@EmmaBalter

senior editor @TexasMonthly | former EIC @HoustoniaMag | other past lives: @chron @HoustonChron @WineSpectator | she/her

 Houston, TX
Joined July 2016
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🚨 Houston (Harris County) has a new voting sticker this year (I am hearing it is limited edition, you gotta go right now)
andyzipp 🫥@andyzippOct 19
Done. Y’all can go ahead and turn off the political ads now.
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NEW: Orlando Sanchez is trying to run a moderate campaign for Harris County judge, but far right figures like Bo French and Steven Hotze may not let voters "ignore the 'R'" next to his name as he has asked. Sanchez hasn't explicitly rejected them either. houstonchronicle.com/politic…

Sanchez walks a line on GOP extremes, stops short of rejecting hardliners

Republican Harris County judge nominee Orlando Sanchez has tried to distance himself from the most extreme figures in his party – but he has not rejected them outright.

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EXCLUSIVE: Texas has been considering selling Boca Chica State Park to Elon Musk texasmonthly.com/news-politi…

Texas Has Been Considering Selling a Beloved State Park to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Sources Say

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission had been scheduled to discuss selling Boca Chica State Park, Texas Monthly has learned.

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Texas Monthly
@TexasMonthlyOct 1
Exclusive: Texans will soon have a new spot to delight in the spoils of a summer spent lakeside. With the intention of helping open a new state park, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation has purchased a 650-acre lakeside pecan farm. texasmonthly.com/travel/new-…

New Texas State Park Coming After 650-Acre Ranch Acquisition

A privately owned ranch on Lake Palestine that for decades served as a pecan farm will soon become available for all Texans to enjoy.

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Robert Downen@RobertDownen_Sep 18
They're talking about the Texas Railroad Commission at the Comedy Cellar
Aziz Ansari
@azizansariSep 18
Aziz on Bo French on all those Indian dudes at that football game.
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Jack Herrera
@jherrerxSep 2
The Colorado makes headlines. The Rio Grande is in a worse state of collapse. Last year, I traveled 1900mi along the river. I saw the worst drought in 1200 years; I saw 15 million people about to lose drinking water. And I met people fighting—and killing—over water. READ NOW:
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Matt Lanza@mattlanzaAug 23
The replies to this are filled with a bunch of angry people from Austin that can’t accept the reality Houston is simply a superior city.
Matt Lanza@mattlanzaAug 22
It would be borderline criminal if Houston loses an NHL franchise to Austin.
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Thinking about bulldozers ripping through one of the most peaceful, silent places I’ve visited. texasmonthly.com/travel/sant…
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Forrest Wilder@Forrest4TreesAug 7
Porvenir, Texas, is a massacre site and a sacred place for those whose ancestors—unarmed men and boys—were slaughtered here by the Texas Rangers. So of course the Trump administration is destroying it for a border wall. Great reporting by @peterjholley texasmonthly.com/news-politi…

Trump's Border Wall Is Set to Bulldoze a Vital Piece of Texas History

The Porvenir massacre site is considered sacred ground for the descendants of those killed in a mass execution. The Trump administration’s border wall threatens to erase it from history.

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Mbappe and Kane in the 3rd place match realising they can let each other score hattricks and stop Messi from winning the golden boot
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One kick, a lifetime of consequences. Taking a penalty at the World Cup comes with immense pressure. Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane have all fallen victim to the moment this summer. I talked to experts about the psychology of a PK: usatoday.com/story/sports/so…

One kick, a lifetime of consequences: The immense pressure of World Cup penalties

Why elite players still miss World Cup penalties: Experts explain the science behind soccer's most nerve-racking moment.

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FOX Sports
@FOXSportsJul 4
One of the best finishes of this FIFA World Cup has left Messi in shock
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The New York Times
@nytimesJul 4
Breaking News from @TheAthletic: Argentina, the defending World Cup champion, barely escaped Cape Verde’s upset bid with a dramatic victory in extra time. nyti.ms/4vR1RKq

Messi’s Argentina avoid biggest World Cup shock as Cape Verde score stunning goal but go out

Analysis of a World Cup classic between Argentina and Cape Verde

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Belgium, just surreal (yes that’s a René Magritte joke)
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Michael Hardy@mkerrhardyJun 23
I walked 2.5 hours to Houston's first World Cup match and survived to write the story for @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/travel/hous…

Houston Wants You to Walk to the World Cup. Don’t Do It.

The seven-mile “Green Corridor” linking the FIFA Fan Festival to NRG Stadium is two and a half hours of misery. Take my word for it.

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World Cup fan festival causes headaches for local business owners usatoday.com/story/sports/so…

Businesses expected a boost from the World Cup. Instead, they're struggling.

During the World Cup's first week, business owners near Houston's fan festival are taking a hit from street closures and higher parking fees.

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HOUSTON — Elephant joins Texas GOP convention, and pees right between the press area and delegates, after Gov. Greg Abbott’s speech.
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Hanaa’ Tameez
@HanaaTameezJun 9
🚨⚽️ @niemanlab SOURCE REQUEST: The World Cup is my favorite time to see what journalism can do when the whole world is watching. If you’re trying anything new in your coverage this year — formats, products, audience stuff, biz ideas — DM or email [email protected] 💌
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the Dem primary for Harris County Judge should go to another runoff, just for fun
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Texas Monthly
@TexasMonthlyMay 4
Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley has been awarded the @PulitzerPrizes for feature writing, for his heartrending, first-person account of his family’s fight for survival during last year’s devastating Central Texas floods. texasmonthly.com/press-room/…

Texas Monthly Senior Editor Aaron Parsley Wins 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing

His first-person account of his family’s experience in last year’s devastating Central Texas floods was honored in the most prestigious awards in American journalism, a first for the magazine. 

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