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• More than 8.1 million Texans — 48.1% of registered voters — have already cast ballots

  by Mandi Cai Updated: 6 hours ago

  Through Oct. 27, 8.1 million people, or 48.1% of registered voters, had cast their ballots in the 2020 general election. The Texas Tribune will continue to track cumulative early voting and mail-in ballot totals. Full Story 

• Voting in Texas during the pandemic: Everything you need to know about the 2020 general election

  by Mandi Cai, Carla Astudillo, Yasmeen Khalifa and Catherine DeLaura Sept. 18, 2020

  Use The Texas Tribune's voter guide to learn more about voting during the pandemic, mail-in voting, voting in person, Texas candidates and key dates for the 2020 general election. Full Story 

• Here’s your Texas 2020 November ballot

  by Carla Astudillo Sept. 15, 2020

  The 2020 U.S. election will take place Nov. 3. See the full list of candidates in Texas, and find out who's on your ballot based on where you live. Full Story 

• Texas’ largest cities spend more on police than anything else. Activists want more of those funds spent on the social safety net instead.

  by Mandi Cai and Juan Pablo Garnham Aug. 14, 2020

  Austin officials slashed their police department's budget this week as other Texas cities are rethinking how general fund dollars are spent — and whether spending so much to combat crime addresses the poverty that can cause it. Full Story 

• Texas runoff 2020 results: Watch live updates here

  by Carla Astudillo Updated: July 15, 2020

  Get all of Texas’ election results through The Texas Tribune’s coverage of the 2020 runoff races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature. Full Story 

• Here’s your Texas 2020 July runoff ballot

  by Carla Astudillo June 1, 2020

  The 2020 Texas Democratic and Republican primary runoffs will take place July 14. See the full list of candidates, and find out who's on your ballot based on where you live. Full Story 

• T-Squared: Introducing our new salaries explorer

  by Darla Cameron, Chris Essig and Mandi Cai May 20, 2020

  The Texas Tribune is excited to launch a new and revamped version of our Government Salaries Explorer. Full Story 

• Search the Government Salaries Explorer

  by Darla Cameron, Chris Essig and Mandi Cai May 20, 2020

  The Texas Tribune's database of compensation for Texas state employees has been revamped. It includes detailed data for all of the 113 agencies in state government and every position at each of those agencies. Full Story 

• Coronavirus in Texas cities: See how social distancing could reduce stress on hospitals

  by Mandi Cai, Chris Essig and Darla Cameron April 7, 2020

  New estimates from University of Texas at Austin researchers show what it would take to spread out hospitalizations in 22 Texas metro areas. Full Story 

• Texas primary 2020 results: Watch live updates here

  by Carla Astudillo March 3, 2020

  Get all of Texas’ election results through The Texas Tribune’s coverage of the 2020 primary races for president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature. Full Story 

• Here's how many coronavirus cases there are in Texas — and everything else you need to know

  by Megan Menchaca and Allyson Ortegon Updated: May 26, 2020

  How many cases? Where are they? Who is most at risk? Here are the answers to questions about how the new strain of coronavirus is playing out in Texas. Full Story 

• Early voting is over. Here's what turnout looked like in Texas' 10 biggest counties.

  by Mandi Cai Updated: Feb. 29, 2020

  Turnout was higher than in 2016 among Democrats, and lower among Republicans. Full Story 

• How are the top Democratic U.S. Senate candidates in Texas different? We asked them 11 questions to find out.

  by Darla Cameron, Anna Novak and Matthew Watkins Feb. 12, 2020

  To help voters make sense of the U.S. Senate race, we asked the top candidates in the 2020 Democratic primary a series of simple questions designed to help voters understand their political and policy-based differences. Full Story 

• Voting in Texas on Super Tuesday: Everything you need to know

  by Carla Astudillo, Mandi Cai and Megan Menchaca Jan. 24, 2020

  Primary election day is March 3. Here’s an overview of everything you need to know about casting a ballot in Texas. Full Story 

• The best of the Tribune's storytelling with data and graphics in 2019

  by Darla Cameron Dec. 26, 2019

  The Tribune's data visuals team published more than 100 graphics about Texas politics and policy this year. Here's a look back at some of our favorites. Full Story 

• Here’s your Texas 2020 March primary ballot

  by Carla Astudillo Updated: Jan. 16, 2020

  The Texas 2020 primary will take place on March 3. See the full list of candidates statewide, and find out who's on your ballot based on where you live. Full Story 

• At least 25,000 people in Texas experience homelessness. Here's what we know about Texans without homes.

  by Stephanie Adeline and Juan Pablo Garnham Dec. 9, 2019

  Gov. Greg Abbott has focused attention on homeless Austin residents. But many more Texans are homeless in other parts of the state. Full Story 

• Texas had 7 mass shootings over 10 years. Meanwhile, gun control has loosened statewide.

  by Mandi Cai and Stacy Fernández Nov. 12, 2019

  Texas has a history of deadly mass shootings. Many have sparked public debate about what legislation should be passed to prevent another one. Full Story 

• Half of registered Texas voters turned out in 2018. Just 12% turned out this year.

  by Alex Samuels and Stephanie Adeline Nov. 6, 2019

  Turnout in odd-numbered years has always been historically low. While this year’s turnout is higher than in 2017, it's still overwhelmingly low. Full Story 

• Texas 2019 constitutional amendment election results

  by Carla Astudillo and Stephanie Adeline Updated: Nov. 6, 2019

  Texas voters approved nine amendments to the state constitution, including a proposal making it harder to enact a personal income tax. One amendment was rejected. Full Story