Alejandro Serrano
@serrano_alej
reporter @TexasTribune | email me: [email protected]
Some personal news: Next month I’ll start a new job as a politics reporter @TexasTribune. I’ll still write about some of the news I cover now, but am excited to dig into our state leaders, state government agencies, #txlege + how their decisions impact Texans.
On Sept. 1, Texas judges receive first base pay raise since 2013. Justice Jeff Boyd of the Supreme Court will work one day under new scale and retire, upping annual pension by ~$30k. Boyd says his colleagues and Gov's office agreed with timing.#txlege news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/tex…
He learned that Venezuelans inside the same #Texas immigration detention center were sent to #Guantanamo. He asked his wife to record in case something happened. A month later, he was among the 230+ men the U.S. sent to the Salvadoran prison #CECOT. youtu.be/UHBmbQCOYzQ
love some #governmenttransparency
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.
.@GregAbbott_TX raised $6.2 million on a single day last month (June 26), with nearly all of it coming from 25 six-figure donors. Part of how he raised $20M+ in the eight days after the #txlege fundraising moratorium lifted thru the end of June
Dayum: @GregAbbott_TX reports $20 million raised and $86 million COH in his July semiannual report. prd.tecprd.ethicsefile.com/public/cf/2025… #txlege
Here is the state of play in the Texas redistricting race: w/ @birenbomb @TexasTribune: texastribune.org/2025/07/15/tex…
Gov. @GregAbbott_TX and @RealTomHoman, President Donald Trump’s border czar participating in a fireside chat in Fort Worth at the @TXSheriffs conference The first question is about the deadly floods in Kerrville
mid-year purge of tweets in the drafts headed to the tweet morgue
The floods swept away a young couple and their friends. Searching for them brought their families together. devastating dispatch from Kerrville via @_jessicayu_ + @AtiriktaKumar + @snehadey_ texastribune.org/2025/07/10/tex…
On this week’s episode of TribCast, @eklib and @MWatkinsTrib are joined by meteorologist Matt Lanza to discuss the deadly Texas floods. How did they happen? Could people have been better warned? And what can keep this region safe in the future? bit.ly/4nJwdee
BREAKING: Hearst, which bought @statesman in recent months, announced it is purchasing @dallasnews.
My hometown of Kerrville was devastated by the recent floods, and the loss of life has left our whole community grieving. We’re organizing a benefit concert on 8.28 at Whitewater Amphitheater to support Hill Country relief. Sign up at robertearlkeen.com—details coming soon
.@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…
New: Gov. Greg Abbott td unveiled a packed agenda for the upcoming special lege sesh, calling on legislators to redraw the state's congressional maps + address several unfinished conservative priorities + tackle responses to Hill Country floods w/ @eklib texastribune.org/2025/07/09/abb…
We've been digging into the timeline on when the NWS issued alerts as the flooding along the Guadalupe became more clear. We found their warnings gave officials time to act, but it's not clear whether they saw them or responded in any meaningful way. 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