me: wow i am so excited to be a reporter. im sure that job involves a lot of writing, which is my favorite thing. what being a reporter is actually like: lots of emails, zoom/teams meetings, spreadsheets, reading documents, phone calls and a little writing.

Big big news for Texas journalism. Hearst — which owns the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News — is purchasing the Austin American-Statesman from Gannett. houstonchronicle.com/business/artic…

About 23% of Houston ISD students were absent on Feb. 3, when “A Day Without Immigrants” was observed across the United States. That comes out to more than 40,500 students who were absent that day. Houston Public Media houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/…

Scoop: Fort Bend County has canceled its plans for the Flourishment Center in Rosenberg, after the lead nonprofit withdrew from the project and residents voiced opposition. houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/…

Alexis Cardenas’ family says he was suffering with his mental health when HPD officers arrested him for an outstanding warrant. HPD tells me they won’t release that body camera footage of his arrest until July next year due to a backlog. #houstonpublicmedia

After the El Paso ME ruled a migrant's death a homicide, ICE sent the next body to an Army hospital, where autopsies aren't public. ICE says both deaths were suicide attempts. Victor Diaz's family doesn't believe he tried to take his life. texastribune.org/2026/02/03/tex…

this is such a good read for any reporters thinking more about digital security right now 404media.co/fbi-couldnt-ge…

I’m among today’s Washington Post layoffs. It was an absolute dream to cover everything — from immigration, to Venezuela to politics to national breaking news — over the past 5 years. If you’re hiring or know of someone who is: mpaulrangel(at)gmail(dot)com