it is longform journalism christmas eve. tomorrow publishes ’s long-awaited piece about austin #txlege
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Email just now from my Austin City Council member, : "Unfortunately, the reality is cannot offer timelines for restoration at this point." Not her fault — but it is five days later in the eleventh-largest city in America #txlege
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NEW from dream team : As Texas thaws again, calls to rethink how cities prepare for winter weather are renewed #txlege
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Over 150,000 people & biz in Austin still don't have power — and now, we also don't know when Austin Energy can fully restore power. The original timeline was Friday at 6 pm.
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18 hours later: nuthin' #imeanffs
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power out in my austin neighborhood and many others. our house didn’t lose power once during the 2021 storm #ffs
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Excited for ! A great lineup — has done it again. I'll interview executive editor on Saturday 4/15. Register: isoj.org/registration-n #txlege
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NEW from : , who says he's running for a third U.S. Senate term, refiles bill to limit everyone else to two terms texastribune.org/2023/02/01/ted #txlege
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DeSantis will headline the Lincoln Reagan Dinner on March 3 and then the Reagan Day Dinner on March 4
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Congrats to and everyone at Houston’s new nonprofit news startup. Tell us how we can help — and let’s gooooooo #txlege
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power out in my austin neighborhood and many others. our house didn’t lose power once during the 2021 storm #ffs
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An Austin and El Paso legend, Albert Almanza, 86, has died. Played for and was in twice for Mexico. RIP statesman.com/story/sports/c #txhsfb #longhorns
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oh sigh
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“savings things is the editorial impulse” — the lizzie gottlieb doc about bob caro is so so so great #txlege
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Wanna bet? Smart look at the state of play as #txlege considers legalizing casino gambling and sports betting
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this is exactly right as it relates to texas. been banging this drum forever. if you want to understand why elections turn out the way they do — it’s all about rural #txlege
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Great data vizzes by : 2022 saw the most heat-related deaths in Texas since at least 1999 (and — my editorial comment — probably ever). More than half were non-residents texastribune.org/2023/01/26/tex #txlege
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#BREAKING: School Board President Drew Wilborn was arrested this afternoon, according to the district.
There’s an inmate in the Dallas County Jail tonight by that name. The official charge is Indecency with a Child / Sexual Contact.
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SCOOP: DNC advised Houston today that it will not host the party’s convention in 2024, sources tell me. That leaves NYC, Atlanta and Chicago as the remaining contenders.
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Iowa passes voucher bill, governor signs #txlege
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said prior to the 2022 election cycle that if he won re-election, “that’ll be my last term.”
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congrats to my friends + brothers and sisters in arms at — ’s latest grantees theajp.org/news-insights/ #txlege
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#breaking Texas Senate Committee assignments. And there are Democratic chairs (well, one) ltgov.texas.gov/2023-texas-sen #txlege
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BREAKING w/ : A National Guard soldier on #OperationLoneStar shot a migrant while patrolling the border on Sunday. Injuries appear to be non-life threatening. Texas Rangers are investigating #txlege texastribune.org/2023/01/19/nat via
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BREAKING w/: A Texas National Guard soldier assigned to the border shot a migrant on Sunday morning. According to doc we obtained, injuries are not life-threatening, and there's no indication the migrant was armed.
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Great and important read from : Yes, showing up at the Texas Capitol to press your issue can make a difference. Here are some examples texastribune.org/2023/01/19/tex #txlege
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NEWS: I’m humbled + honored to be the first Distinguished Fellow in Journalism at , where I’ll lead and participate in conversations and events about the intersection of local news and democracy news.virginia.edu/content/karsh- #txlege #GoHoos
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. in inaugural speech: "We all know that increased demand is going to be placed on the grid as Texas continues to grow. So this session, we will build a grid that powers our state — not for the next four years, but for the next 40 years." #txlege
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On his anti-tenure push, says he's OK with Texas losing out on professors who believe "America is evil" and who prefer socialism to capitalism. "I want professors who love this country, who love this state." #txlege
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