Audrey McGlinchy

Some professional news: In August, I'll be taking leave from @KUT for nearly a year to learn with this incredible cohort. Excited to be back in NYC (& so close to my hometown of Philly!) + to have the chance to deepen my work on housing.

NYT editorial board today: "As newspapers and television stations across the country fold, public radio and TV stations can be among the few sources of local news in rural areas." nytimes.com/2025/07/16/opi… Certainly the case with @MarfaRadio here in Far West Texas.

We have been mapping and studying the known flood risks at Camp Mystic. It turns out that not only was the camp in a flood zone, some cabins were located in areas that local county officials had deemed “extremely hazardous.” Here is more of what we found. 🧵 1/9

What would it take for traces of measles to show up in Austin's wastewater? It could be a small as a person with measles visiting the city, Austin Public Health says. l8r.it/784a

Meet Nicole Nosek, the Californian who pushed Texas lawmakers to help fix the state’s housing crisis. A bipartisan coalition she organized pushed legislators to pass new laws this year to blunt Texas' high housing costs. texastribune.org/2025/07/23/tex… @TexasTribune #txlege

As floods have destroyed communities in Texas, I’ve watched my public media colleagues work 12-16 hour days to share lifesaving emergency alerts, craft respectful obituaries honoring victims and connect survivors with resources to rebuild their lives. None of this is "leftist."

The Trump admin would like to put a 2-year time limit on federal housing assistance for the non-elderly or disabled. 70% of such households now in subsidized housing have already been there that long: apnews.com/article/hud-se…

So many people showed up to volunteer in the Big Sandy Creek neighborhood last week, the community had to turn people away. Now, as residents shift their focus to clearing debris and restoring the neighborhood, they’re begging for volunteers to come back. l8r.it/eOEy

BREAKING NEWS: State Sen. Angela Paxton files for divorce from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to court records. kut.org/politics/2025-… #txlege

At least 36 of those confirmed dead in the Central Texas floods were children. As people sift through the debris, they're finding stuffed animals: a giraffe, a horse, a lamb. Some are trying their best to return them to their owners: kut.org/texas/2025-07-…

Camp Mystic sat on a tract of land known to be at risk for a flood. Nearly 1.3 million Texas homes are similarly situated in areas susceptible to dangerous floodwaters & local govts have limited tools to regulate. My latest with @JoshuaFechter: texastribune.org/2025/07/09/tex…

We've been digging into the timeline on when the NWS issued alerts as the flooding along the Guadalupe became more clear. We found their warnings gave officials time to act, but it's not clear whether they saw them or responded in any meaningful way. texastribune.org/2025/07/08/tex…

People can walk across a flood-damaged bridge in this Leander-area neighborhood at their own risk, but it is otherwise impassible. The bridge is the only way into town for roughly 500 people. l8r.it/Csfm

NEW: In his first presser after the deadly floods, the Kerr County Judge said they do not have an emergency alert system. But we've learned that not only does the county have such a system, but first responders asked that it be triggered very early Friday AM. Some residents…

A "hilarious and blunt" retiree. Two 8-year-old campers. A 15-year-old about to enter his sophomore year. kut.org/texas/2025-07-…

New from @bigbendsentinel - Marfa city council members "discussed limiting city administrator search to male candidates in open session." Remarks caught on a hot mic - Sentinel has posted the recording: bigbendsentinel.com/2025/07/08/jus…

Texas officials have long worried about the dangers to children who packed into camps each summer along the flood-prone Guadalupe River. They knew that warning systems were inadequate. So why was nothing done? We have reviewed documents spanning a decade to find answers. 🧵 1/9

Michael McCown, father of Linnie, went to Camp Mystic to walk and search. He needed to find his daughter. I respectfully share this short dispatch about a grieving father and am so grateful to him for letting me in. washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07…

A rare Flash Flood Emergency is in effect for parts of Burnet, Travis and Williamson counties until 10 a.m. Up to 10 inches of rain have fallen in the warned area. l8r.it/Qu8x