In “City Limits,” journalist Megan Kimble examines the effort to rethink urban highways in Texas.

She also traces the history of racism and inequality that carved up communities in three of the state’s’ largest cities. texasstandard.org/stories/megan-…

Congratulations to Antonia Hylton & Mike Hixenbaugh of NBC News and Robert Downen of Texas Tribune, the first co-winners of the Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism! Join them on 4/30 for a virtual celebration and discussion about covering TX politics. shorensteincenter.org/2023-nyhan-pri…

New: Blinken has known for months his own experts concluded multiple Israeli units should be disqualified from U.S. aid for flagrant human rights abuses.

And for months, he's sat on those recommendations. 'They've been sitting in his briefcase.' propublica.org/article/israel…

Fifth circuit stayed the $100k-per-day fine faced by HHS Commissioner Cecile Young. Responses and hearings/orders to come. If the fine does get reinstated, the Texas Comptroller office tells me that cost is squarely on the agency to pay out of its funding. (which is state and fed'l)

Beyond proud of my tremendously talented colleague Robert Downen!
He has been nonstop scoops since he joined Texas Tribune and his reporting has been groundbreaking in Texas politics.
And congrats to Mike Hixenbaugh and Antonia Hylton who share this honor!

Very proud of this, and even moreso because of who I'm sharing it with. Antonia Hylton and Mike Hixenbaugh are some of the best at what they do, and Hix has been such a great friend/unofficial mentor to me since the moment I got to the Houston Chron seven years ago.

Congratulations Robert Downen, Molly would be proud! 🤠

I’m extremely proud of this.

This prize honors the work of longtime Boston Globe columnist David Nyhan, who focused his political reporting on those most affected by it.

Antonia Hylton and I have worked to do exactly that over the past few years.

I can’t think of a better honor.

Thank you Shorenstein Center ❤️ I’m forever grateful I get to do this work with Mike Hixenbaugh at NBC News. And so excited to share this honor with Robert Downen, a reporter I deeply admire.

'He is the first Texas journalist to win the prize since Molly Ivins, in 2006.' 🤠🤠🤠
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Our democracy reporter Robert Downen is sharing the Nyhan Prize for Political Journalism with Mike Hixenbaugh Antonia Hylton of NBC News.

Rob is the first Texas Tribune journalist to win this award—and the first Texan to win since Molly Ivins, in 2006.

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Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule texastribune.org/2024/04/17/tex… via Texas Tribune

A defining line from Tim Alberta’s excellent book, “The Kingdom, The Power and The Glory,” revealing where many evangelicals now place their faith:

'He is as convinced that Trump won the 2020 election, he told me, as he is that Jesus rose from the dead two thousand years ago.'

Join Mike Hixenbaugh on May 18th discussing THEY CAME FOR THE SCHOOLS, a book that pulls back the curtain on the powerful forces driving this crusade to ban books, rewrite curricula, limit rights for minority and LGBTQ students.

More info + RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople-p…

Texas HHSC is appealing US District Judge Jack's ruling of contempt against Commissioner Cecile E. Young and that $100k-per-fine she laid on the state. They're asking that a stay be granted by 6 p.m.

For 17 years, I've waited for this day of liberation. mashable.com/article/x-char…

Watch live: As we approach the end of the school year, panelists discuss what legislature helped Texas children catch up in the wake of COVID’s disruption, the lingering challenges and what else the state can do to help. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Nearly 50 of Texas public water systems have reported exceeding the new EPA “forever chemicals” limits in drinking water. Experts say there are likely more. Water utilities must implement solutions to reduce PFAS within five years. For Texas Tribune texastribune.org/2024/04/16/tex…

Colin Allred outraised Ted Cruz in the first quarter of the year.
But perhaps more significantly, he also outraised Beto O'Rourke compared to where he was in his own history-making run against Cruz in 2018 at this pt in the race.

via Matthew Choi

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This article is fine. But it oversimplifies to get to a binary between paywall=high quality vs. free=low quality

Tons of places like THE CITY & counterparts like Texas Tribune Mission Local CalMatters provide the highest quality election news for free

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