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Politics editor @TexasTribune. Formerly @HoustonChron, @ExpressNews, @NorthwesternU. Email: [email protected]
Austin, TX
Joined March 2010
Some news! Thrilled to announce I’m changing roles and will be starting as the @TexasTribune’s politics editor in June. Very excited to reshape our great politics team and continue the Tribune’s long-running tradition of excellent political coverage!.
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RT @RenzoDowney: .@TexasGOP SREC meeting is underway. Chair @abrahamgeorge says they received 23 responses from state lawmakers. #txlege. H….
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A great read here from @serrano_alej >. #txlege.
Gov. Greg Abbott appears determined to win any battle — even if it means scorched-earth primary crusades or trying to boot duly elected legislators from office.
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RT @kaylaguo_: With the Texas House still frozen, Gov. Greg Abbott calls a second special session tackling the same agenda that stalled in….
texastribune.org
The second session is set to consider the same agenda that stalled in the first, with redistricting and disaster response at the top of the governor’s priorities.
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RT @RenzoDowney: NEW: Emerging GOP megadonor Alex Fairly will help fund the legal defense for GOP state lawmakers facing potential removal….
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News via @McGeeReports & @RenzoDowney: Texas megadonor Alex Fairly will fund legal bid to keep GOP lawmakers on the primary ballot #txlege.
texastribune.org
The Amarillo businessman said he would tap into the $20 million political action committee he launched last year to preserve ballot access for censured Republicans.
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RT @SonalRShah: Poll finds Cornyn, Paxton in dead heat in Texas’ Senate GOP primary.
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Every previous public poll had shown the attorney general with a considerable lead over Texas’ incumbent senator.
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RT @sabrod123: “You’re counting on a Mexican American to vote Republican again? That’s a crazy-a-- bet, bro,” Salinas said. “Because down h….
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The congressional maps Republicans are drawing to boost their chances of keeping control of Congress depend on preserving their gains with Hispanic voters.
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RT @Owen_Dahlkamp: NEW: A federal judge appeared ready to dismiss 2 charges against Rep. Henry Cuellar relating to claims he was acting as….
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The dismissal comes after Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo narrowing the enforcement of laws relating to foreign lobbying and bribery.
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RT @birenbomb: Talked to over a dozen Austin Democrats about the emerging potential Doggett-Casar primary, which could get brutal and expen….
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The contest would unearth brewing Democratic tensions over age and experience, forcing Austin politicos to choose between two well-liked progressives.
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RT @baylisswagner: NEW: Texas Democrats claim that redistricting will disenfranchise the state's Hispanic voters. Republicans say they're a….
statesman.com
Texas Democrats claim that redistricting will disenfranchise the state's Hispanic voters. Republicans say they're amplifying their voices. Who's right?
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RT @eklib: A devastating look at the lessons Texas failed to learn from the 1987 Hill Country flood that killed 10 campers. Now, 135 peopl….
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RT @NataliaECG: NEW: Texas’ top election official has received a U.S. Justice Department request for access to the state’s list of register….
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The Justice Department is also asking the state for a list of state and local election officials responsible for voter list maintenance since November 2022.
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RT @tlangford: Texas Congressmen Greg Casar and Lloyd Doggett would run for same Austin congressional seat under GOP map, setting up clash….
texastribune.org
The contest would unearth brewing Democratic tensions over age and experience, forcing Austin politicos to choose between two well-liked progressives.
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RT @RyanAutullo: Something to consider on Gov. Abbott’s bid to expel Rep. Gene Wu and House quorum breakers. By waiting until September to….
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RT @tlangford: Texas could lose political clout under Trump’s call for a new census that excludes undocumented immigrants .
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Republicans believe population increases in red states, such as Texas, would offset losses from not counting immigrants who lack legal status.
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RT @birenbomb: Latest on the Senate race: a look at Colin Allred's new approach. Now out of Congress, Allred is spending more time in the….
texastribune.org
Allred says he has learned to show up more in his attempt at a Senate do-over. But critics contend he’s not generating enough attention.
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RT @kaylaguo_: Texas Republicans and Democrats, locked in redistricting battle, weaponize flood response. new @TexasTribune w/ @emfoxhall #….
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With Democrats’ walkout over redistricting bringing the House to a standstill, both parties are accusing each other of abandoning Central Texas flood victims.
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RT @allymutnick: News: Dem Rep Greg Casar rules out a run in new #TX35 — setting him on a collision course w Rep Lloyd Doggett in #TX37. Do….
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