It's been a while since I had a first day!
Feeling grateful for the butterflies, flood of welcome Slacks from my new @CalMatters colleagues, and chance to build out this new dimension of coverage with an org I so deeply respect 🦋💙.
The investigative interviews w/ police who responded to Robb Elementary reveal their unwillingness to confront the AR-15 was a major cause of the disastrous response. In other mass shootings like Pulse & Parkland, police have also hesitated vs. this rifle. https://t.co/M6lO92Br6D
The Tribune’s women’s health reporter answers common questions about what the 2022 elections mean for the future of abortion access:
- Is abortion on the ballot?
- What comes next in abortion policy?
- How do the offices on the ballot influence abortion access?
More than 21 vibrant murals cover the town of Uvalde after artists from all over Texas created memorials to the victims of the Robb Elementary school shooting. https://t.co/FZvjuiP8FQ
Join us Wednesday, Nov. 9, after Election Day for a free public event unpacking results from the midterms and what they’ll mean for Texas. RSVP to attend: https://t.co/CJtqwtRNCR #TTEvents
NEW: The Tribune & @propublica obtained 20+ emergency calls and dispatch recordings made before and during law enforcement's chaotic 77-minute-long response to the Uvalde shooting.
Calls identified children trapped with the shooter. And police waited. https://t.co/cBHSs5UeEe
Check out our videos of pastors’ political endorsements, including a Frisco, TX pastor who told congregants: “I got a candidate that God wants to win. I got a mayor that God wants to unseat.”
Video editing by @Wisemeister@jdehn@shelbytauber.
https://t.co/2Evu47oE1a
If you value @TexasTribune's public service journalism, now is the time to support it. Help us unlock a $50,000 match when you give during our Fall Member Drive. https://t.co/aPPxKJgxg6
Experts on police tactics said Pete Arredondo's failure to bring his radios and inability to quickly obtain keys to classroom doors contributed to a chaotic police response where police took more than an hour to take out the shooter. https://t.co/vZN2ywK2On
Gov. Greg Abbott will likely face off against Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in the upcoming gubernatorial election.
Revisit our behind-the-scenes reporting from earlier this year. #TX2022
Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is currently in the fight for his political life. He's facing multiple Republican challengers hoping to unseat him in the primary election. #TX2022