T.L. Langford
@tlangford
@TexasTribune health services reporter. Dog mom. Pro-outdoors/bikes. Speaks fluent health care policy. [email protected]
FEMA Urban Search & Rescue branch head resigns. Told colleagues that TX delay was tipping point after months of admin efforts to dismantle agency. DHS Sec Noem took 72 hours after TX flooding to authorize the deployment of FEMA’s search and rescue network cnn.com/2025/07/21/pol…
Speaking as an alum. One day a woman will make it to UT chancellor’s/president’s office but not this round. John Zerwas sole finalist for UT System chancellor; Jim Davis lone candidate for UT-Austin president texastribune.org/2025/07/21/uni… via @TexasTribune
We know. Texas Lege is a lot. So here’s a guide to Texas’ special legislative session. texastribune.org/2025/07/18/tex… via @TexasTribune
Texas Senate committee doubles down on THC ban, saying state and local governments don’t have the resources for regulations texastribune.org/2025/07/22/tex… via @TexasTribune
Meet the Californian who pushed Texas lawmakers to help fix the state’s housing crisis texastribune.org/2025/07/23/tex… via @TexasTribune
THC-related poison control calls tripled in Texas after hemp became legal. Experts say there’s more to the story. texastribune.org/2025/07/22/tex… via @TexasTribune
Texas Republicans plan to hold off on vote on July 4th flood reforms until after they approve redistricting of Texas’ U.S. House boundaries to keep Democrats from walking out, blocking new House maps. nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/…
Texas Republicans, including Gov. Abbott, were reluctant to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Then Trump got involved. texastribune.org/2025/07/22/tex… via @TexasTribune
As Trump's raids ramp up, Valley residents stay inside — even when they need medical care texastribune.org/2025/07/21/tex… via @TexasTribune
NEW: Gov. @GregAbbott_TX vetoed a unanimously-passed 2019 bill that would have allowed Texans to sign up for local emergency warning systems while obtaining or renewing a driver's license. Experts say it could have helped during the floods. #txlege statesman.com/story/news/pol…
🧵NEW: For years, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he did not need to disclose more about his real estate interests to state ethics regulators. Of the 10 properties he or his blind trust own — most purchased in the last five years — he'd only ever listed four. #txlege
If you are a good golfer in the Houston area who is interested in being part of a story potentially titled “We Drove a Golf Ball Over Texas’ 9th Congressional District” please DM me
Under one of the proposed Texas redistricting maps, driving around Houston’s outer loop would mean crossing a congressional district border 8 times.
NEW: There’s been a lot of discussion lately about rising graduate unemployment. I dug a little closer and a striking story emerged: Unemployment is climbing among young graduate *men*, but college-educated young women are generally doing okay.
Better testing, less vaccine messaging among lessons learned from historic Texas measles outbreak texastribune.org/2025/07/21/tex… via @TexasTribune
He came to the U.S. to support his sick child. Then he disappeared from a Texas detention facility. texastribune.org/2025/07/18/tru… via @TexasTribune
"How a small East Texas town turned a devastating tornado into funding for sirens" texastribune.org/2025/07/15/cro…
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show. texastribune.org/2025/07/12/cam… via @AP
If you have limited internet access or phone service, here's a version of our guide that's easier to load: texastribune.org/text/hQ22z4et/
Here's how you can help those impacted by the catastrophic flooding in Texas Hill Country, along with safety tips for dealing with flood warnings and what to do when you encounter flood waters. bit.ly/4eDALP9
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show nytimes.com/2025/07/11/cli…
