FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 18 | History Defined

DOJ rips botched Uvalde police response

AG Merrick Garland said that had responding officers followed general procedures, some victims would have survived

Salon · Jan 18, 2024

Texas GOP chair Matt Rinaldi backed a group with white supremacist ties — while working for its billionaire funder

Farris Wilks is a key funder of Defend Texas Liberty, the state party’s largest donor, which is under fire for its ties to white supremacists

The Texas Tribune · Jan 12, 2024

Texas Tribune spring fellows start the year full of promise

Fellows play critical roles in and in support of our newsroom.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 12, 2024

Whoops! Mistakes, we’ve made a few in our 75-year history

The Sun-Times has had its share of doozies, from wrongly declaring Ford would be Reagan’s running mate to accidentally publishing an obituary for the Chicago Teachers Union president before she died.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 29, 2023

Here are the top stories from our data visuals team in 2023

The Texas Tribune’s data visuals team helped contextualize many of the state’s major stories this year. Here’s a look at some of our most memorable work.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 28, 2023

Looking back at some of the best Texas Tribune reads of 2023

Our journalists brought life to the experiences of everyday Texans, held powerful institutions accountable and surfaced stories that went beyond the daily news cycles.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 26, 2023

Far-right activist blasts Speaker Phelan for being "pro-Muslim" in political mailer

The card insinuates that Phelan wants to wish his constituents a happy Ramadan instead of a merry Christmas. Muslim Texans say it’s Islamophobic and some Republicans say it doesn't reflect Christian values.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 24, 2023

The number of Texas midwives is increasing — but advocates say the state needs more

The state agency that oversees midwives is trying to make it easier for women to join the profession, including lowering fees.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 22, 2023

T-Squared: The Texas Tribune has joined The Trust Project!

The Trust Project’s eight Trust Indicators are the first major global transparency standard for news. They include honesty, accuracy and fairness; owning up to mistakes; disclosure of our funding; and details on our journalists’ expertise.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 21, 2023

After years of losing battles with GOP leaders, some big city Texas mayors strike friendlier tone

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and incoming Houston Mayor John Whitmire, two veteran Democratic legislators, are trying to repair their cities’ fraught relationships with the state’s GOP leadership.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 19, 2023