@RobertTGarrett

Austin Bureau chief for The Dallas Morning News

 Austin, Texas USA
Joined June 2009
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Computers are now scoring Texas students’ STAAR essays. The automated scoring engines — quietly rolled out in December — were “shown to be as accurate as human scorers.” TEA officials did not provide information showing this result to @dallasnews: dallasnews.com/news/educatio…

Computers scoring Texas students' STAAR essay answers, state officials say

Roughly three-quarters of written responses are analyzed by an "automated scoring engine."

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ICYMI: Texas AG @KenPaxtonTX will be in a Harris County district court Friday for a pre-trial hearing in his long-pending securities fraud case. Here's a preview: dallasnews.com/news/politics… (I'm staying in Houston for the weekend and will accept any restaurant recommendations)

AG Ken Paxton back in court Friday in securities fraud case

After nearly nine years, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces trial in a securities fraud case as soon as April. But his defense team now wants criminal charges dismissed. They argue the

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Great to have him back!
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GOP Rising Star and China Watchdog Mike Gallagher to Quit Congress wsj.com/politics/mike-gallag…

GOP Rising Star and China Watchdog Mike Gallagher to Quit Congress

The Wisconsin representative has been courted for Senate run, but plans not to campaign for re-election and leave Washington.

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The @TexasGOP Executive Committee votes to censure House Speaker @DadePhelan, R-Beaumont, by a vote of 55-4-4 4 no and 4 abstained
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Big 12 men’s hoops, writes my ex-⁦@courierjournal⁩ colleague ⁦@ByPatForde⁩, ‘is serving up bruises & road losses across 3 different time zones … There are howling fans and sassy pep bands and thumping sound systems creating feral atmospheres.’ si.com/college/2024/02/09/bi…

Sprawling, Brawling Big 12 Rises as Men’s College Basketball’s Best Conference

A slice of life in the best conference in the country featured a nascent rivalry, an old-school grudge match and a one-time league meeting.

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Expecting to see big numbers in the 8-days-out campaign finance reports later this month. #txlege
Cayla Harris@caylajharris9 Feb 2024
New: Campaign mailers are flooding GOP Texas House districts. Many have ties to the same right-wing megadonors expressnews.com/politics/art…

Campaign mailers are flooding GOP districts. Many have ties to the same right-wing megadonors

The people behind the political ads have ties to the West Texas oil tycoons Tim Dunn and Dan and Farris Wilks. 

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Nikki Haley plans Dallas rally ahead of Texas GOP presidential primary dallasnews.com/news/politics…

Nikki Haley plans Dallas rally ahead of Texas GOP presidential primary

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley plans a Dallas rally as part of multi-city Texas swing.

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BREAKING: The @tamusystem board of regents voted to END its contract with the Qatar Foundation, winding down the campus in the Middle East after 20 years. #txlege Story TK.
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.@GaryVanDeaver direct-to-camera TV ad: "Last year I stopped a bill that would have handed out school vouchers — your tax dollars — to illegal immigrants." #HD1 #txlege
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In #SB4 lawsuit filing, TX says it has the constitutional right (Art. 1, Sec. 10, Cla. 3) to repel an invasion The judge in this case is David Ezra. When TX used the invasion argument last year in border buoys case, Ezra outright rejected it and called it "breathtaking" #txlege
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@bradj_TX8 Feb 2024
.@justinaholland’s camp is up with a 30-second comparison TV spot in #HD33, half positive on him and half negative on @KatrinaPierson. #txlege
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@bradj_TX9 Feb 2024
TUCM has been airing this anti-Burrows, pro-@CowanforTexas ad in the district:
Chad Shoemake
@chadshoemake31 Jan 2024
Today, Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC along with @CowanforTexas is releasing its TV ad against RINO incumbent @Burrows4TX. Happy to continue riding shotgun on this RINO hunt with @MillerForTexas #txlege
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In race for TX House seat being vacated by @FourPriceTX, Caroline Fairly, daughter of Amarillo businessman and GOP major donor Alex Fairly, is toeing the Abbott line on #Vouchers/#schoolchoice. Two rivals are less gung-ho. #txlege #txed expressnews.com/politics/art… via @expressnews – at Austin, TX

In a key Texas House race, voters ask if top candidate can step out of her wealthy father’s shadow

Looming large over the Panhandle race is Caroline Fairly’s father, a prominent Amarillo businessman who has donated lavishly in recent years to GOP candidates and causes.

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New: The FBI arrested a Tennessee man, saying he threatened to shoot migrants at the U.S-Mexico border & told an undercover agent "we are being invaded" His arrest came as Texas is clashing with the U.S. over state policies designed to deter illegal entry dallasnews.com/news/politics…
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Top primary target @RogersForTexas is up on TV attacking challenger @olcott4texas, and it's a creative one #HD60 #txlege
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Looks like @NikkiHaley will swing through Texas next week, including a Thursday (Feb. 15) rally in Dallas. More details to come.
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Paxton spokesperson Nick Maddux responds: "I didn’t know Ken Paxton was on the ballot in HD-21. It’s a bizarre and desperate ad. When you are running ads like this two weeks before early vote, it’s a clear sign the Speaker’s reelection is in trouble." #HD21 #txlege
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.@DadePhelan goes direct-to-camera about @KenPaxtonTX in a new reelection campaign ad, running on TV and digital. "If Paxton will break an oath to his wife and God, why would he tell Trump — or you — the truth?" #HD21 #txlege
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John Gravois@Grav16 Feb 2024
In this corner, Texas ex-Gov #RickPerry, set to endorse Southlake Mayor John Huffman today in #GOPprimary for #USHouse seat of retiring Rep #MichaelBurgess. In that corner, #DonaldTrump, Perry’s ex-boss, backing Brandon Gill, @ByJosephMorton writes #txcong dallasnews.com/news/politics…

Rick Perry endorses John Huffman for Congress, breaking with former boss Donald Trump

Perry described Huffman as an "unwavering conservative" with a proven track record.

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