@EmmaBalter

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

 Houston, TX
Joined July 2016
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Jen Rice@jen_rice_8h
🚨 Houston (Harris County) has a new voting sticker this year (I am hearing it is limited edition, you gotta go right now)
andyzipp 🫥@andyzipp10h
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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@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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new state park drop 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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i know yard signs don't vote, but each election cycle i spend here i find their distribution fascinating as kind of a capsule of enthusiasm yesterday on my usual 45min loop around my southwest houston neighborhood, which is relatively politically mixed but leans dem, i saw:
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orlando sanchez: 13 talarico: 3 paxton: 1 middleton: 1 abbott: 1 hinojosa: 1
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he’s running
Governor JB Pritzker
@GovPritzkerSep 21
My father died of a heart attack at only 39 years old. I’ve always kept an eye on my health because of that history. Now, I’m walking every day and taking a GLP-1 so I can be around for my family. My health journey isn’t over, but sharing this might help others.
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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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“like i was the child george bush personally left behind” one of the best sentences i’ve read i fear
Mia K.
@miakhalifaSep 10
I asked the Amtrak employee in DC if I’m on the right acela cause I’m going to New York, but it says “Boston? He looked at me like I was the child George Bush personally left behind and said “What do you think is on the way to Boston?”
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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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Welcome to Goat Island, Texas. It’s Exactly What You Think. @TexasMonthly texasmonthly.com/travel/goat…

Welcome to Goat Island, Texas. It’s Exactly What You Think.

An islet in the middle of Lake Livingston has been home to a herd since the early 1970s. But life there hasn’t been without drama.

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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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"[They] came to power hollering about states’ rights, the Tenth Amendment, and the spirit of 1836. And yet these Texas Tough politicians—with a couple exceptions—are struggling to find their tongues..." texasmonthly.com/news-politi…

Why State Leaders Are Finally Breaking Their Silence on the Big Bend Wall

Here’s what top elected officials have said—or not said—about construction in Big Bend National Park and the surrounding region.

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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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houston: the only place on earth you can be going 60 in a 35 and still get tailgated
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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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how’s it going since
Italy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@Azzurri_EnJul 9
20 years since our 2006 World Cup triumph 🏆 #Azzurri #VivoAzzurro
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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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