For @NMInDepth, we dug into data to highlight some of the challenges in implementing New Mexico's universal child care program that starts Nov. 1 -- like slots for infants and children under age two.
https://t.co/jp3giTsJNA
I’ll be in Seattle for #AAJA25 this week as an @aajavoices fellow! We’ve worked on investigative stories this summer that we’re excited to share with y’all! Come find us at the VOICES mixer on Thurs 7/31 at 5pm in Metropolitan A!
Y'all! I published something!
I'm reporting on police and security guards in Texas schools for @nytimes. I want to hear from anyone who has interacted with a Texas school police officer or security guard or worked as one. More at the link. Please share! https://t.co/MbHkYkLDl7
Astros winning the series against the Mariners + unofficial start to summer + all the warm weather fruits are back in season makes this long weekend a success 🍉🥭🍓🍍🍑🤘☀️
Meet our 2025 VOICES cohort! These rising journalists will report, learn & grow with guidance from industry mentors – ending with final presentations & in-person sessions at #AAJA25 in Seattle. We’re excited to see their work! Learn more: https://t.co/QAjBMbgUW1
Another day, another big power generation deal.
Houston's NRG Energy announced a $12 billion agreement to acquire 18 natural gas power plants today. Why?
To supply electricity to data centers, of course:
https://t.co/Q3P2HgAL1l
We talk all the time about how Houston is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, but less about how immigration is responsible for nearly all of that growth.
As immigration slows, wrote about what happens if Houston stops growing
https://t.co/5APlAvi8eP
If passed into law, bills inspired by last year's Hurricane Beryl & other storms would:
- Require generators at nursing homes
- Establish standards for replacing utility poles
- Study the costs & benefits of burying power lines
- Increase criminal penalties for harassing linemen
What a major loss for Houston. The Landing broke exceptional, impactful stories on the city's Black midwives/doulas, Aldine ISD, local politics and more. The city deserves so much more.
This is the story of Mohammed, who was evacuated from Gaza to Houston for medical treatment at age 14 and determined to be walking again by the time he turned 15.
It's also the story of the Houston community around him. (gift link)
https://t.co/uCrVE8x1hm
$30 billion to $33 billion in new power lines are needed in Texas, in large part to support more data centers, oil & gas electrification and crypto miners.
But everyday residents, small businesses could pay "disproportionately" more for the infrastructure:https://t.co/JHIimdbx4p
A South Texas coal-fired power plant plans to switch to clean energy after receiving more than $1 billion in federal money — leaving only 14 coal-fired power plants in the state.
For @TexasTribune
https://t.co/b6Z9Nm9Hul