Journalist, now on Substack. Former editor, @BmtEnterprise; @HoustonChron. Author, "Houston Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in the Bayou City."
Houston, TX
Joined January 2008
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For reporters in Newport News, Va., in the '80s and early '90s, writing about the S.S. United States was practically a rite of passage. Today, the massive luxury liner is being sunk to form the world's largest artificial reef. nytimes.com/2026/11/11/clima…
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Not exactly a profile in courage, but it’s a good example of the old adage that elections have consequences. … After Governor Abbott’s Defeat, Houston’s Mayor Changes Course on ICE nytimes.com/2026/11/06/us/ho… via @NYTimes
Republican candidate reportedly concedes in the Houston-area Texas 9, one of those gerrymandered to boost GOP.
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Impressive turnout here at Texas A&M’s Aggie Park for James Talarico, who’s set to speak in a few minutes.
The final day of Early Voting in Texas has me wondering about our (formerly?) cherished notion of "One person, one vote." allmytexas.substack.com/p/te…
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Sorry to read this. I always found his voice so interesting, like an old chunk of coal that was gonna be a diamond someday. … John Anderson, Voice of ‘Seminole Wind,’ Dies at 71 nytimes.com/2026/10/22/arts/… via @NYTimes
Curious to know if we set a second-day turnout record today. Our polling place this morning was noticeably more crowded than previous years. I was a poll watcher at several sites during early voting 2024, and this feels very different.
A record-breaking 104K+ voters cast ballots on the first day of Early Voting, setting a new benchmark for first-day midterm turnout and surpassing the previous record set in 2018.
Early Voting continues through Oct. 30. Make your plan at harrisvotes.com.
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Ed Emmett vents his frustration with the president - whom he derides as “living in his own world - and the unserious politics of his party: “Making outrageous claims over and over doesn't help the Republican cause.”
Read the exclusive @houstonchron oped by former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett: My fellow Republicans should go vote. But vote wisely. houstonchronicle.com/opinion…
Young people engaging over politics. The backlash against White Oak Music Hall for hosting a Paxton campaign event has “surprisingly long legs” @joeyguerra writes. houstonchronicle.com/enterta…
Playwright Karen Saari's winning characters include a homebrewing mom. "Mornings With June" is free to read in the @LemonwoodQrtly lemonwoodquarterly.com/2026/…
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Humbled to have my short story included in the Summer '26 issue of the excellent and beautifully illustrated @LemonwoodQrtly.
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As threats close in around her, Kate decides it's time for action. Read 'Mad Dog' by Ronnie Crocker for free in The Lemonwood Quarterly! A woman just wants to protect what's hers.
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ALT The illustration for the short story 'Mad Dog' by Ronnie Crocker is a detail from the painting Anomalia by Nancy Panganiban, 28″ x 28″, Acrylic on birch panel, 2025. A person in a wolf/dog mask in the full moon with black deer-like animals on either side, surrounded by autumn leaves, mushrooms, and two open hands.
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"She was only forty-seven, and she’d barely got to hold the baton at all. Now she was meant to be generous, give it to the next generation. Fuck that." Spring fiction from @LemonwoodQrtly: Murphy Cole, Art for Sale lemonwoodquarterly.com/sprin…
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Texas newspaper sends comic strip "Luann" to the showers after readers complained sexy story line turned "pornographic." open.substack.com/pub/allmyt…
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Finally
HUGE NEWS for editors: the AP has changed its style guide. It's now "healthcare" (not "health care") and "childcare" (not "child care") apstylebook.com/ap_stylebook…
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I’m heartbroken about the passing of Phil Garner. I didn’t cover him but he welcomed me into the Astros family first thing. He felt like family because of the way he treated me and so many others. 💔 Thinking of his family and those grandkids he loved so much.