Join me at Texas Tribune Festival from Sept. 5-7, where I'll be moderating a great conversation about the erosion of church-state separations. Tickets are on sale now! festival.texastribune.org/event/651560b0…

HEY Y'ALL Votebeat HAS FREE STUFF FOR REPORTERS COVERING VOTING THIS SEASON. Most excitingly: A Slack channel open to journalists in local and non-profit newsrooms with *literally dozens* of experts who can answer instant questions on the record. accounts.muckrock.com/election-hub/r…

Yesterday was wild. Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, and Dave Rubin — HUGE pro-Trump influencers — outed as unwitting, well paid, commentators for a Russian propaganda op. As Bret Schafer from German Marshall Fund put it: “the most influential” get ever for Russia. nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

Tomorrow, I'll be moderating two #TribFest24 events. First at 9 am, "If We Were In Charge" panel with Brian Harrison, Shelley Luther, & Mitch Little. Then at 12:30 pm, Glenn Hegar and I will talk the Texas economy's past and future, along with some #txlege politics.

Packed house for Tim Alberta and Sewell Chan on Day 1 of #TribFest24.

You think to yourself: At this point, who doesn't have their mind made up about who they're going to vote for in the presidential race this year? Well, we talked to some folks and their thought process is fascinating. Give it a read via Texas Tribune: texastribune.org/2024/09/05/ind…

NEW: Rick Perry is BACK in Texas government as senior adviser to House Speaker Dade Phelan #txlege texastribune.org/2024/09/05/ric… via Texas Tribune

Just in time for Brandon Rottinghaus' Texas Tribune festival panel today!! 😜

News: Blaze Media has fired Lauren Chen, who was linked to Russian influence operation semafor.com/article/09/05/…

To be clear: Fuentes was placed on the No Fly List because he allegedly threatened to strangle a flight attendant, not because he is a raging antisemite and Hitler stan.

One year ago today.

Still disappointed this #txlege icon never testified.

New: The Texas Tribune is launching a network of community newsrooms to help build stronger news ecosystems across the state. We’ll start this effort in 2025 with a new local newsroom in Waco, followed by an Austin newsroom. bit.ly/3Tjfm42

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.

A story in one photo:

.POLITICO Playbook has pic of Secretary Janet Yellen ordering a Whataburger® near the Austin airport. It is officially @texastribune Festival week #txlege