new opening line for reporters in TX sending records requests: 'I command you in the name of the People of the State of Texas'

she always wins every meme

terrific reporting!!! and this is beside the point but one of the funny things about houston is that almost no one here has heard of managed retreat 😅

And now it’s dark outside and we are still going

you wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

Is anyone tracking how much attention news orgs pay to college campus protests re: Israel/Gaza vs. what's actually happening in Israel/Gaza? (serious question)

*loudly grumbling that press conferences need to be banned during lunch breaks*

new: TX supreme court temporarily blocks harris county's guaranteed income program in paxton lawsuit

houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst…

TX AG ken paxton's office is asking the TX supreme court to block harris county's new guaranteed income program. county officials are meeting now to decide whether to send out the first checks tomorrow as planned.

houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst…

Congratulations to Harris County, the third most populous in the nation, for moving out of its Petticoat Junction-quality commissioners' court room.

HOUSTON!

I've missed you.

I'll be back in town on May 20. Come see me at Blue Willow Bookshop and pick up a signed copy of 'They Came for the Schools.'

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NEW: On election night in November, the rest of the country may be waiting for Maricopa County's ballots.

The last-to-count ballots will be with a private company and will take days to count.

But changes may make things a bit faster this year:

votebeat.org/arizona/2024/0…

This month, Chicago Public Media laid off 14 staffers — and dramatically cut WBEZ's podcast unit and Vocalo Radio 91.1.

Don't ignore this distress call! Save Our Stations and keep the people who make CPM what it is!

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