Chris Essig

Mar 14, 2025 | sanangelolive.com | Paul Harris |Joshua Fechter |Chris Essig

By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune; Graphics by Chris Essig, The Texas TribuneDALLAS — Texas is adding residents at a slower clip than in previous years, but many parts of the state are still booming. Kaufman County, just east of Dallas, was the fastest-growing county in the state and second-fastest growing county in the country between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show. The county’s population grew by 6% — behind Dawson County in Georgia.

Mar 13, 2025 | texastribune.org | Joshua Fechter |Chris Essig

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. DALLAS — Texas is adding residents at a slower clip than in previous years, but many parts of the state are still booming. Kaufman County, just east of Dallas, was the fastest-growing county in the state and second-fastest growing county in the country between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show.

Dec 26, 2024 | texastribune.org | Chris Essig

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. As in years past, The Texas Tribune’s data visuals team worked on some of the most important stories this year. Our data journalists helped cover a consequential election, reported on the impacts of unaffordable housing, looked at the state’s attempt to build a wall along the southern border and much more. Here are some of our best stories this year.

Nov 18, 2024 | southtexascommunitynews.com | Jayme Lozano |Chris Essig

By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune, Graphics by Chris Essig, The Texas TribuneGOMEZ — The railroad changed everything. Long before the open plains were filled with rows of crops, they were brimming with the hopes of prosperity from families who flocked to Gomez. It was the first settlement in Terry County, just southwest of Lubbock in the Texas South Plains. Businesses opened, a cotton gin ushered in agriculture production, and a vote was coming up to name a county seat.

Nov 14, 2024 | texastribune.org | Jayme Lozano |Chris Essig

Key coverage Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. GOMEZ — The railroad changed everything. Long before the open plains were filled with rows of crops, they were brimming with the hopes of prosperity from families who flocked to Gomez.