This year, we saw once again that Texans need fair and fearless reporting, especially about the decisions at the Capitol affecting our schools, safety and daily lives. With support from our readers, The Texas Tribune keeps Texans informed and connected.
We showed our dedication to serving Texans during the late nights of three legislative sessions — one regularly scheduled, two special — covering debates on life-changing laws. Our presence was felt throughout the Capitol — lawmakers cited our work in legislation more often than all the other state media outlets combined.
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Our dedication was in the aftermath of the July 4 Hill Country floods, when we spent months investigating the emergency planning, the land development decisions and governmental planning to understand how a disaster of this scope could happen. Our work has helped the state learn lessons as it tries to ensure something like this never happens again.
And it was in our coverage of the state’s congressional redistricting. We focused not only on the political impact of the maps, but also on the impact on the people, whose district boundaries were being redrawn.
We’ve published dozens of stories about our state’s water crisis. We’ve dug deep into turmoil atop our public universities. We’ve documented the immigration crackdown by state and national leaders, and the rush to build data centers across the rural areas of our state.
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We live in a time of great divisiveness, sensationalism and manipulation in our political discourse. But if our democracy is going to function, people need access to reliable information about what’s being done in their name by our elected leaders. If you agree, and you trust the Tribune to provide that, I ask that you make a year-end contribution to our work. With your continued involvement and investment, we can meet more Texans where they are, unearth and report stories that matter, and uphold our commitment to telling Texans the truth every time.
Trusted news and information will be just as important next year, amid a heated mid-term election and as we spread out across the state to assess and shed light on the impact of the decisions made by Texas lawmakers in 2025.
We’ll devote much of next year to listening to the needs of our audience, finding ways to grow trust in our work and reach new people. But most of all, we’ll be focused on telling the story of Texas government, and the way it’s affecting all of our lives. You can help by joining us and supporting our trusted, independent reporting.
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