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<h1><a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/where-suburban-texans-commute-work/">Long Way Home: Census Details Texas Commutes</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/where-suburban-texans-commute-work/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/highway-texas-hillcountry_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/highway-texas-hillcountry_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a> and <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 27 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-27 06:00"> Aug. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/where-suburban-texans-commute-work/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>At least a third of Texas workers living in suburban counties surrounding the state’s five largest cities — Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin and Fort Worth — commuted from their home counties into the city for work in 2013, according to new census data.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/27/where-suburban-texans-commute-work/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/19/border-counties-fear-loss-veteran-police-dps/">Millions Slated to Hire More Border Troopers</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/19/border-counties-fear-loss-veteran-police-dps/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/18/TT-31ways-troopers002_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/18/TT-31ways-troopers002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a> and <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 19 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-19 06:00"> Aug. 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/19/border-counties-fear-loss-veteran-police-dps/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Department of Public Safety will receive hundreds of millions of dollars to bolster its ranks along the Rio Grande, adding 250 new troopers and support staff. Local law enforcement agencies fear higher state salaries will lure away their employees.<span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/19/border-counties-fear-loss-veteran-police-dps/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/budget-changes-make-college-aid-less-accessible-mi/">State College Aid Becoming Less Accessible for Middle Class</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/budget-changes-make-college-aid-less-accessible-mi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/30/TT-31-scholar-leadart_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/30/TT-31-scholar-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/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a> and <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 2 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-02 06:00"> Aug. 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/budget-changes-make-college-aid-less-accessible-mi/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Lawmakers have pumped millions into financial aid for low-income residents and are phasing out programs with less strict income requirements. Is the middle class is being left out? <span>This story is part of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/31ways/84R/">31 Days, 31 Ways</a><span> series. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/02/budget-changes-make-college-aid-less-accessible-mi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://salaries.texastribune.org/">Updated Salaries for UT Medical Branch, UT Health Northeast</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://salaries.texastribune.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/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/20150905202518/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/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a>, <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a> and <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-17 06:00"> July 17, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://salaries.texastribune.org/the-university-of-texas-medical-branch-at-galveston/">The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://salaries.texastribune.org/ut-health-northeast/">UT Health Northeast</a> — previously The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler — are the latest updates to The Texas Tribune's </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://salaries.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Government Salaries Explorer</a><span>.<br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://salaries.texastribune.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/same-sex-marriage-licenses-wont-be-tracked/">State Won't Track Gay Marriage Numbers</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/same-sex-marriage-licenses-wont-be-tracked/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/7C2A9628_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Laura LeBoeuf and Angie Balmer at a ceremony at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Austin after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage on June 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/7C2A9628_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Laura LeBoeuf and Angie Balmer at a ceremony at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Austin after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage on June 26, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Laura LeBoeuf and Angie Balmer at a ceremony at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Austin after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage on June 26, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-30 06:00"> June 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/same-sex-marriage-licenses-wont-be-tracked/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>On the first day of legal same-sex marriage, more than 465 same-sex couples were issued marriage licenses in 10 of the state's largest counties. But keeping track of how many licenses are issued over time may prove difficult.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/same-sex-marriage-licenses-wont-be-tracked/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/shrinking-death-row/">Visualization: A Shrinking Texas Death Row</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/shrinking-death-row/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/death-row-0624_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/death-row-0624_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-24 06:00"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/shrinking-death-row/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The number of inmates on Texas’ death row is falling. At its peak in 1999, 460 men and women were living with a death sentence in Texas, according to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics. Today, <a title="Faces of Death Row" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://trib.it/deathrowtexas">there are 260</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/shrinking-death-row/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://salaries.texastribune.org/">San Antonio, MD Anderson Added to Salary Explorer</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://salaries.texastribune.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/16/Capitol-Salary_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/16/Capitol-Salary_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a>, <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a>, <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> and <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 17 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-17 06:00"> June 17, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The city of San Antonio, the MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Texas at Dallas are the latest additions to the Tribune's </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://salaries.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Government Salaries Explorer</a>. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://salaries.texastribune.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://apps.texastribune.org/death-row">Get a Closer Look at Texas' Death Row</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://apps.texastribune.org/death-row"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/15/DEathRowFaces-Pointer-003_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/15/DEathRowFaces-Pointer-003_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/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a> and <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ben-hasson/">Ben Hasson</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 15 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-15 06:00"> June 15, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">There are currently 261 inmates living on death row in Texas, the state with the most active execution chamber by far. Use this interactive to search through these men and women by the length of their stay, race, age and sex. