Rebekah Allen
@rebekahallen
Managing editor of enterprise and politics @texastribune Formerly: @dallasnews, @theadvocatebr/@nolanews
this is extraordinary work by @propublica @texastribune and their fearless partners projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-imm… #txlege
A key figure who pushed the #txlege to combat skyrocketing home prices is a Californian who worried Texas was on a path toward California's housing crisis. Read about Nicole Nosek's mission to keep housing affordable in TX. via @JoshuaFechter texastribune.org/2025/07/23/tex…
When Nicole Nosek moved to TX from CA, she saw the same forces that helped make her home state's housing market unattainable: strict local regulations & “not-in-my-backyard” sentiments. “We know how it ends: in $1.3M home prices.” texastribune.org/2025/07/23/tex… @TexasTribune #txlege
Meet Nicole Nosek, the Californian who pushed Texas lawmakers to help fix the state’s housing crisis. A bipartisan coalition she organized pushed legislators to pass new laws this year to blunt Texas' high housing costs. texastribune.org/2025/07/23/tex… @TexasTribune #txlege
NEW: Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group is making a last-minute bid for The Dallas Morning News, which reached a deal with Hearst earlier this month. MediaNews offering $16.50 a share to Hearst's $14 nytimes.com/2025/07/22/bus…
NEW from @propublica: Trump considers rolling back limits on rocket launches. This would hugely help Elon Musk, who has fought to roll back fed environmental rules for spaceports, and could have a huge impact on Texas. cc @hvogell @ReporterTopher propublica.org/article/trump-…
Gov. Abbott's team told the Tribune the governor supports a ban for those under 21, with a full ban on “extraordinarily dangerous synthetic products.” But wants adults to have legal access to regulated nonintoxicating levels of hemp. texastribune.org/2025/07/22/tex…
NEW: Gov. Greg Abbott told members of Congress he was skeptical about calling a special session to redraw Texas’ congressional maps. Most Texas Republicans were not a fan, either. Then Trump called. How the redistricting effort came to be: @TexasTribune texastribune.org/2025/07/22/tex…
U.S. Masters Swimming said in a statement to @TexasTribune today that they were first made aware of the lawsuit Ken Paxton filed against them through a social media post. Story by @a_y_denrunnels. texastribune.org/2025/07/17/tex…
Texas, which never expanded Medicaid, is insulated from much of the cuts that will hit other states. But the ACA is another story. Between the bill and the expiration of Biden-era tax credits, TX could see the largest jump in its uninsured rate in years. texastribune.org/2025/07/18/tex…
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…
Joe Jaworski is again running for Texas attorney general Three years after losing the Dem primary (and Ds getting rolled in the general) he says the conditions are right to try again “Maybe it wasn't my time then, but I feel that the time is right now.” texastribune.org/2025/07/17/joe…
Elon Musk donated another $1 million to Texans for Lawsuit Reform's PAC on June 30, the last day of the latest reporting period. He also gave $1M to TLR in September last year, the same month he gave $2M to a PAC supporting GOP court of appeals candidates around Texas. #txlege
“After the check was cashed, the governor’s office told The Texas Newsroom it believed all of the records were confidential.” 🤫 Why Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Won’t Release His Elon Musk Emails propublica.org/article/texas-… @lmcgaughy @KUT w/ @TexasTribune
John Cornyn on Ken Paxton re divorce news: “He's got a multitude of problems. So I don't think this is going to be dispositive.” “Obviously, this isn't the first instance of the factors that gave rise to the divorce,” he told @tedbarrettcnn
Trump endorses nearly every GOP state lawmaker in Texas. Here’s the backstory. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…
There were 3 hrs and 21 mins when it was clear flooding was imminent in Kerrville. Local officials have refused to answer Qs abt what efforts they took to try to alert the public and the summer camps during that window. Breakdown of events by @emfoxhall texastribune.org/2025/07/08/tex…
NEW this morning: Millions of Texans live on flood plains, just like Camp Mystic. Local governments — especially counties — have limited tools to regulate building in areas most prone to flooding. @TexasTribune #txlege
NEW: In a call with @HoustonChron this evening, @LinaHidalgoTX didn’t say whether she would seek re-election to county judge or not. But, she did say she felt confident she could win a primary as more candidates for her job emerge. houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst…