Sandra Santos 🦁
@sandrasantos
@TexasTribune night editor. Alum: @expressnews, @houstonchron, @statesman and @UHouston. Vegas & music fan. Noshes, news & nonsense. I speak for myself.
🚨 Some professional news: I joined @TexasTribune today as its new night editor. I'm very happy to be a part of this fantastic team and can't wait to share their work. Thanks to all who supported me while I was unemployed! Your kindness will never be forgotten.
Well that's flipping awesome! #txlege #alamo #peewee
FYI: The chanclas aren’t going anywhere .
Is San Antonio’s new mayor Gina Ortiz Jones on a power trip?
Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files on.wsj.com/4mcTIKV
If you're going to set fire to your home and career, then try to blame someone else, at least get rid of the damn gas can. This story from @JohnWFerguson is wild. houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…
Remembering my brother in music, Ozzy Osbourne. I've always looked back at this commercial we shot in '03 so fondly. The last time we spoke was backstage of Dancing with The Stars season 9, when he told me how much he loved the Osmond song, "Crazy Horses"...talk about crazy!…
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…
Just noticed my Verizon Call Filter has blocked seven spam calls in the last 30 minutes. Loving this.
New goal set: Obtaining a giant wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano.
During today's Senate State Affair Committee hearing on SB 5, several lawmakers took shots at pro-hemp supporters, accusing them of using veterans as a battering ram to protect an “illegal market.” texastribune.org/2025/07/22/tex…
It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and…
Just inhaled a kouign-amman (pronounced "queen-ah-mahn") pastry from The Newstand, and its buttery, apple-y goodness has made my day. Highly recommend it and everything from this wonderful establishment north-ish of downtown San Antonio. thenewstandtx.com
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…
The Texas governor’s office charged The Texas Newsroom (@kut) $244.64 up front to request Greg Abbott’s emails with Elon Musk. After it cashed the check, the governor’s office told the newsroom it believed all the records were confidential. propublica.org/article/texas-…
But Jesus wasn't in Genesis.
A Mexican church has built a 22-foot, 2,000 pound statue of the baby Jesus that looks just like Phil Collins.
My H-E-B set a floral trap at the entrance, and what can I say? Who can resist a dozen beautiful and fragrant roses for less than $11? Not me.
1,000 retweets and they have to bring us back
My colleague Aaron Parsley and his family were swept away in their home by the Guadalupe River. His harrowing story and their loss are described in one of the most important pieces @TexasMonthly has ever published. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…
A rare after-dark dog walk made for a fine time to shoot my first moon shot on my now six-month-old phone.
.@GregAbbott_TX is out w/ a jam-packed agenda for the upcoming special session, calling on legislators to redraw Texas' congressional maps & address several unfinished conservative priorities from earlier this year. first cut from @eklib & @serrano_alej > texastribune.org/2025/07/09/abb…