When the personality hire is also a phenomenal writer and reporter!

There’s yet another election for many Texans on May 4. Early voting runs from April 22-30. The last day to apply to vote by mail is April 23.

Here’s an overview of what you may see on your ballot. bit.ly/3vLENTD

Those of us who know you have known this for a while. Glad it’s finally official! 🏆

I am honestly speechless to be named reporter of the year by Texas Managing Editors.

In a difficult year for media nationwide, it’s a privilege to be able to continue to do this work, one I don’t take lightly.

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The U.S. Army will no longer allow military commanders to decide on their own whether soldiers accused of certain serious crimes can leave the service rather than go on trial. ⁦ProPublica⁩ ⁦Texas Tribune⁩ ⁦Military Times⁩ propublica.org/article/us-arm…

Meanwhile in the TX12 primary debate, Craig Goldman gets a round of fierce boos for advocating continued Ukraine aid.

'You've got to study history.'

Two Texas Republicans led opposing camps in the U.S. House debate over foreign military and civilian aid that passed Saturday. bit.ly/4d7kHDV

McCaul: 'I often think about the blood and treasure that could have been saved had we stopped Hitler earlier.
Now we are faced with that same opportunity.'

Today is my last day at Texas Tribune, and it's the last day of my disability reporting fellowship with The New York Times.

I'm so grateful for all the time I've gotten to spend on the disability beat, and for the newsrooms that gave me the resources to make it possible. 🧵

Heartbreaking read via Neelam Bohra: Texas families could lose at-home nursing under stricter Medicaid rule texastribune.org/2024/04/19/tex… via Texas Tribune

In a strong bipartisan vote, 316-94, the House will now move to debate Johnson's foreign aid proposal. 165 Democrats and 151 Republicans helped said it through, while 39 liberals and 55 GOP hardliners wanted to block the measure

An important story covered by the newest Texas Tribune reporter based in the RGV, Berenice Garcia.

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Chair of Texas House Insurance committee, member of Public Health committee, member of House select committee on health reform, vows changes to come on Medicaid MCO procurements. #txlege

A really good job has been posted: the Los Angeles Times is looking for an editor of investigations.

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“What we just witnessed was a travesty. It was a travesty to the United States Constitution and it was a travesty to the American people,” Ted Cruz on Democrats dismissing Mayorkas impeachment without trial
via Matthew Choi
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Full story: @lagovjefflandry, who touted transparency in his campaign and in his push to overhaul the criminal justice system, backs effort to bar all documents involved in planning government decisions from public view. #lalege #lagov
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NEW: Senate squashes Mayorkas impeachment articles on party line votes.

Murkowski votes present on one.

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Chip Roy makes the case against Ukraine aid. Feet away, Mike Johnson is about to make the case for the package he introduced.

Lots of TX death penalty news this week.

Today the CCA removed Tomas Gallo from death row after his defense and Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg agreed he was too intellectually disabled for execution. Gallo was sentenced to death in 2004 for murder of his gf's 3yo.

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