Phil Jankowski 🌟
@PhilJankowski
Texas government journalist for @dallasnews, '24 ESI fellow at @MIT | Previously @statesman #txlege Opinions & RTs = 🍕 A Little Deli stan account DM for signal
Deleted previous Tweet because I got confused on whose interview I was reading!
From @cameronsabrams interview, Gov. @GregAbbott_TX shows how pairing floods relief with redistricting creates a political minefield for #txlege dems mulling a quorum break thetexan.news/issues/social-…
Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath singer and reality star known as Prince of Darkness, has died latimes.com/entertainment-…
NEWS: Gov. @GregAbbott_TX tells me he wants to BAN intoxicating consumable THC products in Texas: "The only hemp product that's going to be out there is non-intoxicating hemp, which is below 3 milligrams of THC." Story tk via @impactnews #txlege
Texas Republicans, including Gov. Abbott, were reluctant to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Then Trump got involved. texastribune.org/2025/07/22/tex…
Lt. Gov. @DanPatrick announces the slate of bills for the 89(1) special session. #txlege
Exchange in #txlege Senate shows how redistricting looms: Miles: "We spent all day today on the first day of a special session on what issue?" Eckhardt: "On a mid-decade redistricting that is not required by law." M: "Have we talked about any flood issues?" E: "Not once."
Looks like +4 Republican seats. Trump wants 5. Not that any of these matter. Just people playing around. Note that this plan uses 2020 Census data and 2019-2023 ACS data. This does foreshadow an obstacle the redistrict will face -- outdated data. #txlege
We have our first redistricting submission to the Texas portal, from Andrew Dugan of @Gallup: dvr.capitol.texas.gov/Congress/0/PLA… #txlege
.@TexasHDC launches new website focused on opposition to the GOP redistricting effort: StopTheTexasSteal.com The page has a donation form and has the below section about strategy, specifically noting breaking quorum as an option “if necessary.” #txlege
Not yet Hearst! Sale ain't final folks.
Phil is with the Dallas Morning News, now part of Hearst Texas. Hi, @TexasTech, you have graduates aplenty in all of Hearst Texas’ markets who might be interested in what’s going on here. Love, Houston Coog
NEW: "True MAGA attorney" Aaron Reitz, who is vying for the Republican nomination to succeed AG Ken Paxton as Texas' top prosecutor, took a second political contribution from a donor under federal indictment. #txlege dallasnews.com/news/politics/…
Happy #FOIAFriday to @TexasTech, which said in a recent letter it is challenging my Texas Public Information Act request in part because I am a journalist.
Me rn hearing screaming and a bullhorn in Downtown Austin. "Protest?? ... nope, bachelorette party."
In San Angelo, Gov. @GregAbbott_TX says the updated total of people killed in Texas floods is 135 statewide. Of those, 116 were in the Kerrville area.
Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice gets jail time in Dallas hit-and-run case dallasnews.com/news/courts/20…
ICYMI: The @dallasnews reports that GOP candidate for Texas attorney general Aaron Reitz took a $100K donation from a doctor who was accused of millions in fraud and fled to Dubai before the indictment. Story by @PhilJankowski. dallasnews.com/news/politics/… #txlege
Inbox: Texas House Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City, says he is willing to break quorum over congressional redistricting. "I am ready, willing, and able to get into good trouble by breaking quorum when justice is on the line," the chair of the House Black Caucus says. #txlege
GOP AG candidate Aaron Reitz took $100K donation from doctor accused of millions in fraud dallasnews.com/news/politics/…
