As 2025 draws down, we at The Texas Tribune are reflecting on yet another wild and turbulent year of news in this state.
From a redistricting effort that set off a battle between blue and red states nationwide and a devastating Central Texas flood that drowned more than 135 people, to a drastic political realignment in higher education and a statewide water crisis — the Tribune was there digging deep, holding power to account and reporting from the front lines on these important stories.
