New in Texas Weekly: Lite Guv Hopefuls Talk Steak, Frozen
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John Reynolds was the newsletters editor for the Tribune from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he was a reporter for Quorum Report, a non-partisan online political newsletter focusing on the ins and outs under the Dome, for more than seven years – covering the waterfront from health and human services and redistricting to pensions and elections. A native of Atlanta, Ga., he started his journalistic career one day after the attacks of Sept. 11 in Lubbock, Texas, where he rotated through a slew of beats at The Avalanche-Journal. He received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and studied at the University of Georgia's graduate school in journalism. When not at work, he actively attempts to convince himself he is adept at tennis with varying levels of success. And he has adopted the Austin custom of appreciating smoked meats and listening to music in grassy/muddy fields.
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Ahead of a possible vote on impeachment on Monday, members of the House select committee investigating UT System Regent Wallace Hall appear split on how to proceed. Full Story
A pair of press statements provide a window into two politicians' thinking. Full Story
Also, voters in Southeast Texas go to the polls on Saturday to select a new state senator in SD-4. Full Story
Not even Disney movies are safe when it comes to the scorched-earth tactics in the race for the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor. Full Story
David Dewhurst campaign parodies the hit song from the animated movie Frozen to attack his lite guv runoff rival. We are not making this up. Full Story
In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: Lamar Smith rejects climate report, Colorado urged to learn Texas water lessons and an interview with Tom Gooch of Freese and Nichols, Inc. Full Story
The word "mess" doesn't even begin to describe what greeted the new director of the state agency that supervises the state's most violent sex offenders when she showed up to work. Full Story
Dallas Republican Congressman Pete Sessions on Tuesday endorsed state Rep. Dan Branch for attorney general, becoming the third member of Texas' GOP House delegation in two days to back Branch. Full Story
In this week's Q&A, we interview Tom Gooch of Freese and Nichols Inc. Full Story