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Bobby Blanchard
Assistant Director for Audience
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Bobby Blanchard runs The Texas Tribune’s social media efforts while strategizing with the newsroom to expand the organization’s reach and engagement across all platforms. He strives to ensure the Tribune is a leading voice every day in the conversation online around Texas policy and politics. A graduate of UT-Austin, Bobby spent his first year out of college at The Dallas Morning News as a reporting fellow, covering Texas politics and breaking news. He got his start in journalism in the poorly lit basement of The Daily Texan, followed by internships at the Houston Chronicle, KUT News and, yes, the Tribune. Born and raised in the Houston area, Bobby is a native Texan. He relies on a steady supply of Tex-Mex and Red Bull to survive.
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Tell us how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting you
While doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have begun to arrive, the pandemic is far from over. Share your story with us. Full Story
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Monday is your deadline to register to vote in the Texas primary runoff
The runoff election for the Democratic and Republican primaries is July 14. The runoffs were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Full Story
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Did you protest in Texas over George Floyd's death? We want to talk to you.
Thousands of Texans took to the streets in Houston, Dallas, Austin and throughout the state this weekend to protest the death of yet another black man at the hands of police. We want to hear more about what you saw. Full Story
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T-Squared: Take The Texas Tribune's annual reader survey
Your responses will help us better understand the people consuming our journalism and how they use it — and that will make us better equipped to serve you. Full Story
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Political Pick'em: Can you guess who will win these Texas primaries?
The Texas Tribune is excited to present a return of its Political Pick'em contest. We've selected a handful of competitive Texas primaries, and we want you to pick the candidates who you think will get the most votes. Full Story
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Add Texas 2020 election dates to your calendar
Make it your resolution this year to keep track of voter registration deadlines, early voting and more. Full Story
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T-Squared: Regina Mack is returning to The Texas Tribune
Before she spent a year as Texas Monthly's social media editor, Mack was an engagement fellow at The Texas Tribune. We couldn't be more excited she's coming back. Full Story
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TribCast: Sid Miller's Facebook rhetoric, Rodney Reed finds bipartisan allies
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Emma and Jolie about Ag Commissioner Sid Miller’s latest Facebook rhetoric, the escalating pressure on the governor in the Rodney Reed death penalty case and a court of criminal appeals race that has everything going for it but an actual election. Full Story
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The 2019 Texas Tribune Festival starts today. Here's what you need to know.
The ninth annual Texas Tribune Festival couldn't be happening at a more newsworthy time. This year's event features House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, a slate of presidential candidates and more. Full Story
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Donald Trump called for "strong background checks" after El Paso shooting. He then blamed the media.
In a pair of Monday morning tweets, the president suggested "marrying" immigration reform to background check legislation. Full Story
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Horror in El Paso: 20 dead, 26 wounded in mass shooting at Walmart
Police say the suspect is a white male in his 20s from the Dallas area who was arrested without incident. Police are investigating whether it was a hate crime. Full Story
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Photos show almost 400 migrants packed in cages at Texas processing center
Vice President Mike Pence visited a migrant processing center in McAllen on Friday. According to reporters who accompanied him, the tour showed hundreds of men in cages without mats to sleep on, and some migrants hadn't showered in days. Full Story
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Watch Texas lawmakers meet on the migrant crisis and conditions at the border
Two Texas House committees — International Relations and Economic Development, and Homeland Security and Public Safety — will meet at 2 p.m. to discuss the situation at the border. Full Story
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Watch Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick and Dennis Bonnen's unexpected press conference
The "Big Three" announced additional National Guard deployments to the border and bashed Congress for failing to do more to halt a surge in migration. Full Story
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Watch Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Dennis Bonnen announce school finance deal
The "Big Three" spoke to news outlets as the Texas legislative session neared its end. Full Story
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Watch eight Democrats running for president speak at a forum in Texas
Eight Democrats running for the White House, including Julián Castro and Beto O'Rourke, are set to speak at a presidential forum in Texas focused on women of color. Tune in live here. Full Story
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Watch Beto O'Rourke's first Texas rally as a presidential candidate
Watch O'Rourke's rally in El Paso. Full Story
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We're bringing 2020 to Texas. Watch Conversations About America’s Future at SXSW.
We're streaming live interviews with John Kasich, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Bill Weld, Julián Castro, John Hickenlooper and Kevin McCarthy. Full Story
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Beto O'Rourke spoke in El Paso in a counter-rally to Donald Trump's event
Beto O'Rourke spoke in El Paso Monday night at the same time as President Donald Trump's El Paso rally. Watch it here. Full Story
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