The angry reaction to Ted Cruz’s non-endorsement of Donald Trump comes as speculation grows on how the Texas senator builds on his second-place finish in the race for the nomination.
John Reynolds
John Reynolds was the newsletters editor for the Tribune from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he was a reporter for Quorum Report, a non-partisan online political newsletter focusing on the ins and outs under the Dome, for more than seven years – covering the waterfront from health and human services and redistricting to pensions and elections. A native of Atlanta, Ga., he started his journalistic career one day after the attacks of Sept. 11 in Lubbock, Texas, where he rotated through a slew of beats at The Avalanche-Journal. He received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and studied at the University of Georgia's graduate school in journalism. When not at work, he actively attempts to convince himself he is adept at tennis with varying levels of success. And he has adopted the Austin custom of appreciating smoked meats and listening to music in grassy/muddy fields.
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The Brief: An Unexpected Cost of the Border Surge Appears
The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety tells lawmakers Tuesday that increased staffing along the borders has come at the expense of other parts of the state.
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New in Trib+Health: No Zika Funding This Summer
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Congress goes on summer break without action on Zika funding, a Dallas surgeon speaks candidly about police and an interview with Maria Cooper of the Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science on Youth and Young Adults.
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The Brief: GOP Convention Kicks Off in Cleveland
The national party gathering starts on a contentious note as organizers fend off a challenge, backed by some Texans, to the convention rules by anti-Trump Republicans.
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The Brief: Republicans Converge in Cleveland for Convention
With national Republicans set this week to nominate Donald Trump, Texans — both party leaders and rank-and-file — seek to make their presence known.
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New in Texas Weekly: A Big Cash Haul for Abbott
Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s banked $28.6 million for a re-election bid, Abbott is forced to skip the Republican National Convention and Ted Cruz is invited to ride on Air Force One to this week’s Dallas memorial — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($).
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The Brief: Patrick Confronts Obama at Town Hall on Race
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick suggested that the president could do more to express his support for law enforcement during a contentious back-and-forth at a televised town hall on race relations on Thursday.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: About Those Police-Community Relations…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about the state of police and community relations in the wake of last week’s attack on officers in Dallas.
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The Brief: Texas Has Its First Zika Birth Defect Case
Health officials said Wednesday that the first baby with Zika virus-linked birth defects in Texas was born a few weeks ago outside Houston to a mother who had contracted the virus in Colombia.
Posted inEnergy, Environment
New in Trib+Water: El Paso Water Buy Stirs Concern
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: An El Paso Water Utilities purchase of a ranch stirs concerns about water exports, algae blooms hint at systems out of balance across the globe and an interview with Greg Story of the National Weather Service West Gulf River Forecast Center.
