Today we continue my celebration of the coming launch of Austin Current with a countdown of 7 things I've learned since connecting with this newsroom. Let's get to it! #6 Be yourself in the… ...

Some in Houston congregation lacking faith in successor to famous pastor

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Hill Country charity charged with flood relief has 4 employees and a $60M job

These people are still missing or confirmed dead in Texas Hill Country floods

Houston man helped his family escape Guadalupe River floods — then vanished

Register for IRE+SFJ webinar: Your identity & your reporting

Meet the attorney leading Harris County’s fight against Trump’s White House

Your identity and your reporting: A workshop with Andrea Ball - Investigative Reporters & Editors

Your identity and your reporting: A workshop with Andrea Ball - Investigative Reporters & Editors

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Here’s the first thing you should ask when interviewing someone who has lost/is losing a loved one. #journalism #reportersoftiktok #reporter #news #howareyou #death #dying #journalismstudent

Jhair Romero named new host of the Houston Chronicle's Houston Explained

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Focus. #journalism #reportersoftiktok #newsrooms #houston #journalismstudent #media #journalismschool #panic

Winning, losing and everything in between. #journalism #newsrooms #reportersoftiktok #media #houston #journalismstudent #journalismschool #news #metrics #impact #houstontx #texas

Donate to Support Houston Landing journalists and staff facing layoffs, organized by Mike Morris

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How Trump cuts canceled summer literacy camp for 130 kids in Houston

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A few tips on covering storms. And, God, watch out for snakes and fire ants. #reportersoftiktok #journalisming #newsrooms #media #texas #houston #coveringstorms

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Talking to people accused of wrongdoing can be shocking. We assume they won’t talk - but sometimes they do! Just want to clarify something I didn’t explain because I was in a rush. The second person ...

To clarify - Obviously you’re not going to follow every single person who follows you. Who has the time to keep up with all that. You also don’t want follow people who are just trolls or looking for ...

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How a Trump order dismantled Houston’s $100M-a-year refugee aid effort

Fighting with your boss over a stupid story? Maybe not worth it. #reportersoftiktok #journalism #journalismstudents #reportersoftiktok #texas #houston #reporters #editing #editors #bosses #resisting

Freaking out over looming stories? One step at a time. ##journalism##journalismstudents##reportersoftiktok##texas##houston##reporters##toomanystories

Why be a reporter in Texas? IYKYK. #journalism #journalismstudents #reportersoftiktok #texas #houston #texasnews #texasawaitsyou #reporters #editor

It’s my birthday. Knowing what I know now about journalism, would I tell 22 year-old Andrea to do it anyway? #journalism #journalismstudents #reportersoftiktok #news #media #noregrets #birthday

We can’t know everything. Just ask. #journalism #journalismstudents #training #reportersoftiktok #news #reporter #media #writing #idontknow

Have to cover music? Tiny tips from a harp mom. @#media #reporter #journalismstudents #journalism #news #writing #music #harp

Pet peeve: human description that doesn’t move or make me see the person in motion. #media #reporter #journalismstudents #journalism #news #writing #storycraft #narrative #narrativejournalism

The misery of misquoting people. #media #reporter #journalismstudents #journalism #news #mistakes #corrections #writing

Years ago, a woman died in a psychiatric hospital and I never thought I would get the story. Here’s one part of how I did. #writing #media #reporter #journalismstudents #journalism #news #mentalhealth...