From Cayla Harris: Alex Birnel, a San Antonio-area political organizer, bumped into Lloyd Doggett at a going away party in Austin. Here's how their conversation helped lead to the departure of Joe Biden from the presidential ticket: expressnews.com/politics/artic…

El Paso County leaders say a surge in migrant arrests by the state has cost the border county millions of dollars and spurred them to issue a disaster declaration. Latest for Texas Tribune. Shoutout to Poynter, whose workshop I attended in El Paso! texastribune.org/2024/07/25/tex…

NEW: After the 2021 Winter Storm elicited the worst CO poisoning event in recent history, a few leaders warned such widespread poisonings could happen again. Lawmakers did little to prevent it. Nearly three years later, it happened again. propublica.org/article/texas-…

The delayed rollout of the new FAFSA caused many students to experience setbacks in receiving financial aid packages. If these delays impacted your college choices, we want to hear from you. bit.ly/3YvG4ds

NEW: A ruling limited AG Paxton’s power to go after voter fraud. So why is he still spending millions? houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… #txlege

Thousands of Texans who are legally presumed innocent are being shipped around the state — and across state lines — as their criminal cases resolve because the state's county jails are overcrowded and understaffed. Story in @texastribune texastribune.org/2024/08/13/tex…

Heat deaths are notoriously difficult to quantify because of how complex and subjective the process is. We looked at how they get counted in Texas, why some fall through the cracks and what TX can learn from Arizona. via Texas Tribune & Inside Climate News texastribune.org/2024/08/14/tex…

I'm back at the Texas Tribune today after 5 months! What Texas journalism should I read to catch up on what's happened since March? What's happening in Texas higher ed that I should write about? DMs open or email me: [email protected]

Great scene-setter for Angie Chen Button v. Averie Bishop in #HD112, one of the most interesting races in the #txlege this cycle. Reporting by Isaac Yu texastribune.org/2024/08/20/ang… via Texas Tribune

🚨🤠Texans, it's that time of year again. Our Texas Tribune ballot page is up for the November 5th election. Look up who's running in the presidential, congressional, statewide and legislative races in Texas. apps.texastribune.org/features/2024/…

Texas Tribune Our BRAND NEW Texas voting resources page is also live 🎉 with several new voter guides, including ones for young voters, voters with disabilities and mail-in voters. texastribune.org/vote/

We’re excited for our first Texas Tribune Festival as unionized staff members! If you’re around and want to learn more about the Texas Tribune Guild’s work and priorities, join us for a happy hour on Thursday, Sept. 5 at Las Perlas at 6 p.m.

We welcome efforts to bolster local news in cities like Waco, and we hope to welcome future eligible staff contributing to these efforts to our guild. We will continue working for a contract with raises, employee protections and benefits for any current and future guild members.

AND IT’S FREE TO ATTEND! I’m so honored and excited to be a part of this conversation ❤️ ATX chingones, come hang out Saturday morning at the Texas Tribune Fest’s Open Congress! link to RSVP: festival.texastribune.org/event/651560b0…

María Méndez Kristen Cabrera jonny garza villa And we have UT's Mariachi Paredes de Tejastitlán performing at 9 a.m. to kickoff Open Congress, leading up to the panel!

New: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is poised to sue Travis County to block an effort to register more voters before the November election. bit.ly/47iCF3U

Don’t miss “We the Texans: More Than Music,” part of Open Congress at The Texas Tribune Festival, Saturday, Sept. 7. José Torres-Ramos, jonny garza villa and Alejandra Vasquez discuss how mariachis tell the story of everyday Texas with moderator Kristen Cabrera.

A reminder that conversations during #TribFest24 are always timely and newsy. Texas AG Ken Paxton today sued Travis County for hiring a firm to contact residents to register to vote. “We just thought it was a nice thing to do,” Howard said, responding to the news about lawsuit.

If you're at TribFest and are interested in Mexico, this is your panel with amazing experts, including moderator Alfredo Corchado!