OPEN YOUR WALLETS: @TexasTribune's fall pledge drive begins today. We have an ambitious goal for an ambitious news org — 550 new members and $90,000 raised to pay for serious journalism texastribune.org/join #txlege#tx2022
@TexasTribune Election Day is seven weeks away. We’re continuing to cover #Uvalde, the impact of the pandemic on education + the economy, the abortion ban, the mess on the border. The work of our nonprofit newsroom has never been more important texastribune.org/join #txlege#tx2022
@TexasTribune Texas desperately needs a reliable, credible, independent source of news and information. An org whose only mission is to search for the truth. Reporting in the public interest. Support from our thousands of members makes that possible. texastribune.org/join #txlege#tx2022
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🚨 Today I let my colleagues know that 2022 — my 30th year in journalism in Texas — will be my last as @texastribune’s CEO. There’s never a good time to leave a job you love, but there’s a right time. This is the right time for me and for us texastribune.org/2022/01/12/eva…#txlege
@TexasTribune Going back to our launch in 2009, my commitment to @texastribune as CEO — the best job anyone could ever hope to have — has been 150%. I’ve been honored to work my tail off every single day on behalf of Texas and Texans. texastribune.org/2022/01/12/eva…#txlege
@TexasTribune I believe in public service journalism more than ever. I believe in @texastribune’s amazing staff more than ever. And with the politics and issues of the moment swirling, I believe in the importance of better-informed citizens more than ever texastribune.org/2022/01/12/eva…#txlege
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Another @TexasTribune Festival is in the books — and it was a big success. Great speakers, bold ideas, compelling conversations. And we raised a lot of money through sponsorships and ticket sales to pay for the public service journalism Texas needs more than ever #txlege
@TexasTribune It also was — still is — our fall membership drive week. We had big goals for new member sign-ups, renewals, and of course $$. @kass_kell@bobbycblanchard have killed it. We’re almost there. Thirteen hours to go. We need all good folks who care about Texas to step up #txlege
@TexasTribune@kass_kell@bobbycblanchard I’m a broken record at this point, but indulge me: Our job at the Tribune is to enable thoughtful and productive citizenship through our journalism. That’s what we said we’d do twelve years ago when we launched, and it’s what we’re still doing — better than ever #txlege
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Day six of #TribFest21! We can’t wait for you to see what we have cued up. Here’s today’s lineup — part of a program featuring 60+ sessions and nearly 200 speakers in conversations about politics and policy. We saved the best for last… festival.texastribune.org #txlege
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Day five of #TribFest21! We can’t wait for you to see and hear what we have cued up. Here’s today’s lineup — part of a program featuring, in all, 60+ sessions and nearly 200 speakers in conversations about politics and policy festival.texastribune.org #txlege
NEWS: Sad to report that after the brutal intensity and pace and stress of the last year, @s_m_i@millie have decided to step away from their roles at @texastribune 1/8
@s_m_i@millie@TexasTribune In a note to our staff, they cite burnout, self-care, the need for better balance between life and work, prioritizing mental health and well-being. They are not alone. This was a year that broke everybody 2/8
@s_m_i@millie@TexasTribune There’s much to celebrate about the work they’ve led. They guided our world-class reporting on the defining news events of 2020 and 2021, always prodding us to do more, dig deeper, push harder 3/8
AND WE’RE LIVE. This morning we released the bulk of the 2020 @TexasTribune Festival program. More than 250 speakers. More than 100 sessions. 30 thought-provoking days. And it’s virtual, so you don’t have to leave your comfiest chair texastribune.org/festival #txlege#TribFest20
@TexasTribune Back in June — a million years ago in pandemic time — we hinted at the plan: a mix of live and pre-recorded programs, some free and some ticketed, some viewable one-time only and some on demand, mostly video but a good bit of audio texastribune.org/festival #txlege#TribFest20
@TexasTribune Carefully curated interviews and panels, all streamed on your favorite device, exploring the impact of the year’s crises on the elections, #txlege, public and higher ed, the economy, criminal justice, energy, health care, citeis, rural and more texastribune.org/festival #TribFest20