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://apps.texastribune.org/death-row"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/interactive-texas-population-growth-2010-2014/">See How Each Texas City Grew From 2010 to 2014</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/interactive-texas-population-growth-2010-2014/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Crowd_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Crowd_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Justyna Furmanczyk</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 21 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-21 06:00"> May 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/interactive-texas-population-growth-2010-2014/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas suburbs continue to dominate as the fastest-growing areas of the state, according to new population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/interactive-texas-population-growth-2010-2014/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://salaries.texastribune.org/austin/">City of Austin Added to Salaries Explorer</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://salaries.texastribune.org/austin/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/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/20150905202518/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/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 May 2015 12:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-01 12:00"> May 1, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The city of Austin is the latest addition to the Tribune's </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://salaries.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Government Salaries Explorer</a>. Included are salaries for all city employees as well as breakdowns by gender, ethnicity and length of employment. <span>Use our explorer to search this data — and more.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://salaries.texastribune.org/austin/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/">Interactive: Undocumented Students on In-State Tuition</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/sanjacinto-cc_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/sanjacinto-cc_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Michael Stravato </cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-16 06:00"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">Just 2 percent of students enrolled in an institution of higher education in Texas are undocumented and pay in-state tuition — and most of them attend community college. Check out these students' enrollment by campus.  </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/houston-dallas-would-become-largest-cities-allow-o/">Houston, Dallas Would Be Largest Cities to Allow Open Carry</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/houston-dallas-would-become-largest-cities-allow-o/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/16/MP3_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/16/MP3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a>, <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a> and <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-03 06:00"> April 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/houston-dallas-would-become-largest-cities-allow-o/comments/"><span class="value">54</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A Tribune analysis of gun laws nationwide shows passing "open carry" legislation would make Texas an outlier among states with large urban populations. Many of the nation's biggest cities are located in states that prohibit it. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/houston-dallas-would-become-largest-cities-allow-o/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/">Blood Lessons: An Investigation Into Refinery Deaths</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/24/TT-txcity-survivors_H8VFj1j_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/24/TT-txcity-survivors_H8VFj1j_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Carlos Javier Sanchez, Houston Chronicle</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a>, <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a>, Mark Collette and Lise Olsen </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-26 06:00"> March 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Take a look back at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/">Blood Lessons</a>, a Texas Tribune/<em>Houston Chronicle</em> investigation into whether the nation’s oil refineries learned the lessons of the deadly explosion at BP’s Texas City plant in 2005. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/data/">Blood Lessons: Oil Refining Remains a Deadly Industry</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/data/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/24/TT-txcity-data_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/24/TT-txcity-data_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Carlos Javier Sanchez, Houston Chronicle</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a>, <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a>, Mark Collette and Lise Olsen, The Houston Chronicle </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 25 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-25 06:00"> March 25, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>How many people die at oil refineries each year? Longstanding federal record-keeping practices make it incredibly tough to answer that simple question. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/data/">Review the deaths at refineries</a> in the 10 years before and after the infamous Texas City explosion. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/data/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/survivors/">Blood Lessons: Survivors Remember Texas City Disaster</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/survivors/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/Dleining_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dave Leining, who was badly injured in the 2005 BP refinery explosion, stands outside of the refinery which is currently owned by Marathon Petroleum on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, in Texas City. The trailer where Leining was working flew apart, burying him and co-workers in rubble."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/Dleining_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dave Leining, who was badly injured in the 2005 BP refinery explosion, stands outside of the refinery which is currently owned by Marathon Petroleum on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, in Texas City. The trailer where Leining was working flew apart, burying him and co-workers in rubble." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Mayra Beltran / 漏 Houston Chronicle </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dave Leining, who was badly injured in the 2005 BP refinery explosion, stands outside of the refinery which is currently owned by Marathon Petroleum on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, in Texas City. The trailer where Leining was working flew apart, burying him and co-workers in rubble.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a>, <a href="/web/20150905202518/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a>, Mark Collette and Lise Olsen, The Houston Chronicle </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 24 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-24 06:00"> March 24, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Ten years after the 2005 Texas City refinery explosion, hear from two workers who survived it — but lost many of their friends. These videos and vignettes are part of a collaboration between The Texas Tribune and the <em>Houston Chronicle</em>. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/http://apps.texastribune.org/blood-lessons/survivors/"> <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 class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" rail cell w-4 hide-for-medium-down"> <section class="sidebar_block content_list"> <header> <h1>Jolie’s Twitter Feed</h1> </header> <a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202518/https://twitter.com/jsmccullou" data-widget-id="557283380245430272" 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