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Three years after a sexual abuse scandal rocked the Texas Youth Commission, one in five juvenile offenders in Texas youth lock-ups report being forced into sexual acts with staff or other inmates.

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That's Evan Smith's prediction; what's yours? Correctly guess the outcome of tonight's game and you could win a Texas Tribune hat — perfect for beating Ben Philpott about the head and face.

Texas Tribune The first event in our TribLive events series! Open to the public, free to attend -- and we're serving coffee and pastries. RSVP by clicking the link below.
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Date: January 13, 2010. Location: The Austin Club (110 E. 9th Street, in downtown Austin). Time: 7:30 to 9:00 a.m.

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State Sen. John Whitmire didn't break the law by spending $90,000 in campaign funds on sports tickets, the Texas Ethics Commission finds.

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I received a letter this week from my alma mater, Northwestern University, notifying me that my notes, records, interviews — even my grades — from my senior year investigative journalism class were subject to a subpoena by the state of Illinois.

Texas Tribune The latest installment in Emily Ramshaw's series on the rural health care conundrum.
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Emergency medicine doctors say trauma victims must receive care within the “golden hour” in order to survive. But in rural Texas, many counties aren’t anywhere near hospitals that can handle complex injuries or illness.

Texas Tribune Our latest data app: an interactive look at everyone on the Texas 2010 ballot.
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Monday was the filing deadline for the 2010 elections, and the parties published preliminary lists of the people who want to run the state next year. By our tentative count, 89 members of the House won't ...

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The latest Democrat to enter the race for lieutenant governor makes her filing day speech in English, then Spanish.

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The political window is about to close: Today's the last day to become a candidate in the 2010 state elections.

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The four major gubernatorial campaigns will spend big bucks — maybe as much as $60 million — between now and the March 2 primary. What is that deluge of cash and advertising going to ...

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The idea that the popularity of a candidate at the top of the ballot can pull down-ballot candidates to victory may be only slightly more real than the Loch Ness monster.

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Dozens of rural Texas counties have no primary care doctors, no hospitals, no pharmacies. Many Texans live more than an hour from basic medical care. And some border communities have so little health care that U.S. citizens cross over into Mexico to get it.


















