The Tyler Loop

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Order in the courthouse: Smith County prepares for fifth district court

December 3, 2021

Most recent stories

A second look: proposed reform as juvenile offenders reach middle age

November 28, 2021

A polluted past seeps into the present

November 22, 2021

UT Tyler turns 50

November 14, 2021

A New Moon pop-up in Tyler

November 13, 2021

Curtain call: Out of the Loop 6 takes the stage

November 8, 2021

Smith County voters approve $45 million Road and Bridge Bond

November 7, 2021

Moran assures court Phillips’ concerns about redistricting unfounded

November 3, 2021

William George Davis to receive eye for an eye punishment

November 1, 2021

Jurors can receive psychological counseling for criminal trials

October 31, 2021

Out of the Loop

Meet the storytellers, musicians, and organizers of Out of The Loop

April 12, 2019

A field of weeds or an oasis of flowers? How an incident in Brookshire’s gave Yasmeen Khalifa resolve to show up in Tyler

February 25, 2020

The end of the r-word

October 30, 2020

When it comes to the future of East Texas wine, Michael McClendon is crushing it

May 19, 2019

91-year-old Foy Magee recalls a day to remember

February 27, 2020

“Maybe because of COVID.”

November 25, 2020

Data-Driven Reporting

A 1933 map of the East Texas Oil Field, by E.D. Ray. Published online by the Texas General Land Office.

Is Tyler’s economy really tied to oil booms and busts?

August 9, 2017

Tyler’s voter turnout is so low, 100 votes could swing an election

April 27, 2017

After 40 years of Hispanic growth, we’re now a majority-minority city

May 2, 2017

These eight maps show how annexation shaped Tyler, from 1940 to today

June 8, 2017

As Tyler’s women become more educated, men fall behind

May 29, 2017

Tyler’s traffic is as awful as you think it is (and we’ve got proof)

May 8, 2017