Jahnavi Muppaneni

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Many of the laws regulating alcohol in Texas date back to the days after Prohibition. They aim to keep producers, distributors and retailers financially separate. Experts say a lot of Texans don't understand these laws and how they affect people. Jay Root, Investigative Reporter for the Tribune, says he's not surprised. "We have a very complicated set of laws," Root said. "It's riddled with exemptions." Root teamed up with KXAN Political Reporter Phil Prazan to look into the issue.

AUSTIN (KXAN) - It's getting harder in Texas to get information to keep government accountable to the people. From a legal loophole that keeps details from the public when a suspect dies in police custody, to court rulings that limit what you can learn about how officials spend your tax money, restrictions on information have a powerful impact.

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The United States Supreme Court will hear a case this week that could potentially change who represents Texans in Congress and the state legislature. Abbott v. Perez is the state's effort to overturn a lower-court ruling that challenges the constitutionality of voting districts in Texas. Texas re-draws voting lines every 10 years based on Census population counts. The groups suing the state say Republicans drew voting lines that take power away from minority voters.