Maggie Gordon
@MagEGordon
Senior Storytelling Editor @StraightArrow__ | Raised by @NewhouseSU @StamAdvocate @HoustonChron & @Hou_Landing | Now raising 3 under 3 | 90% Caffeine + 10% Sass
When I met Jessie Jacobs this summer, she desperately needed her home to be repaired due to catastrophic Harvey damage from 6 years ago. Now, I am *so pleased* to report, the state is taking action. Jessie's house will be rebuilt. A story of resilience: houstonlanding.org/she-fell-throu…
Amid the devastation following the lethal floods in Kerr County, Texas, there is hope. Thousands from across the country have formed a network to reunite salvaged items with their owners. My dispatch from Texas Hill Country: nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/…
New today, from @StraightArrow__: The decline of local news is accelerating -- and costing you money. san.com/cc/the-decline…
Bought some supplies online for a quilt I'm working on, and immediately received a pop-up promotion for an AARP membership. Rude.
Do I know any freelance journalists based in Dallas and/or Minneapolis?
Hi from the Mid-Atlantic! Today I’m starting as a deputy editor at @Spotlight302, where I’ll be editing and reporting stories about Delaware’s southern communities. I’m super excited to join the team & get to work. Please reach out with story tips and your best Delaware recs!
Better gear? Mental health training? How to protect firefighters after Idaho ambush New, on @StraightArrow__: san.com/cc/better-gear…
Today in 2011, @JoseAltuve27 makes his @MLB debut for the @Astros, picking up his first hit in the 9th inning.
Point, St. Louis.
See ya later, Houston. I am heading north to become an editor at the St. Louis Post Dispatch (@stltoday ). It’s not easy leaving my home of the last 35 years, where I met my wife and raised three kids. But a new adventure awaits. Just need to find a house with room for my rocks.
She nailed it, folks
I don't know if @HoustonMatters has run the 'when do you become a Houstonian' segment, but because I know everyone was waiting for my answer (LOL) here it is. An expansion on a comment I made for #HIWI years back. A thread, if you will.
Had so much fun chatting about this crazy city we all can't help but adore on @HoustonMatters this morning. Lost my mind with glee when I saw @HoustoniaMag EIC @brittanybritto in the parking lot & absolutely loved meeting @kshilcutt. I want to form a Girl Group with these two.
Mid-Atlantic electric grid PJM not ready for data center boom, experts warn san.com/cc/mid-atlanti… New, on @StraightArrow__, from @KeatonPeters:
Tune into @HoustonMatters this morning to hear me chat on a fun topic: Houston rites of passage. I've got a couple ideas ready to rock. What do y'all think qualifies as a rite of passage in our city?
I Took 58 Walks in My 58th Year nytimes.com/2025/07/16/wel…
How dare the children's radio version of Call Me Maybe be such a bop
New today, from Rachel Brooks, a freelance writer I hope to work with more in the future: san.com/cc/lessons-lea… via @StraightArrow__
How 'y'all' took over modern English : NPR share.google/Nd9b1ch5DGq310…
From Mr. Rogers to Ms. Rachel: What’s changed in a generation of kids’ TV san.com/cc/from-mr-rog… New, from @mack_oxenden, whom I consider to be the world's foremost Ms. Rachel expert (followed closely by my toddler, of course.)
'Don't self deploy': Texas volunteers urged not to interfere with search and rescue efforts statesman.com/story/news/202…
