✨personal news ✨ after seven months of denials and being ghosted, i finally got a yes! im blessed to announce that i will be joining the social media team at The Daily Beast. today is my first day, wish me luck!

+1! ed medeles is a huge talent and we’ve been so lucky to work with him this semester.

How and why should Texans prepare for the winter ahead? Join us live on @TwitterSpaces this Friday, Dec. 10 at noon Central for a conversation about the power grid and safety featuring Erin Douglas 📝🌎🕵🏻‍♀️, Mitchell Ferman and @something_light. x.com/i/spaces/1OyKA…

🧵 My colleagues and I have reported at length on last winter’s catastrophic storm that wreaked havoc on Texas’ power grid to bring you resources and reliable information both that week and throughout this entire year. bit.ly/3pHiEP0

The U.S. Supreme Court allowing Texas' abortion law to remain intact creates a roadmap for other states that may seek to limit other constitutional rights, legal experts say. On Saturday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom took a step toward that prediction. Here's how we got here:

.Andrew Zhang is a rising star to keep an eye on! Check out the great work he did on our team this semester:

Baseless claims of widespread voter fraud repeated by Texas Republicans have influenced policy decisions. The state has dozens of residents charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot — including one who's running for office. Here’s how the insurrection is still affecting Texas. 1/

A growing political social media strategy has become successful in recent years: Package complicated information into short, simplified bites, and use it to divide people into distinct groups that are opposed to one another. bit.ly/3zMRevN

Happy Monday! My team is hiring a service/engagement reporter to help Texans. Starting salary is $55k. Location is anywhere in Texas. You'd report to regina mack — and you'd do impactful work that would serve Texans. Apply here: texastribune.org/jobs/service-a…

And finally, nonprofit newsroom Texas Tribune is looking for a service and engagement reporter: x.com/regmack_/statu…

New year, new job role! (Idk I'm trying to be cute lol) I'm extremely excited for this new opportunity/journalism career shift + super thankful for my colleagues at the Tribune for their support Feel free to drop any of your newsletter + news product recommendations 💛

Texas journalists @DaLyahJ, Zacharia Washington and Samantha Grasso are documenting organizations that are assisting folks in rural Texas during the cold snap: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… Thread:

🗣Early voting in the Texas primary election begins today 🗳 Most years, less than a quarter of registered voters in the state cast primary ballots. Follow this thread for everything you need to participate in 2022. trib.it/G-e #TX2022

Today's my first day as a newsletter writer for the Texas Tribune, and I'm super excited to get started! Do yourself a favor and subscribe to our newsletters down below. I'd love to be a regular in your inbox 💌 texastribune.org/about/subscrib…

It's almost primary day in Texas. 🚨 Join Bobby Blanchard 🌈, Ross Ramsey and Mandi Cai 💁🏻‍♀️ tomorrow at noon Central on @TwitterSpaces as they break down the races to watch, voter turnout so far and more. #TX2022 x.com/i/spaces/1lPKq…

Hey y’all: I just found out I’ve been laid off from @fivethirtyeight. I’m sad, but absolutely *loved* the work I did for the site. I’m still processing today’s news, but am eager to find a new reporting job covering race and politics — ideally staying remote. My DMs are open!