From heated pipeline protests to stubbornly low oil prices, these are the top energy and environmental stories the Tribune covered in 2016.
2016
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Politics
Can you tell real news from fake news? Take our quiz to find out
How good are you at telling real from fake news? Take our quiz and find out.
Posted inEnergy, Environment
Rough Patch: How plunging oil prices reversed fortunes in Texas
Amid the recent plunge in oil prices, The Texas Tribune visited various parts of Texas to see how they were being impacted. Read stories from West Texas, South Texas and the Panhandle.
Posted inState Government
Revisit our series examining mental health policy and programs
In May, the Tribune partnered with the Mental Health Channel and KLRU on a series looking at mental health policy issues and some of Texas’ biggest challenges in providing care. Use this page to catch up on our coverage.
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2016 Year in Review
Five ways Texas shaped this year’s wild presidential race
The reliably Republican state played host to an action-packed March 1 primary and gave the GOP primary field one of its last men standing, then grappled with Trump’s nomination.
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2016 Year in Review
Five stories that marked 2016 in Texas politics
It may have been the offseason for the Texas Legislature, but there was still ample news coming from state officials, much of which will reverberate through the legislative session starting in January.
Posted inEnergy, Environment
Revisit our series on energy efficiency efforts
Take a look back at our series on global and local efforts to conserve energy and limit pollution through energy efficiency.
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2016 Year in Review
Protests, politics and scandal defined 2016 for Texas universities
Colleges in Texas had a tense year, thanks to campus carry, racial incidents and the election.
Posted inPublic Education
Explore thousands of Texas public schools
Use the Tribune’s Texas Public Schools Explorer to find graduation rates, test scores and more for all of the 1,219 school districts and 8,646 public school campuses in Texas.
Posted inState Government
Trump’s F-35 tweets have Fort Worth on edge
President-elect Donald Trump’s recent tweets criticizing a plane manufactured in Fort Worth has many in the city rattled.