🙋‍♂️🚨NEWS ABOUT ME: As @semaforben scooped, I’m joining Emerson Collective on 1/1 as a senior advisor. Excited to partner w @laurenepowell @peterlattman @amyjlow + team to strengthen democracy by enabling reliable, credible, independent journalism semafor.com/article/10/30/… #txlege @semaforben @laurenepowell @peterlattman @amyjlow All over the country are communities with few/no sources of news. Tens of millions have nowhere to turn for basic information about the decisions made by government officials that affect their lives. This is bad and this is wrong. @emcollective wants to fix it. Me too #txlege

I will be busy next weekend at #TribFest22. Here’s some of what I’ll be up to.

1. One on One with @petebuttigieg — our opening night keynote conversation 2. A conversation about the state of public education in Texas with @teainfo’s @mikemorath and two superintendents #txlege #tx2022

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
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#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
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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

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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

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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…
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#txlege 8am: @SamanthaJPower + @IAmAmnaNawaz on the economic, humanitarian and geopolitical challenges we face around the globe
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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 8am: @DadePhelan + @cassi_pollock on what the 87th #txlege accomplished, how the quorum break divided the lower chamber and the biggest issues impacting the future of Texas
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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

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
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Today I wrote to @texastribune's readers around TX and across the country to say thanks for trusting us to keep them reliably informed. What a moment for the world. And what a moment for the news @TexasTribune Public-service journalism — fair, thorough, accurate, faithful to its mission of holding powerful people and institutions accountable — has always been a necessary component of our democracy, and it’s absolutely essential today

UT/TT poll: Slight majority of Texans — incl. 1 in 4 Rs — think gun laws should be more strict texastribune.org/2019/11/05/tex… #txlege UT/TT poll: 81% of Texans, including 74% of Rs and 73% of indies, support background checks for all gun purchases texastribune.org/2019/11/05/tex… #txlege

THREAD: On the first day of early voting in Texas, a few civic-minded goodies from your friends at @texastribune👇
#txlege #txsen #txgov #tx2018 @TexasTribune From @AlexSamuelsx5 @rdmurphy: Everything you need to know about casting a ballot in Texas in the 2018 midterms apps.texastribune.org/features/2018/…
#txlege #txsen #txgov #tx2018