BREAKING: A new Texas report shows that an armed Uvalde officer, the first to arrive at Robb Elementary School on May 24 asked for permission to shoot the gunman while he was outside the school, but never heard an answer from his supervisor.
The report released today provides new details and criticism about the level of safety for the school and mistakes made in the response.
Feb 18, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Did I just sleep through a statewide emergency prep PR campaign last week that advised Texans to gas up, stock up ahead of this storm. Oh, that's right, there wasn't one. But #ifthiswereahurricane, we'd have flashing TxDOT signs, alerts, because Texas does *do* that.
Also trying to understand a grid that pays its executives north of $200K, and its CEO $800K-plus why possible scenarios weren't relayed to utilities, say last weekend. Weather was predicted accurately.
Feb 17, 2021 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Lot of you have been without far longer than me (28+ hours). You're exhausted by the pandemic, exhausted by this event where you just want some damn heat. You're exhausted by no gas at the gas station, by lines 100 people deep to get into the one open grocery store.
I got neighbors boiling snow on gas stoves to keep dishes clean because pipes are frozen. People are homeless in this. People will die because of this. We are all seething. I get it. And trust me the state's reporters are already surgically at work to unpack this disaster...
Jan 27, 2021 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
Because I'm a selfish single person with time on my hands + no one over 65 in my house, dove into Texas govt vaccine websites tonight...to better understand all the outrage we're hearing from listeners. Walk with me, #txlege. 1/9
Started by typing what most people would: “How do I get a COVID vaccine in Texas?” Seems simple enough. The top answer is @TexasDSHS ( state’s health agency) vaccine page: dshs.state.tx.us/coronavirus/im… So far, so good. 2/9
Jun 17, 2018 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
Cheering on my fellow #Texas#journos from Nashville (where I've got a delayed flite to @DallasLoveField). As a reader, I want a map with where the immigrant kids are, name of contractor, how much paid so far this year by fed taxpayers, how many kids detained. #makeithappen@DallasLoveField I want to know EVERYTHING re these contractors. What kind of license they possess or last inspection to care for kids. I want to know who their CEOs are, what lawmakers take their money. If they apply restraints on kids. #makeithappen#Texas#journos.
