Megan Kimble
@megankimble
Texas political economy reporter @HoustonChron. Stories @nytimes @citylab @texasmonthly. Author of CITY LIMITS @CrownPublishing. Professionally curious.
Read @neenareports @keribla's important story in @HoustonChron about how the local river authority in Kerr County chose to keep taxes low -- rather than fund flood alerts. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…
New from @megankimble, @neenareports & me: @TDEM Director Nim Kidd today told lawmakers that poor coordination between state and local emergency managers hampered the response to the July 4 flash floods that killed 136 people statewide. #txlege houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
Invited testimony at tomorrow’s #txlege joint Disaster Preparedness & Flooding committees will include several state agency heads, the Texas Water Development Board, river authority officials and a panel on emergency communications, per agenda:
New w/@houstonchron @megankimble: Under 5% of homes in high-risk areas of Kerr County had federal flood insurance before the July 4 storm. Our exclusive analysis reveals that thousands more homes outside of high-risk areas also flooded—and shows who was affected.🧵
NEW: @carolineghisolf and I wondered: How many homes in the highest-risk areas of Kerr County had flood insurance? The answer: Almost none. Read our investigation in @HoustonChron houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
FEMA's quick Texas response was 'the exception' as a disaster backlog grows under Trump, @osborneja reports. Five other states are awaiting a federal response more than a month after requesting a disaster declaration #txlege houstonchronicle.com/politics/artic…
to all my friends in public media: your work is so valuable. there are many people who see very clearly that you provide an essential public service for your communities. as U.S. media keeps deteriorating, non-corporate media matters so much. you are appreciated by so many of us.
Fresh tomatoes are about to get a lot more expensive. Here's why, in @HoustonChron houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
Houston! Mark your calendars! Can't wait to be back talking about my favorite subject: h i g h w a y s.
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follow @isaacyu_ for all the #txlege education stories
👋 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 🧵:
BREAKING: FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from their 100-year flood map in Texas in response to appeals. apnews.com/article/texas-…
Saw a story by @megankimble and looked her up and, well, here we are
happy 61st birthday to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. nytimes.com/2025/06/27/mag…
Self-driving cars and trucks deployed on Texas roads will soon face stricter scrutiny and state oversight. Here's what you need to know, in @HoustonChron houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
Keep up with us at @sfchronicle and sfchronicle.com/home-insurance for more reporting about how wildfires, climate change and the state's insurance crisis are impacting both homeowners, developers and businesses!
come work with me! The @ExpressNews is hiring a political reporter to join the statehouse bureau in Austin. It's a fun gig on a great team. eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…
a lovely review of CITY LIMITS in the Journal of the American Planning Assocation! Professors, take note: "The book serves as a nearly complete introduction to many of the significant recent and ongoing debates in transportation and land use planning." tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%… We appreciate the work that the @HoustonChron did on exposing the Texas Home Insurance companies that are closing 50% of their claims with no payment. Thank you @megankimble for your deep dive into @WeissRatings data on this important issue!
Groundbreaking reporting from @megankimble and @HoustonChron on the #insurance crisis in Texas. Insurers keep raising deductibles, and they are emboldened to deny claims because of the #BlueTarpBill rammed through in 2017. #txlege houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
Will you receive any money when you file a home insurance claim in Texas? Flip a coin. @matt_zdun and I looked at the home insurers with the highest rates of claims closed without payment. Search to see where your home insurer falls. @HoustonChron houstonchronicle.com/projects/2025/…
