Texas Tribune founder is leaving our board after 13 years. Co-founder retired in May, and co-founder ’s last day as CEO is Saturday.
It’s a passing of the torch. We are ready—and eternally grateful to our founders.
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Writer, speaker, consultant. Co-founder and former executive editor of , retired journalist. Socks, sometimes. Ties, only when absolutely required.
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T-Squared: John Thornton, the Tribune’s founder, is stepping down from our board after 13 years texastribune.org/2022/12/27/joh via
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P.P.S. If you're gonna give anyone $8 a month, give it to us as a birthday present. More than one Texan will be better off texastribune.org/join #txlege
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Thanks so much to for inviting me to speak at his UT class today, alongside some great presenters: 🤘
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I’m a 100% Antonelli’s voter. #anyraceontheballot
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I'm sure the Antonellis are lovely people, and I am a big fan of cheese, but at this point, I'm fairly sure they're going to get votes in the Pennsylvania governor's race.
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Vote. Defend your kooks. Defeat their kooks. Remind the elected class that this is our game — not their game.
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Voting > tweeting.
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Welp. Mosquitoes think I smell good.
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details ’s superpower over the last 25 years: He’s a fundraising phenom.
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Grift Patrol:
More than one in five senior federal officials owned stocks in companies affected by decisions their agencies made, a WSJ investigation found.
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Dammit, baseball. #Cards
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Brazos County officials relocated an early voting location off Texas A&M University’s campus, citing low turnout as a partial reason for moving it.
But data shows it was one of the county’s most popular early voting sites in recent general elections.
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One day until state conference! Hear from First Amendment & public records experts including , , , , , , , , & more. Details: foift.org/activities-pro #txlege
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We're gathering in Austin next week, Sept. 29, for the state conference. Join us & hear from , , , , , , & more. Registration and full agenda at foift.org/activities-pro #txlege
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Downloadable graphics for every major result in the just-released @UTAustin/Texas Politics Project Poll, including crosstabs for major groups. Multiple items on abortion, gun policy, education, immigration, border security, same-sex marriage, more. texaspolitics.utexas.edu/latest-poll #txlege
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New / Poll: In Texas gov race, leads 45%-40%. Few partisan defections; Abbott leads among independents, 40%-22% with 25% undecided. Field 8/28-9/6, 1200 RV, MOE +/- 2.83%. Much more: texaspolitics.utexas.edu/blog/new-uttex #txlege #tx2022
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Learn the latest in Tx govt transparency & First Amendment rights 's state conference Sept. 29. Speakers are , , , , , , , & more! Details at foift.org/activities-pro #txlege
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The surprising thing is that I remembered the password… (and that it booted right up)
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The best of Burka's best...
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Today we're reading Burka's 1984 two-part, National Magazine Award-winning profile of oil tycoon Clinton Manges:
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Paul Burka’s passing is an ending of an era of political reporting in Texas. He will be remembered for his acerbic biennial look at the Legislature. But if you want to read some great political journalism, this is it.
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You have no idea how great it’s been to work with @TexasTribAbby. No. Idea. One of the best journalism brains on earth and one of the most decent people I’ll ever know #txlege
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Creative process: 1) This is going to be awesome 2) This is hard 3) This is terrible 4) I'm terrible 5) Hey, not bad 6) That was awesome
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A Brief History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore
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Had a terrific time today talking w/ & abt new / Poll, from #TX2022 to #abortion to guns & more.
Listen on : open.spotify.com/episode/1wk6DR
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: listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=st #txlege
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If you are sending repetitive spam that includes the phrase “I’m starting to feel like a stalker,” then you’re probably a stalker.
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Sunday NYT in the driveway this morning. It’s Wednesday.
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I wrote about myself and how $88,000 in mainly private student loans has made reporting unaffordable.
This piece closes a chapter for me and journalism for a while. And though it's not the way I expected to end my run, I'm grateful for the journey.
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Pete Arredondo, the school police chief whose response to the Uvalde school shooting has drawn intense scrutiny, has broken his silence with an interview with The . bit.ly/3aSuVwp
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Analysis: History suggests attention on gun policy will fade well before the November elections bit.ly/3MgLQWB
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.: Lawmakers have made it easier to buy guns and ammo in Texas than it is to vote, or to get certified to cut hair or handle food.
Out of those things, only buying guns and ammo requires no training, registration, licensing or certification.
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State officials are frozen by their fear of the most zealous 2nd Amendment voters’ reaction if they make gun safety a priority. It is a powerful fear, too, that can hold them at bay while people they have the ability to save are instead murdered.
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WE SAY SO LONG TO on Sunday's Inside Texas Politics.
The co-founder and executive editor of the retires tomorrow. Join us for a send-off and a look back at his career - Sunday morning at 9a on .
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In this week's TribCast, we reflect on four decades of Texas politics with co-founder and executive editor as he wraps up his final day with the Tribune.
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This, from a reader on my last day, is just what every scribbler wants to hear: "My spouse and I looked for your columns every day. Thank you."
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