In a new television ad, Nolan Ryan, a former baseball pitcher and the CEO of the Texas Rangers, advocates for Proposition 6, a water financing measure that voters will decide on in November. “Proposition 6 will protect our lakes and streams and fund critical water projects,” he says in the ad, which was produced by the Water Texas PAC, adding: “Don’t let the tap run dry. Protect our water supply.” 

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Emily Ramshaw was the editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune from 2016 to 2020. During her tenure, the Tribune — billed “one of the nonprofit news sector’s runaway success stories” — won a Peabody...