There are more than a dozen monuments, markers and statues that reference the Confederacy on the Texas Capitol grounds. Use our interactive map — first published in 2012 — to find them.
Christopher Chang
Christopher Chang worked as a developer at the Texas Tribune. Originally from Houston, he studied electrical engineering and solid state electronics at the University of Texas at Austin. Afterwards, he worked at Synthetic Pictures; specializing in post production, and wrote several web apps.
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The Tribune’s Higher Ed Explorer Gets an Update
We’ve updated our Higher Ed Explorer, your go-to source for key statistics on how well Texas’ 148 public and private colleges and universities perform. This easy-to-navigate interactive database lets you explore key academic, enrollment and cost records on all of Texas’ institutions of higher learning.
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The Complete 2014 Election Brackets
We’ve updated our 2014 election brackets — our version of college basketball’s March Madness — to reflect Tuesday night’s elections. See who came out on top, or check detailed results on our election scoreboard.
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News App: 2014 Primary Election Results
Tuesday night, we used our election scoreboard to track Texas primary race results in near real time. Revisit it today to see winners, losers and those bound for a runoff.
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News App: Updated 2014 Election Brackets
Our brackets offer a guide to the 2014 elections, documenting the step-by-step political journey from the March primaries, to the May runoffs and the general election in November.
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2014 Election Brackets
The candidates have filed for the 2014 elections, and our election brackets — an idea lifted from the NCAA’s March Madness basketball brackets — are back. We’ll update these as officials from the state and large-county parties update their own lists.
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Energy
Proposition 6: Where the Statewide Candidates Stand on Water Funding
The Tribune polled all candidates running for statewide office to determine whether they support or oppose Proposition 6. Scroll through this table to see where each of them stands.
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News App: Who Votes Like You Would?
Political parties, interest groups, trade associations and others regularly compile scorecards for legislative votes, comparing and ranking lawmakers based on their decisions on issues. Now it’s your turn.
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Best & Worst Lawmakers: Your Turn to Choose
Texas Monthly’s list of the best and worst legislators of the 83rd session doesn’t come out until June 12, but why should Paul Burka and his colleagues have all the fun? Use this interactive between now and 6 p.m. Tuesday to select your own personal list.
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Texas Tribune Higher Education Explorer
Texas has 148 public and private colleges and universities but no single source for easily finding statistics about how well they perform. This easy-to-navigate interactive database lets you explore key academic, enrollment and cost records on all of Texas’ institutions of higher learning.