7, 2011 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523050331/http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-texas-gov-perry-meets-musharraf-170646248.html">Texas Gov. 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