Olivia Garrett

Education reporter @callerdotcom @USATODAY · she/her · Tips? [email protected]

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These patients at the Texas State Aquarium Wildlife Rescue Center are looking good, recovering from cold-stunning https://t.co/8tQd20Gt0Y

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After a fisherman reported seeing pelicans injured by hail near Shamrock Island, rescuers found hundreds of dead or severely injured birds. Across the region, Nov. 1 storms hit ~2,000 birds, directly striking important rookery islands https://t.co/bbYW4hMp5d

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This project on Baffin Bay includes a great photos and a video from Angela Piazza https://t.co/8G3hQSGlmE

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Pollution is flowing from South Texas creeks into Baffin Bay, a remote but beloved fishery known for thousand-year-old worm reefs. A decade after anglers sounded the alarm, a conservation turnaround is in the works — https://t.co/BSgmTAEGo5

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To learn about challenges facing Baffin Bay (TX), I tagged along with researchers on the water, heard from anglers who’ve been chasing their best trout there for years and spoke with experts about wastewater/septic problems and nature-based solutions https://t.co/eLT4Q5UXtd

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The pathways bringing new teachers into Texas classrooms are changing. Preparation and certification can impact whether teachers stick with teaching and student success. Read more about this in the Coastal Bend: https://t.co/KnL6fpvsOI

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Also, see Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nesting season in action in this gallery by @angelalpiazza https://t.co/OnlKzduL1p

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Perks of journalism — I’ve been close enough to a nesting Kemp’s ridley sea turtle to see how she buried her eggs and watched as tiny hatchlings crawled to the sea. Here’s what I wrote about efforts to save the world’s most endangered sea turtle — https://t.co/Dh9bLExzm4

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(3/3) Here’s what’s at stake for South Texas:
https://t.co/74ZsL0eAe9

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Texas plans to drop Driscoll Health Plan from two insurance programs for low-income children and pregnant women —despite some of the highest performance metrics in the state and millions invested in South Texas health initiatives. (1/3)
https://t.co/74ZsL0f83H

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Driscoll Children’s Hospital is not in danger. But Driscoll Health Plan, which employs hundreds of South Texans and serves about 78% of eligible low-income children and pregnant mothers in Corpus Christi, will likely shutdown if the state does not reverse course. (2/3)

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Flint Hills Resources owes nearly $1 million in penalties for Christmas Eve 2022 oil spill https://t.co/j3WjenzDyP

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“Our kids may play football (against each other) on Thursday and Friday night and come Monday, they’re in class together,” Premont ISD Superintendent Mike Barrera said. https://t.co/fBIZkyaVS1

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Can rural schools offer enough programs to meet student interests and needs? In South Texas, schools have banded together through the Rural Schools Innovation Zone to expand and sustain career and technical education https://t.co/fBIZkyaVS1

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Education foundations can raise $$$ for innovative programs outside the constraints of school budgets. But not all districts have benefited equally. Read about a growing movement of communities hoping to get in on the fundraising action for their schools https://t.co/P2O1yt041I

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Last year around this time @ChaseRogersAAS and I were in the midst of reporting on the repatriation of Native American human remains in the Coastal Bend with visuals from @angelalpiazza — our project is now winning awards https://t.co/A0fxFGsbk3

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Had two 1st placings from @TexasEditors for star online package and freedom of information. 🎉

Wish I was in Corpus Christi to have a beer with @angelalpiazza and @_oliviagarrett. Happy to see our reporting on local repatriation efforts highlighted here.

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Creepy dolls, capsized rafts, beach art — I spent sunrise at the beach a bit ago learning about all the crazy things you can find if you trek down remote Texas beaches — pics by @angelalpiazza, interview with HRI’s Jace Tunnell https://t.co/aXzlGWapuf

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Check out the Geospatial Resilient Economic Development interactive tool at https://t.co/g2KrZxmAw3. It currently covers Aransas, Bee, Nueces, Kenedy, Kleberg, Refugio, and San Patricio counties

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There's a cool new geospatial data tool for anyone interested in environmental resiliency and economic development on the Texas coast -- here's my article about the community effort: https://t.co/kHG9BVR4KN

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Thanks to the Regional Resilience Partnership anyone can easily access a ton of Coastal Bend data all in one place -- you can map industrial sites, geohazard and flood risk, health data, social vulnerability, broadband access, critical infrastructure and so much more!