Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
Law student. Lapsed journalist. Mizzou Mafia 🐯 + Minnesotan.
After four years covering #txlege for the @ExpressNews & @HoustonChron, I'm going to be leaving Austin (and journalism!) to go to law school. My last day will be Friday, June 6. Please excuse my earnestness, but a few stray thoughts/thank yous:
I'm also officially stepping onto the state education policy beat, trying to fill @ByEdMcKinley's big shoes. If you are in #txed world, please say hello!
NEW: the victim of this beating has been identified as Narciso Barranco, a father of three U.S. Marines. According to @KTLA, he was working as a landscaper when DHS officers grabbed him, took him to the ground, pepper sprayed him, and repeatedly punched him in the face.
ICE agents caught on camera—brutally beating local gardener during arrest in Santa Ana. Multiple reports of ICE raids "swarming" landscaping crews. Even leaving lawnmowers running after grabbing men right off front lawns in the greater Los Angeles area. Mayor Valerie Amezcua…
Great discussion on what's next for Texas public schools with @edisonjaden @MorganSmith @mckinley @ByEdMcKinley and Bob Popinski of @RYHTexas. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rec…
NEW: Despite having $3.4 million in reserves, the Upper Guadalupe River Authority in Kerr County chose to cut taxes and turn down a 0% interest loan from the state rather than fund a $1 million flood warning system upgrade. W/@keribla houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…
I know this will be a firestorm topic WNBA players currently receive just 9.3% of the leagues revenue(this includes ticket sales, merch, TV deals) for reference their male counterparts in the NBA is 50.0%. This resulted in their salary cap being set at just 1.507 million for…
WNBA all stars wearing a "Pay us what you owe us" shirt in warmups
Despite evidence of his innocence, Texas has set an execution date for Robert Roberson - Oct. 16. If this goes through Texas will be the first state to execute someone based on a shaken baby diagnosis
It was fun to see this play out exactly as planned for Byron Buxton and his boys: nytimes.com/athletic/64765…
👋 With Year 1 of my @Hearst fellowship over, I'm happy to say I'm sticking around Austin to keep covering #txlege and politics in my home state. Quick 🧵:
When I met Nickeil Alexander-Walker, he was reading a book at his locker in Memphis. That started one of my favorite player-reporter relationships I've had in 15 years as a sportswriter. Always appreciated his honesty and how generous he was w/ his time. I wrote this recently:
We have a rare opening on our Austin team for a stellar political reporter. This is a great role at a company that's eager to put resources into quality journalism. Check it out! eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…
Man. Don’t know how to explain it other than shock. Words cannot express the pain of this letdown. The frustration is unfathomable. I’ve worked my whole life to get to this moment and this is how it ends? Makes no sense. Now that I’ve gotten surgery, I wish I could count the…
Read the story here: texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…
Another day, another hit piece from a leftist rag. Being called "cockroach" by low-IQ libs at @TexasMonthly is a badge of honor. 🤣 The harder the swamp tries to intimidate, silence, and take me out... the harder I'll fight for liberty. They hate me. Because I fight for YOU!
Watch the live podcast here: youtu.be/IyEHTaX1EUE On June 3, the day after Sine Die, we recorded the latest episode of our Intersect Ed podcast, “Recap of the 89th Texas Legislative Session: A Historic Session for Public Education”. Host Morgan Smith (@MorganSmith) was…
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Every shot from Tyrese Haliburton to tie or take the lead in the last 2 minutes this season
NEWS: @jamestalarico is eyeing a U.S. Senate run. “The legislative session just ended, and I am having conversations about how I can best serve, and that does include the Senate race,” he said. houstonchronicle.com/politics/artic… #txlege
Texas has been trying to deregulate gun silencers for years. Now Republicans in Congress want to do it nationwide. The U.S. House budget bill would eliminate the $200 tax and federal registration requirement for silencers, @osborneja reports. houstonchronicle.com/politics/artic…
Our latest episode of #IntersectEd was taped on the morning of Tuesday, June 3, just a few blocks from the Capitol, the day after the 89th Texas Legislative Session ended. Public education and Texas legislative policy experts, who regularly meet with staffers, legislators, and…