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Every plate. Every source cited.
Investigations, maps, charts, and tools from the records of all 254 Texas counties. Filter by what you're looking for.
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Fig. 01 — Justice
14,901 cameras · 254 counties · no state law
Whose Side Is the Camera On?
Texas has 14,901 mapped licence plate readers and no state law governing them. Houston has paid Flock $5.77M and publishes nothing.
Fig. 02 — Civic
15 removals · 5 senior breaks · Travis County
An LLC Can't Turn 65
TCAD flagged 15 homestead exemptions on its 2026 roll for removal — every one held by a company, five of them claiming the senior break.
Fig. 03 — Finance
$340.6M given · 30 checks of $1M+
Who's Funding the 2026 Ballot?
Texans gave $340.6M to campaigns in the first half of 2026 — and 30 checks of $1M+ outweighed a million small gifts combined, 3.6 to 1.
Fig. 04 — Finance
194 repeat donors · 2 bill the county
The Price of the Courthouse
194 donors gave to two or more Harris County campaigns in early 2026 — nearly a third of all the money — and two of the biggest also bill the county as vendors.
Fig. 05 — Civic
662 leads · 1,316 flags · 254 counties
The Homestead Break Is For People
A 254-county public-records screen produced 662 referral-ready homestead leads for appraisal-district review. Leads, not determinations.
Fig. 06 — Finance
$10.3B in bar revenue · 7 counties went dry
Last Call, Texas
Texas mixed-beverage revenue doubled to $10.3B in nineteen years — but in seven counties the last bar closed and the whole county went dry.
Fig. 07 — Workforce
WARN Act notices · tracked statewide
60 Days of Notice
Worker Adjustment notices across Texas, mapped and searchable.
Fig. 08 — Finance
~$209M gap · closed without new taxes
Did the Deficit Disappear?
Houston closed a ~$209M budget gap without raising taxes — here's where it actually went.
Fig. 09 — Civic
One address · a stack of governments
The Shadow Government Scorecard
Your home sits inside a stack of taxing governments — and a few dozen voters approved millions in debt in your name.
Fig. 10 — Justice
2,784 forces · most in America
Who Polices You?
Texas has 2,784 police forces — more than the next four largest states combined.
Fig. 11 — Civic
Texas Public Information Act · 60 seconds
Your Right to Know
Generate legally formatted Texas Public Information Act requests in 60 seconds.
Fig. 12 — Education
Paid the most · delivering what?
What Are Taxpayers Getting?
Texas superintendent pay has no relationship to student outcomes.
Fig. 13 — Civic
361 parcels · 4 programs · $4.9B
Houston's $4.9B Tax Break Machine
361 properties across 4 tax incentive programs — PFCs, Chapter 312 abatements, Chapter 380 deals, and 9% LIHTC credits.
Fig. 14 — Justice
Released · reoffended · mapped
Out on Bond
Violent crimes in Harris County committed by defendants out on bond.
Fig. 15 — Civic
Corporate landlords · city by city
Who Owns Texas Homes
San Antonio has the highest corporate landlord rate in Texas.
Fig. 16 — Civic
Who really owns the block
Your Neighbor's LLC
Who really owns Houston's homes.
Fig. 17 — Finance
$107B unfunded · 99 plans
99 Promises: The Texas Pension Time Bomb
Texas owes $107 billion more than it has saved for retirement.
Fig. 18 — Finance
99 plans · one decade of data
99 Promises at a Glance
Every Texas pension plan. One decade of data.
Fig. 19 — Justice
The docket · court by court
Harris County Courts, See For Yourself
Today's docket, court-by-court workload, and who pays what to get out.
Fig. 20 — Finance
$1.7M · 339 recipients · one network
The Ellis Network — Follow the Money
$1.7M in political spending mapped across 339 recipients.
Fig. 21 — Civic
FEMA redrew the line · your address
The Flood Zone Shift
Where FEMA redrew the lines — and what it costs you.
Fig. 22 — Civic
Issue by issue · tracked daily
Texas Political Sentiment Landscape
Issue-first sentiment tracking across Texas.
Fig. 23 — Finance
A–F · every city scored
Texas Civic Ledger
Compliance is zero. Everything above is leadership.
Fig. 24 — Finance
$6M · no bid · one citizen
Anatomy of a $6M No-Bid Contract
How one citizen exposed a crony network at Houston Metro.
Fig. 25 — Justice
14 courts · workload + clearance
Texas Court of Appeals — Capacity & Performance
Workload and clearance rates across 14 appellate courts.
Fig. 26 — Civic
Houston's park · on the record
Hermann Park Defense Dashboard
Protecting Houston's iconic public space.
Fig. 27 — Civic
Four governments · one ZIP lookup
Houston Civic Agenda Dashboard
What's being decided near you.
Fig. 28 — Civic
The invisible veto · mapped
The Texas Calendar Kill
Mapping the invisible veto in Texas politics.
Fig. 29 — Energy
ERCOT queue · RRC permits · daily
Texas Energy Regulatory Pulse
ERCOT queue, RRC permits & enforcement.
Fig. 30 — Water
Every public system · monthly
Texas Water Compliance Monitor
Drinking water safety oversight.
Fig. 31 — Civic
The governments you've never heard of
Texas Special District Intelligence
Financial transparency across 3,880+ special districts.