For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about the effect of a mass shooting and a professors’ petition on the campus carry debate in the state.
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: Oct. 8, 2015
Some members of the State Board of Education are suggesting that reaction was overblown to a caption in a social studies textbook that described Africans caught in the Atlantic slave trade as “workers.”
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New in Trib+Water: A Big Water Ruling in West Texas
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: A district judge sides with a groundwater conservation district in a ruling with a potentially large impact, a San Antonio water transfer project hits a snag and an interview with Richard Seline of AccelerateH2O.
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The Brief: Oct. 7, 2015
The Tribune’s latest investigative project — a documentary-style series called “God & Governing” — kicks off this morning with a focus on the role of religious beliefs on state lawmakers.
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The Brief: Oct. 6, 2015
A new controversy has flared over a state-approved social studies textbook, this time spurred by a parent angered by the text’s description of the Atlantic slave trade as something that “brought millions of workers from Africa to the southern United States.”
Posted inState Government
The Brief: Oct. 5, 2015
GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz shows no hesitancy in throwing some sharp elbows at the establishment as senator but that could have consequences for his future effectiveness as senator.
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New in Texas Weekly: Boehner’s Exit Felt in Texas
Speaker John Boehner’s departure reverberates in Texas, tort reform is a factor in a decision to back a Supreme Court challenger and Wendy Davis reappears to endorse Hillary Clinton — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($).
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The Brief: Oct. 2, 2015
The head of the Health and Human Services Commission announced that he will preserve access to care even if it means the state doesn’t achieve the full $100 million in budgeted savings to the program.
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Justice Lehrmann Loses Endorsement, Tort Reform Cited
Also, just so you know, state Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, is running for re-election, and former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wendy Davis commits early to Hillary Clinton.
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John Boehner’s Departure Reverberates in Texas
With the Speaker of the House departing this month, Pete Sessions makes a move to advance up the leadership ladder while Konni Burton urges Texas House Republicans to respect the grassroots in selecting a successor.
