Past Contributions

• Texas Panhandle wildfires: What you need to know about the blazes, damage and recovery

  By Texas Tribune Staff Updated: March 6, 2024

  The full scope of damage still isn’t known, but some Panhandle residents have returned home. Firefighters continue battling the infernos. Full Story 

• Vouchers, border security, abortion: The issues you heard about in 2023 will continue to be hotly debated in 2024

  By María Méndez and Texas Tribune Staff Jan. 1, 2024

  After nearly a year’s worth of legislative sessions, several issues are poised to dominate Texas politics this year. Here’s a look at how things ended on several fronts last year — and where they’re headed next. Full Story 

• Taxes, state parks, infrastructure: Texans will decide 14 constitutional amendments today

  By Marissa Martinez, Yuriko Schumacher and Texas Tribune Staff Nov. 7, 2023

  Texans are being asked to cut property taxes, create a new fund for water infrastructure and give child-care facilities a tax exemption among other propositions. Here’s a breakdown of each constitutional amendment and what you need to know to vote. Full Story 

• Taxes, state parks, infrastructure: What you need to know about the Nov. 7 constitutional amendments election

  By María Méndez, Yuriko Schumacher and Texas Tribune Staff Oct. 23, 2023

  Early voting begins Monday in the Nov. 7 elections. Here’s a breakdown of the 14 constitutional amendments on the ballot. Full Story 

• The 2023 Texas Tribune Festival’s free program

  By Texas Tribune Staff Sept. 21, 2023

  Here’s a look at the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival sessions that you can check out for free. Full Story 

• Taxes, state parks, infrastructure: What you need to know about the Nov. 7 constitutional amendments election

  By María Méndez, Yuriko Schumacher and Texas Tribune Staff Sept. 15, 2023

  Texans will decide the fate of 14 constitutional amendments approved for the ballot by state lawmakers. Here’s a breakdown of each constitutional amendment and requirements to vote. Full Story 

• 773 new Texas laws go into effect Friday. Here are some that might affect you.

  By Texas Tribune Staff Aug. 31, 2023

  The new laws affect schools, the electric grid and the power of local governments. Full Story 

• Watch how a Texas professor used art to honor Uvalde’s lost kids

  By Texas Tribune Staff July 25, 2023

  After the tragic Uvalde school shooting in 2022, Abel Ortiz, an art professor at Southwest Texas Junior College, asked artists from across the state to come together to use the power of art to heal. See the results of their efforts in this video. Full Story 

• Live updates: Now impeached, Ken Paxton blasts House vote

  By Texas Tribune Staff Updated: May 27, 2023

  The vote to adopt the 20 articles of impeachment was 121-23, with three members absent. Full Story 

• Texas Gov. Greg Abbott remains silent on potential AG impeachment

  By Texas Tribune Staff Updated: May 26, 2023

  A Texas House committee has filed 20 articles of impeachment accusing attorney general of wrongdoing. Republicans’ attempts to remove one of their own sets up a dramatic intraparty showdown in the waning days of the 2023 regular legislative session. Full Story