[14] The two major newspapers in Houston never mentioned Steven for many years thereafter. The Texas senator knew exactly what he was doing, what he was risking and who he was inciting as he stood on the Senate floor Wednesday and passionately fed the farce of election fraud even as a seething crowd of believers was being whipped up by President Trump a short distance away, the editorial board wrote. The memos, first obtained by the alternative paper the Houston Press, say the Chronicle's conglomerate and the Post "reached an agreement in October, 1994, for the sale of Houston Post Co.'s assets for approximately $120 million. "Keep your eyes open for Pentagrams, we were told," writes The Editorial Board. As such, it eschewed controversial political topics, such as integration or the impacts of rapid economic growth on life in the city. Within 45 minutes of being contacted by a freelance reporter for the Texas Observer, Barnes hastily issued a press release announcing that one of her reporters bad been caught making up sources over the course of several years. 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This legislator is trying to stop you. Matt Worthington, Cody Arn, and Cynthia Valadez-Mata are also strong choices in this race. However, the most important part of the job lies under the soil, in the state's extensive oil and gas holdings. "[67], Former Texas Secretary of State Jack Rains contacted the Chronicle's James Howard Gibbons, alleging that the poll appeared to incorrectly count non-Republican Primary voters in its sample. Harris County Will Use Toll Road Revenue to Pay for Flood Control. Houston's 'Ike Dike' Won't Adequately Protect the City The Houston Chronicle editorial board is calling on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to resign, contending that "his lies cost lives.". Chronicle Editorial Board, Opinion Staff - San Francisco Chronicle On. He is a member of Class IX of Leadership Houston. What DeMeco Ryans loves most about C.J. The high. Houston Chronicle Opinion on Twitter: ""Parents of transgender youth The Chronicle won a Pulitzer for their editorials on voting rights this year. Cruz and fellow GOP Sen. Josh Hawley (Mo.) This week, The Kansas City Stars editorial boardalso slammed Hawley, arguing that the senators actions in the last week had such impact that he deserves an impressive share of the blame for the blood thats been shed.. Done with the opportunism. Houston Chronicle editorial board writer Leah Binkovitz. have drawn criticism fromfellow lawmakers for seeking to challenge the vote certification, with several Democrats calling on them to resign. 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Texas' new tax incentive program is designed to keep it competitive in attracting businesses, but at what cost to taxpayers and school districts? 28 Apr 2023 03:45:04 Jones described the buyout of Foster as follows: Wanting to be liberal with Foster if I bought him out, since he had created the paper and originally owned most of the stock, and had made a success of it, I thought for a while before answering and finally asked him how much he owed. 'This Week In Texas' puts spotlight on Harris County Judge's race. [65] The story was also picked up by the local Houston television stations and, a week later, the O'Reilly Factor. Powers, who directed Chronicle's editorial pages, dies [61][62], Harris County District Attorney Rosenthal later dismissed the Chronicle's complaint, finding it without merit on the grounds that the statute did not apply. He sold the rest of his interest to Jesse H. Jones on June 26, 1926, and promptly retired.[8]. Prior to the Chronicle, Campbell was reporter at the Houston Post. The second building, the Majestic Theater, was built west of the Chronicle building. Such have always been the policies of the Chronicle and to such it is now rededicated."[11]. I was sworn in. When it comes to what matters to Harris County voters, Jones says it comes down to the price of goods and crime. Harris County's first Latina county judge takes the helm Aileen Perilla/ The Penny Hoarder. Coulter served in the Air Force Reserve from 1961 to 1967. The paper employs nearly 2,000 people, including approximately 300 journalists, editors, and photographers. But the same right doesn't apply to . [35], The Houston Chronicle building[citation needed] in Downtown Houston was the headquarters of the Houston Chronicle. A Houston Chronicle Editorial Board writeup published Tuesday included a statement from Morath saying he's been "under the weather." Delgado didn't clarify why Morath was absent. Goodfellows continues today through donations made by the newspaper and its readers. Nick Powell is a editorial writer for the Houston Chronicle. The Chronicle board noted other local options, writing that "the Waco Regional Airport and an expected crowd of 10,000 or so fit the bill. 'All about money': TEA leaders grilled at third HISD meeting During the following years he covered the civil and criminal courts, city and county government, space, transportation, education and politics. Facebook agrees to pay $725M settlement: Whats the deadline to file a claim? "Now, it seems, drag queens await on every stage." 01 May 2023 00:00:02 Texas ranks last in access to mental health care but the Legislature appears poised to make a generational investment in care for children and adults. Even though she has traveled throughout the world as a photojournalist, her true passion is exploring issues right in her own backyard. Nick Powell is an editorial writer for the Houston Chronicle. He resigned from the Houston Endowment board to avoid a conflict of interest, though he remained as publisher of the Chronicle. Nick Powell, Editorial Writer. He then began lining up potential buyers for the newspaper, which included non-Houstonians such as Sam Newhouse, Otis Chandler and the Scripps-Howard organization. Candidates for the midterm 2022 elections: Top (left to right): Beto O'Rourke (D), Alexandra del Moral Mealer (R) and Mike Collier (D). Creekmore remained as publisher until Houston Endowment sold the paper to the Hearst Corporation. The board did have a meeting with both candidates. She spent years in the oil and gas industry and previously was editor of a nonprofit publication. He has a PhD from the University of Houston Creative Writing Program, and has