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The man on the Mabank bench first taught me that history isn’t past.

Texas Observer · Feb 20

A look back at some of The Texas Tribune’s best reads of 2025

As 2025 draws down, the Tribune reflects on some of its most memorable storytelling of the year.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 26, 2025

In rapidly diversifying Tarrant County, a summer of GOP redistricting hits Black and Latino representation

Despite explosive growth turning Tarrant into a racially diverse swing county, two new political maps will leave it with whiter, more Republican representation.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 2, 2025

GOP bid to remove polling sites from Tarrant County college campuses fails

County Judge Tim O’Hare said he proposed the cuts to save costs. Critics accused Republican leaders of suppressing the vote of young people who back Democrats.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 12, 2024

In a North Texas House race, two Asian candidates campaign on their version of the American Dream

A competitive Texas House race in the Dallas suburbs features the first Asian to win Miss Texas and the second ever Asian woman to serve in the state Legislature.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 20, 2024

In the Texas Panhandle, nurses make home visits to new moms in need

Local leaders of the Nurse-Family Partnership hope they can secure money to expand the program to the region’s rural areas.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 25, 2024

North Texas landowners trying to stop a reservoir that Wichita Falls calls crucial

State regulators face a critical decision this week on whether to approve a permit for a new reservoir that the city of Wichita Falls says is vital for ensuring enough water for the region. But some locals are fighting the project.

The Texas Tribune · May 9, 2024

These rural Texans opted out of a degree. The community college down the street wants them back.

To survive, Texas community colleges have to prove their worth. But residents of this rural north Texas town are questioning what's right for them.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 7, 2023

Bison return to Texas Indigenous lands, reconnecting tribes to their roots

Indigenous ranchers in Texas are receiving help from nonprofits to rebuild bison herds in the state. One family in Sulphur Springs that received five bison last month invited Texas tribal members to see the herd in person.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 13, 2023

The wealth divide linked to 370 heat deaths in New York each year

Citizen scientists are mapping which neighborhoods shoulder the highest ‘heat burden’

The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2022