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The Texas Tribune is a nonprofit politics and public policy news website headquartered in Austin, Texas. [1] [2] Its stated aim is to promote civic engagement through original, explanatory journalism and public events. [3] The Texas Tribune, like the Voice of San Diego and MinnPost before it, is part of a trend toward web-based, non-profit ...
Emily Ramshaw. Emily Ramshaw is an American journalist and news executive. She is the co-founder and CEO of The 19th*, an independent nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersection of gender, politics and policy in the U.S. The 19th's mission is to elevate the voices of women, people of color and the LGBTQ+ community, [1] and to arm them with ...
The Legislature is the constitutional successor of the Congress of the Republic of Texas since Texas's 1845 entrance into the Union. The Legislature held its first regular session from February 16 to May 13, 1846. The Legislature has completed its 88th session, and the next session is the 89th session, scheduled to convene on January 14, 2025 ...
New York City, U.S. Occupation. Journalist. Education. Hamilton College; Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Evan Smith (born April 20, 1966) is an American journalist. He is the former CEO of The Texas Tribune and host of the weekly interview program Overheard with Evan Smith. [ 1][ 2][ 3]
IDEA Public Schools, Inc ( Individuals Dedicated to Excellence and Achievement Public Schools) is a not‐for‐profit charter school operator based in Weslaco, Texas. [ 1] It was formed in June 2000. [ 2][ 3][ 4] In 2015 it served about 19,000 students in 36 schools, about 85% of whom were economically disadvantaged. [ 1]
John Spencer Sharp (born July 28, 1950) is an American Democratic politician from Texas, who has served since 2011 as the chancellor of the Texas A&M University System. From 1991 to 1999, he was the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. From 1979 to 1987, he was a member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature.
Harvard University ( MBA) Christopher George Hollins (born July 8, 1986) is an American attorney and politician who is the City Controller of Houston. He previously served as interim Harris County Clerk from June 2020 to November 2020. He is known for overseeing the 2020 United States presidential election in Harris County; many of his policies ...
Texas is one of the most religiously diverse states in the nation. Seventy-seven percent of adults adhere to some form of Christianity, according to a study conducted in 2007 and 2014 by the Pew ...