The Texas Tribune media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Texas Tribune one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 37 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Texas Tribune biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Texas Tribune one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Texas Tribune left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Texas Tribune one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Leans left; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is The Texas Tribune reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Texas Tribune are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Texas Tribune has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Texas Tribune’s own report linked underneath.
Democrat Gina Hinojosa has defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in the 2026 Texas governor's race. Her victory makes her the first Democrat elected governor in more than 30 years and the third woman to hold the office.
The Texas Tribune reported it asEarly voting favors Gina Hinojosa over Abbott in key Texas counties (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
US news outlets will announce midterm election winners before all votes are tallied, using data from the Associated Press or Decision Desk HQ. These providers use vote counts, statistical analysis, and modeling to project outcomes, though past race calls have been retracted.
The Texas Tribune reported it asTexas Senate race nears Election Day with much at stake (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
The Texas Tribune reported it asIn first week of early voting, 4.5 million Texans cast a ballot (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
Early voting turnout is up significantly in many states that could determine control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis. This surge is particularly notable in battleground states where Democrats are seeking to flip Republican-held seats.
The Texas Tribune reported it asWhat early voting data in Texas means for results (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
The Texas Tribune reported it asWhat early voting data in Texas means for results (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
Elon Musk donated $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund PAC in September. The super PAC then funneled the money to a Texas PAC supporting Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton. The contributions represent a significant return to political funding for Musk.
The Texas Tribune reported it asElon Musk gave $158 million to Senate GOP group helping Paxton (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico defended past statements on God's gender, capitalism, and the abolition of ICE during a CNN-hosted town hall. He stated his 'God is nonbinary' comment was meant to be provocative and that his capitalism remarks were taken out of context.
The Texas Tribune reported it asJames Talarico woos moderate, undecided voters at CNN town hall (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
A conspiracy theory alleging Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was treated for a mental breakdown at a facility in Ohio has been debunked. Talarico stated he had the flu, and the facility confirmed he was never a patient.
The Texas Tribune reported it asHow Ken Paxton’s allies ignited an anti-Talarico conspiracy (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has proposed eliminating funding for the Children's Autism Program in its 2028-2029 budget request. The program provides applied behavior analysis therapy to autistic children, with the state spending $13.7 million on it over the past two years.
The Texas Tribune reported it asTexas proposes eliminating children’s autism program (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico reappeared at the Austin City Limits festival on Friday, nine days after his last public appearance. His return followed an absence attributed to the flu, which had prompted criticism and speculation from his Republican opponent.
The Texas Tribune reported it asTalarico makes first public appearance since flu-induced absence (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
Leaked audio appears to capture Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton suggesting he would support cuts to mandatory federal spending. He reportedly told those dependent on federal benefits programs to "suck it up" and prepare for reductions.
The Texas Tribune reported it asPaxton suggests cutting federal benefits in newest leaked audio (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
President Donald Trump is campaigning in Texas for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, visiting the state for the third time in less than a month. Republicans face unexpectedly close midterm election contests in Texas as they aim to maintain control of Congress.
The Texas Tribune reported it asTrump to rally with Ken Paxton next week in San Antonio (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
The Trump administration is considering reducing the scope of a border security project in Texas' Big Bend National Park. The announcement was made in court filings, with a final decision expected in early October.
The Texas Tribune reported it asJudge halts border barrier construction in Big Bend (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton privately told donors that the recent GOP convention in Dallas negatively impacted his polling numbers. His campaign adviser dismissed the leaked audio as 'manipulated nonsense'. Paxton is in a close race against state Rep. James Talarico.
The Texas Tribune reported it asKen Paxton privately said Trump’s convention hurt his Senate bid (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
Senator John Fetterman stated it is possible for Democrats to regain Senate control in the midterm elections. He also addressed speculation about his political future and party affiliation, saying he has no reason to leave the Democratic Party.
The Texas Tribune reported it asJohn Fetterman rejects claim that he's a bad senator, Democrat (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
An ICE officer shot and injured Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in Austin, Texas. Pérez's attorney stated agents 'sideswiped' his car before firing shots and that he had entered the U.S. legally. The officer involved was reportedly a new recruit and not wearing a body camera.
The Texas Tribune reported it asAustin man shot by ICE officer needs surgery, official says (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
Ker’Sean Ramey is scheduled for execution by lethal injection on Wednesday for his role in a 2005 triple homicide. He was convicted of fatally shooting three people during an attempted robbery. His co-defendant, LeJames Norman, was executed on September 16.
The Texas Tribune reported it asSecond man convicted of Texas murders faces Wednesday execution (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
The Department of Justice announced charges against 16 individuals across seven states for election crimes, including noncitizens casting ballots. The indictments cover illegal voting, voter registration, fraud, and firearm offenses.
The Texas Tribune reported it asTexas announces noncitizen voting charges, investigations (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
Bo French, a Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner, posted a photo mocking South Asian students at a University of Texas football game. Republican leaders John Cornyn and Dustin Burrows condemned the post, and former adviser Karl Rove said he will vote for Democrat Jon Rosenthal.
The Texas Tribune reported it asKarl Rove will vote for Democrat over Bo French (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has nominated Kimberly Greenwood, wife of singer Lee Greenwood, to be the U.S. ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. The nomination requires Senate confirmation. Trump also nominated Wesley Hunt for a role in Riyadh.
The Texas Tribune reported it asTrump nominates Wesley Hunt for Saudi ambassadorship (opens The Texas Tribune in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- The Texas TribuneIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States
- Official site
- texastribune.org
- Seen publishing on
- texastribune.org, feeds.texastribune.org
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 37
- Reports listed
- 38
- We could read
- 2
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
36 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 2 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 10 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and The Texas Tribune ran the story anyway.
Across the 37 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Texas Tribune’s on 6 of them. Overall it filed a median of 10 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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