In this week’s edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: The American Medical Association calls gun violence a health risk, Walgreen Co. severs ties to blood-testing firm Theranos and an interview with Elmer Bernstam of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
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: Senate Votes Down Gun Control
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s measure aimed at curtailing gun sales to people on the FBI’s terrorist watch list was one of several items considered today in the aftermath of the recent mass shooting in Orlando.
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The Brief: Trump Meets Opposition from Texas Democrats, and a Donor
Donald Trump made headlines in Texas this weekend for two reasons — his own two-day fundraising swing here and the attention Texas Democrats paid him at their state convention in San Antonio.
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New in Texas Weekly: Dems Gather in San Antonio
The insiders give their prognosis for state Democrats as they gather for their convention in San Antonio, Bernie Sanders supporters vow to press on with his agenda and a new twist in the tax tussle between the state and the oil and gas industry — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($).
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The Brief: One Year Into His Bid, Trump Rallies Dallas
The presumptive GOP presidential nominee spends the first day of a two-day trek through the Lone Star State with a boisterous, free-wheeling rally at Gilley’s in Dallas.
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These Officeholders Already Know Their Political Futures
In two charts, an inventory of those officeholders whose return tickets are already stamped and those who for sure aren’t coming back.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: About That Democratic Convention…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about that upcoming convention for Texas Democrats in San Antonio.
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The Brief: Donald Trump Comes to Texas
The presumptive GOP presidential nominee kicks off a two-day tour of Texas full of fundraisers and rallies with protesters at the ready for his arrival.
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New in Trib+Water: Ranchers Frustrated by Frack Ponds
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: Ranchers have a new problem in frack ponds, water utilities find possible vulnerability to cyberattack and an interview with Tim Loftus of Texas State University and the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment.
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The Brief: Trump Continues to Divide His Party
The presumptive GOP nominee’s recent statements have some Republican leaders less than enthusiastic about their party’s choice; Trump also runs into problems finding a venue for a Thursday rally in North Texas.
