Matt Zdun @matt_zdun
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Think your home insurance costs too much? Look at your credit. A new report from shows that Texans with low credit scores pay almost $3,000 more for home insurance on average each year than those with high scores. New in @HoustonChron w/ @matt_zdun houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…
Operation Lone Star ballooned overtime costs at DPS and now accounts for about a third of the agency's total overtime spending annually -- even as crossings have plummeted, as @matt_zdun illustrates here:
.@GregAbbott_TX's border crackdown, Operation Lone Star, has been a windfall for state troopers, who are raking in lots of overtime -- even as crossings hit new lows. As of June, ~1 in 10 troopers were on track to double their pay through overtime. #txlege houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…
NEW: Elon Musk is vying for a $760M contract to build flood tunnels under Houston. And he's tapped a Texas congressman to make the pitch. Read my latest investigation with @lmcgaughy for @HoustonChron, @propublica, @TexasTribune and @KUT houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…
Very cool new analysis of Texas' new maps + low turnout areas by @matt_zdun and @benwermund for @HoustonChron:
Hi Texas! I’ve been in Chicago this week covering the Texas House Democrats breaking quorum here. I’ll be on Reddit at r/Texas TOMORROW, Aug. 7 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT with @JohnnieMo and @isaacyu_ to answer all your burning questions. Get ready to AMA!
Also check out our searchable database where you can explore all of the grants, exactly as they appear in state data houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…
Also check out our searchable database where you can explore all of the grants, exactly as they appear in state data houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…
Very cool interactive by @matt_zdun to visualize how Operation Lone Star money is being spent. Curious how much local governments have spent on personnel? Vehicles? Software? Check it out expressnews.com/projects/2025/…
When he launched Operation Lone Star in 2021, @GregAbbott_TX incentivized counties to participate in mass trespassing prosecutions with a grant program that purported to reimburse local governments for border enforcement costs. His office has paid out more than $110m so far.
There's no shortage of Texas news atm but this is an important piece of (non-red*stricting) journalism ––> Tricked-out trucks and office upgrades: Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star was a bonanza for Texas cities. via @jlbuch + @benwermund + @matt_zdun expressnews.com/news/texas/art…
Don’t miss these slider maps by @matt_zdun that show how the Houston-area’s Congressional representation would change under the proposed maps! Linked below.
Don’t miss these slider maps by @matt_zdun that show how the Houston-area’s Congressional representation would change under the proposed maps! Linked below. https://t.co/VxELp7ygCf
Texas Republicans released a new congressional map that could help them pick up five more seats in 2026. Search @HoustonChron’s map to see how the districts will change. Kudos to @matt_zdun for the great work: #txlege houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…
Read my introductory column as the @HoustonChron's new opinion editor and see how many times I say "Build the Ike Dike" (link in next tweet)
Check out our new Houston city budget explorer w/ @ameliawinger and @abbschurch
Check out our new Houston city budget explorer w/ @ameliawinger and @abbschurch
Search through the $20 million in donations @GregAbbott_TX received in just 8 days after the #txlege session with this very handy database by @matt_zdun: houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
🧵All eyes were on Elon Musk as he slashed his way through Washington this year. But what about the Texas Capitol? I set about tracking Musk's influence here, where he's moved most of his companies. His star may be fading in DC. But Musk had a very good year in Texas. #txlege
A really interesting look at the 65 miles of fragmented border wall that TX has built @zachdespart @serrano_alej @yuriko_a_s >>> texastribune.org/2025/06/17/tex…
Now that the 2025 #txlege is over, are you wondering how your legislators voted on key bills? I got ya covered! I built a nifty little lookup tool to help you do just that for the @TexasTribune
After striking out in the Legislature, Texas’ biggest political donor may primary elected officials. Read the latest from @dylmcguinness, @neenareports and @matt_zdun on the fallout from Dick Weekley's lobbying group's losses. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…

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