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Meet our new Rio Grande Valley reporter, East Texas reporter and audience producer. Berenice Garcia in McAllen, Jess Huff in Lufkin and Laura Duclos in Houston are our newsroom’s latest hires. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gBGNxC2d

Join us in Odessa or online at noon, on Thursday, May 9, for “We the Texans: Local news and democracy,” the next event in our yearlong “We the Texans” initiative examining the state of democracy in Texas. At Odessa College’s Saulsbury Campus Center, we’ll talk with media experts and community leaders about the challenges local communities face and what can be done to ensure Texans across the state have access to reliable local news. Must RSVP through https://trib.it/O6d9mm

Join us at noon Wednesday, May 8, in Odessa or online for “West Texas: The State of Oil.” At the event, industry experts and community leaders will talk about how the industry has changed communities like Midland and Odessa, how oil companies are partnering with local entities to train the next generation of workers and what is being done to address environmental concerns around this massive drilling enterprise. Speakers include: Savannah Morales, CEO, Midland Chamber of Commerce Stephen Robertson, executive vice president, Permian Basin Petroleum Association Carlos Nogueras Ramos, the Tribune’s Permian Basin reporter, will moderate. Must RSVP through link https://trib.it/CBRWmq

Students and educators: Ignite your potential at The Texas Tribune Festival, Sept. 5-7 in downtown Austin. Be there to see the leaders and lawmakers you’ve studied talk about the issues you care about and give their take on what’s next. Plus, we’ve carved out a special TribFest experience just for students, including: • Exclusive student-only events • Career-boosting networking opportunities • A steep ticket discount — students attend TribFest for just $50! Faculty and staff in education get a big discount on tickets! Attend TribFest for just $75. Buy educator tickets. Get tickets at https://trib.it/y2yEmh #TribFest24

The Texas Tribune, ProPublica and FRONTLINE PBS were honored today with the 2024 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability for our reporting on the tragic mishandling of the response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24, 2022. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d6UAG2na

Tickets are available now at a special rate for the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival, happening Sept. 5-7 in downtown Austin. Join us for three days of unforgettable conversations about the issues that matter to Texans at our annual celebration of big, bold ideas. Prices go up May 1! Buy now and save: https://trib.it/Mmcjca #TribFest24

Early voting for Texas' local elections begins April 22. Here's what you need to know before you head to the polls. Check the full voter guide: https://lnkd.in/dZDDeRKb

The Texas Tribune's journalists won five top honors in the annual awards conferred by Texas Managing Editors, which represents news leaders across our state. The awards, which recognize work published in 2023, were announced this weekend in Temple at the group’s annual conference. https://lnkd.in/g-zFM3pu

Join us in Waco or online tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23, for “How will Texas meet its health care workforce needs?” We’ll talk through the ways state officials and Texas colleges are working to address the state’s shortage of health care workers and what actions state leaders and lawmakers can take to address our health care workforce needs. Speakers include: • Maria Darby, chief operating officer, Dwyer Workforce Development • Jackson Griggs, M.D., CEO, Waco Family Medicine • Darrel Spinks, executive director of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council • Andy Weaver, provost of Texas State Technical College's West Texas campuses The conversation will be moderated by Terri Langford, the Tribune’s health and human services editor. RSVP today: https://trib.it/rAvZaH

Hear from Jazzy and Fiza, Texas Tribune Fellows, on why students need to be at TribFest 2024. https://lnkd.in/g4EN6vhF