lottery
The lottery remains fundamentally a game of chance, but the geography surrounding where winning tickets are sold offers a compelling reminder that even games of luck leave measurable footprints across a city.
investigative series
Texas instituted the HUB program in 1991 to increase opportunities for businesses owned by minorities and women in state procurement and contracting, and that state agencies were to make a good-faith effort to utilize HUBs in construction, services, and commodities purchases.
Texas Intelligence Maps
By Christopher C. Herring When most Americans think about veteran communities, they think about military installations. Places like San Antonio, Texas. Norfolk, Virginia. Jacksonville, Florida. Colorado Springs, Colorado. These cities have earned their reputations through decades of military service, active-duty personnel, veterans, retirees, and defense-related institutions. But a
childcare
A new ZIP-level analysis reveals that hundreds of Texas communities face severe childcare shortages — not because demand is unknown, but because licensed childcare infrastructure simply does not exist. By Christopher C. Herring By 6:15 each morning, the parking lot outside a South San Antonio childcare center is already