Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is dissolving the grassroots advisory board he established in January, saying several of its members, including Tea Party organizer JoAnn Fleming, “expressed a desire for greater independence.”
Emily Ramshaw
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 Award, several national Murrow Awards and top honors from the Online News Association.
Before joining the Tribune in 2010 as one of its founding reporters, Ramshaw spent six years at The Dallas Morning News, where she broke national stories about sexual abuse inside Texas’ youth lock-ups, reported from inside a West Texas polygamist compound and uncovered “fight clubs” inside state institutions for the disabled. The Texas APME named Ramshaw its 2008 star reporter of the year. In 2016, she was named to the board of the Pulitzer Prizes.
A native of Washington, D.C., and the product of two journalist parents, Ramshaw graduated from Northwestern University in 2003 with dual degrees in journalism and American history.
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TribCast: SCOTUS Decisions, Ted Cruz and Karl Rove
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Ross, Patrick and Alexa about the U.S. Supreme Court decisions on gay marriage and abortion, Ted Cruz’s new memoir and his ongoing spat with Karl Rove.
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Livestream: Houston & the Legislature: An 84th Session Recap
We’re livestreaming a review of the just-finished legislative session — and its impact on Houston — with state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, and state Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston.
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TribCast: Abbott’s Emails and UT/TT’s Summer Poll
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jim about the contents of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emails and Texas voters’ perceptions on everything from presidential hopefuls to gay marriage and marijuana.
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T-Squared: Trib Wins Three National Murrow Awards
We’re thrilled to report that we’ve won three national honors in this year’s Edward R. Murrow Awards competition — an all-time high for us.
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TribCast: Best & Worst and Big Lege Departures
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about the Texas Monthly Best & Worst list, the San Antonio mayoral race, some big departures from the Texas Legislature and Jeb Bush’s presidential announcement.
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T-Squared: Walters, Collier Are Newest Trib Reporters
The Austin American-Statesman’s Kiah Collier will cover public education and the environment for us, while longtime Tribune reporting fellow Edgar Walters is our new health care beat reporter.
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Deconstructing the Session: Winners and Losers
Who might be considered winners after the 84th legislative session? Who might want a do-over? Listen to our discussion in a special episode of Texas Standard.
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TribCast: On the Trail and Back at the Capitol
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Matthew, Alana and Patrick about Rick Perry’s campaign swing through Iowa, Ted Cruz’s fundraising visit to the border and House Speaker Joe Straus’ recap on the legislative session that was.
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TribCast: The House’s Very Long Night
In this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Morgan about Tuesday’s mega-night in the Texas House, from parliamentary tricks and brokered deals to ethics, campus carry and abortion insurance.
