Pain and Profit | Your tax money may not help poor, sick Texans get well, but it definitely helps health care companies get rich. J. David McSwane and Andrew Chavez investigated the way the state treats fragile and ailing residents who rely on Medicaid. interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/pain-and-…

On the campaign trail with Lupe Valdez: Former Dallas County sheriff has bootstrapped her run for Texas governor with marches, miles and modest hotels. See behind the scenes photos & videos from her early campaign here: interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/on-the-ca… Dallas Morning News Lupe Valdez #TDP18

The SportsDayHS’ list of the best Dallas-Fort Worth area high school football recruits for 2019 just expanded to the top 100 players. Allen leads the pack with seven players, including No. 2 Theo Wease Jr. Check out the entire list here: interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/sportsday…

Despite nearly 30 high-risk violations, shelters for immigrant children, including Southwest Key, have been allowed to take more kids, by Allan James Vestal, James Barragán 🌟 and Stephanie Lamm. dallasnews.com/news/immigrati…

The Dallas Morning News 2018 #Midterms Voter Guide is now live. Find out how North Texas candidates feel about the issues you care about, compare candidates, and create a sample ballot for November's elections. voterguide.dallasnews.com/2018-general/

When a reader asked #CuriousTexas where have all the horned lizards gone, Dallas Morning News reporter Charlie Scudder found out that TCU and Texas Parks & Wildlife are working together to bring Texas’ favorite reptile back from the brink. interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/the-disap…

1/3 Today, Dallas Morning News launched our Texas schools grades dashboard, built by LayneSmith , where you can search school districts across the state to see how individual campuses were graded by the Texas Education Agency. interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/texas-sch… #txed

1) Ever wonder who the Texas governor and other statewide elected officials are talking to and meeting with in Washington? We did. Come look at what Stephanie Lamm and I found out: "Hello, Washington? It’s Texas" interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/texas-mee…

Jordan Edwards was an innocent 15 -year-old leaving a high school party when a Balch Springs police officer shot him in a moment of chaos and fear. Here’s our special report on the search for justice and the pain of loss in an American killing. dallasnews.com/jordanedwards

1/5 Some findings from our top-ballot elections analysis for Texas from the 2008 presidential election through the #txsen race of 2018: interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/shifting-… Overall, the blue wave may not have landed in 2018, but across the state, the current may be changing. Dallas Morning News

Does your state or local government use socrata to power their open data portals? Do you want to get that data into a database with a simple command in the command line? Check out what Andrew Chavez has been up to.

For SportsDayDFW and DMN Interactives, it’s all about the future: ⚾️👉 Rangers Top Prospects: interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/rangers-p… 🏀👉 Mavericks Mock Draft Tracker: interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/mavs-mock… 🏈👉 Cowboys Mock Draft Tracker: interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/cowboys-m…

In the last week, the majority of NFL mock drafts we track have shifted from defensive tackle to wide receiver for #CowboysNation at No. 19, which the overwhelming majority honing in on Alabama’s CALVIN RIDLEY. See all 16 projections here: interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/cowboys-m…

Almost Famous: ‘Tennessee Whiskey’ dad faces reality of turning viral fame into lasting legacy. Dallas Morning News interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/kris-jone…

Hundreds of cities have a street named after Martin Luther King Jr., often in neglected black neighborhoods. Here's what you can't see when you drive down MLK Boulevard in Dallas #MLK50 interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/mlk-blvd/

Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case to determine whether Texas needs to draw new electoral maps to give minority voters an equal voice. James Barragán 🌟 explains the ins-and-outs of both sides: interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/redistric…

For the participants in the Miss Snake Charmer pageant in Sweetwater, Texas, formal dress and talent competitions are only part of the requirement. See what we mean in the next installment of the Dallas Morning News Rural Royalty photo series, by Ashley Landis: interactives.dallasnews.com/2017/rural-roy…

Almost all of the NBA mocks we are tracking have updated their projections after last night’s lottery. With the Mavs slipping to No. 5, it’s looking more and more like Texas center Mohamed Bamba won’t be going too far from Austin. interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/mavs-mock…