Evan Smith

@evanasmith

Now: @emcollective @theatlantic @thelbjschool @overheardpbs @uvademocracy @austinfilm @lbjfoundation Past: @texastribune @texasmonthly Always: @wilco 🎾 🤘

Austin, Texas

Joined January 2009

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Evan Smith@evanasmith · Jul 16

.@nytimes: Why America needs public media nytimes.com/2025/07/16/opi… #txlege

evanasmith's tweet card. Abandoning local public radio and TV would accelerate a dangerous trend straining civic health.

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Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur · 20 h

.@RepTroyNehls, R-Texas, is backing @KenPaxtonTX over @JohnCornyn for Senate in '26. Why? "I'm kind of a term limit guy. If you can't get it done in 24 years, what makes you think you're gonna get it done in 30?" Nehls tells me. "I think Ken Paxton is a true America First guy.…

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Lily Kepner@lilykepner · Jul 21

NEW:UT System Regents advance interim president @JimDavis_UT as a finalist for @UTAustin President under the Regents’ Rule 20201 Section 1.9 which allows for an alternative selection process with a special committee's review. Jay Hartzell was selected through this process in 2020

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Lily Kepner@lilykepner · Jul 21

John Zerwas, current interim chancellor, was also advanced as sole finalist for the chancellor position.

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Evan Smith@evanasmith · Jul 21

.@VitalCityNYC: Guess what? Government is already in the grocery business vitalcitynyc.org/articles/gover… #txlege @ZohranKMamdani

evanasmith's tweet card. Zohran Mamdani’s campaign promise is not nearly as outlandish as his critics suggest.

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Jon Ralston@RalstonReports · Jul 21

SOME PERSONAL NEWS: My biography of Harry Reid is available for pre-order and on sale Jan. 20! Exciting news for a project I started more than four years ago on the most powerful official in NV history and one of the more influential DC leaders ever. simonandschuster.com/books/The-Game…

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Evan Smith@evanasmith · Jul 17

the lamb of god lies down on broadway

☩☩ 𝕁𝕄𝕋 ☩@SecretFire79 · Jul 15

A Mexican church has built a 22-foot, 2,000 pound statue of the baby Jesus that looks just like Phil Collins.

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Evan Smith@evanasmith · Jul 16

.@VitalCityNYC: Why NYC should have a 15-mph speed limit for e-bikes vitalcitynyc.org/articles/safe-… #txlege

evanasmith's tweet card. A former head of Transportation Alternatives argues in favor of a 15 mph speed limit for e-bikes.

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Evan Smith@evanasmith · Jul 16

.⁦@VitalCityNYC⁩: Does ⁦@NYCMayor⁩ have a chance? #txlege vitalcitynyc.org/articles/does-…

evanasmith's tweet card. John Lindsay’s successful 1969 campaign suggests the answer may be yes.

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Evan Smith@evanasmith · Jul 16

New Virginia Poll from VCU Wilder Governor Spanberger (D) 49% Earle-Sears (R) 37% Lt. Gov Hashmi (D) 45% Reid (R) 36% Attorney General Jones (D) 46% Miyares (R) 37% Trump Approval Approve 40% Disapprove 55% Youngkin Approval 49% Approve 39% Disapprove

BBrandon Jarvis@Jaaavis · Jul 16

A new poll from VCU’s Wilder School shows Spanberger with a 12 point lead over Earle-Sears in the race for governor

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Jake Sherman@JakeSherman · Jul 15

NEWS: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP told Texas Republicans on a call this morning that the GOP will seek to get 5 new red seats in the mid-decade redistricting effort in Texas. Big change in Texas that will have massive impact on the 2026 midterms. First on @PunchbowlNews text…

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Evan Smith@evanasmith · Jul 15

mitt romney won texas by 16 points in 2012. gwb won by 23 points in 2004 #txlege

PPatrick Svitek@PatrickSvitek · Jul 15

Interesting Trump post as Texas state lawmakers prepare to tackle redistricting: "With the right Candidate, Texas isn’t 'going Blue' anytime soon!" truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTru…

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Brad Johnson@bradj_TX · Jul 15

.@NathanForTexas’ website now shows he’s in for attorney general. #txlege nathanfortexas.com

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Patrick Svitek@PatrickSvitek · Jul 14

John Cornyn raised $3.9M in Q2 and has $8.9M on hand, per his campaign. The fundraising was across his campaign and joint fundraising committee. Ken Paxton’s campaign announced Friday he raised $2.9M in Q2 after launching in early April. #TXSEN

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Evan Smith@evanasmith · Jul 12

.@nytimes: ⁦@fema⁩ didn’t answer thousands of calls from flood survivors, documents show #txlege nytimes.com/2025/07/11/cli…

evanasmith's tweet card. Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.

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Evan Smith@evanasmith · Jul 11

.@GregBerman50 @VitalCityNYC: The case for abundance vitalcitynyc.org/articles/why-a… #txlege @ezraklein @DKThomp

evanasmith's tweet card. Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book is important — but not for the reasons its supporters or critics seem to think.

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Patrick Svitek@PatrickSvitek · Jul 11

#TXSEN Republican primary: Ken Paxton announces $2.9M raised in Q2

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Lauren McGaughy@lmcgaughy · Jul 10

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

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