edited and written for publications that specialize in economics, philosophy, literature, architecture, science and health. She was the senior editor for Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research and its Urban Edge blog. She previously worked for the Houston Post and Newsday in Long Island, N.Y., where she participated in a two-year Minority Editorial Training Program. was online for only an hour, but long enough to be viewed by some readers. See the Editorial Board's full list of recommendations for the 2022 midterm election, Editorial: Why we still recommend candidates, How we keep election news and endorsements separate, Letter from the editor: Introducing our exclusive new newsletter. Houston Chronicle Editorial Board wins Pulitzer Prize for series on Several GOP lawmakers ahead of the vote had signaled their support to challenge the validity of certain Biden electors, and Trump ahead of the riots repeated his unsubstantiated claims of a stolen election as he urged his supporters at a rally to march toward the Capitol. "[60], The document[which?] Eventually, Chronicle publisher Jack Sweeney contacted the Sandoval family to apologize. [23], Locally, the Chronicle endorsed Wendy Davis for governor in 2014,[24] and Sylvester Turner for mayor in 2015. A great daily newspaper can remain a power for good only so long as it is uninfluenced by unworthy motives, and unbought by the desire for gain. The Houston Chronicle Editorial Board on Monday won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing for a series on voter suppression in Texas. Abbott's preemptive pardon request in George Floyd protest killing isn't justice (Editorial). Houston Chronicle calls on Cruz to resign | The Hill Contact Chron To pitch freelance stories to our editorial staff, email freelance@chron.com. "I think on Election Night, one of the races most election watchers are going to be watching is the Harris County judge race," Jones said. Drag panic cancels field trip, 'Astros mean girls' and Houston's tasty tap water (Thumbs). [18] He was succeeded by Jack Sweeney. They were joined together in a major renovation and modernisation project, wjhich was completed in the late 1960s.[36]. She previously covered Fort Bend County for the Houston Chronicle. Jones had to comply. This portable Cubii under-desk elliptical is $129 off today. Nick previously worked as the Chronicle's Gulf Coast reporter, leading the way on stories as varied as the Santa Fe High School shooting, the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine and Galvestons long delay in rebuilding public housing after Hurricane Ike. If Llano County can't ban books, will they close the libraries? Her love of journalism began as a freshman at Memorial High School, where she joined the award-winning yearbook staff. Langworthy was previously employed by the Christian Science Monitor. (Editorial). "[36], The facility, which was 106 years old in 2016, was originally four separate structures, which were joined together to make one building. The Chronicle said that its poll showed "severely eroded support for U.S. Rep Tom DeLay in his district, most notably among Republicans who have voted for him before. "For comprehensive and dynamic coverage of Hurricane Harvey that captured real-time developments of the unprecedented scale of the disaster and provided crucial information to its community during the storm and its aftermath. (Editorial). Rosenthal's involvement in the probe itself came under fire by the Houston Press, which in editorials questioned whether Rosenthal was too close to TTM: from 2000 to 2004, Rosenthal accepted some $30,000 in donations from known TTM supporters. The Houston Chronicle Editorial Board interviewed candidates in more than 60 races to make the following recommendations for Harris County and one Katy ISD proposition. No one claims the HCFCD is perfectin 2017, after Hurricane Harvey exposed decades of inadequate flood prevention efforts, the Houston Chronicle editorial board called on the state to. Catch up on what Houston's talking about today with Chron's morning newsletter. Veronica Bucio joined the Editorial Board in April 2000. Bettencourt and Huffman increase Texas school funding so public school budgets keep up with inflation. Georgsson is a San Antonio native and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. Editorial Board - The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle In politics, there are no second acts. Raj Mankad, Deputy Opinion Editorraj.mankad@chron.com. A fifth-generation Texan and Dallas native, in 2001 Minshew was elected president of the Houston chapter of the Association for Women Journalists. In addition, the M.D. According to the Handbook of Texas online, the Chronicle generally represented very conservative political views during the 1950s: the Chronicle generally represented the very conservative political interests of the Houston business establishment. In December 2004 the Chronicle acquired the Spanish-language newspaper La Voz de Houston. "[66], In January 2006 the Chronicle hired Richard Murray of the University of Houston to conduct an election survey in the district of U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, in light of his 2005 indictment by District Attorney Ronnie Earle for alleged campaign money violations. [31] None of the Chronicle's editors responsible for overseeing Ward's storiesincluding then-managing editor Vernon Loebassumed any responsibility for the fact that one of their reporters had been cheating for years under their noses. He was born in Covington, Tenn., and is a U.S. Army veteran. For updates on this story, follow Nick Natario on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Tony Pederson is the Chronicle's senior vice president/executive editor. Prior to working at the Chronicle, she worked at a variety of media companies, including Univision and Entercom. Houston Chronicle Editorial Board recommends Alexandra Mealer, not Lina Hidalgo, for Harris County Judge - Houston Chronicle - Impact investing 13. The paper announced it was retracting a total of eight stories.[30]. Anderson Library at the University of Houston has the Houston Post available on microfilm from 1880 to 1995, and the Houston Post Index from 1976 to 1979 and from 1987 to 1994.[69].

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