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Award-winning journalist at @11AliveNews. @KVUE, @WECTNews, @UNCHussman alum. 3x Emmy loser. Family, sports, spicy food. Will probably ask to pet your dog.
Sep 21, 2021 45 tweets 5 min read
Travis County Commissioners Court and Austin City Council are having another joint meeting today--follow this thread for updates: "The capacity challenges that are impacting all the hospitals across the Central Texas region," said Dr. Desmar Walkes.
Jan 24, 2020 4 tweets 1 min read
JUST IN: @GregAbbott_TX reacts to violence overnight in Austin. Statement (1/4): “City of Austin leaders have allowed lawlessness throughout the capital city that is resulting in violence against Austin residents, including those who are homeless. (2/4): “Last night’s tragedy, leaving 3 injured, is just the most recent instance of this violence. This rise in violence has corresponded with the revocation of the camping ban that the Austin City Council passed in June.
Feb 6, 2019 141 tweets 15 min read
Back in the courtroom today. I was working on some web stuff as we had a bit of a slow start to the morning. The judge told the lawyers that this trial id "dragging". The jury just finished up watching a video of a forensic interview from Sept. 2018 with the younger sister. This next video sounds like it's from October 2018. Fair warning, sounds like the audio is brutal on this one. I'm going to run up to the courtroom since the media room is already rough on audio. Will tweet out notes in a bit!
Jan 31, 2019 86 tweets 9 min read
Back in the courtroom today. I'll play a bit of catch up with you all now that I'm back down in the media room. A medical examiner finished up on the stand and then Bates's youngest daughter testified. I'll tweet out the notes in this thread. @KVUE kvue.com/article/news/l… When court started up, the defense cross-examined the medical examiner we heard from yesterday. She testified that there were substances (meth) found in Bates's blood and clarified that her job is not to tell who committed the crime, just what was done.
Jan 30, 2019 174 tweets 18 min read
Back in the courtroom today--sorry I haven't been tweeting. I was inside the courtroom as opposed to in the media room. Cross examination finished up for Villegas, the RRPD detective. Then one of Bates's daughters took the stand. She's the teenager. She said her mom pulled her out of school in Spring of 2017--just a few weeks before the end of the school year. She started homeschooling--used a computer for lessons.