
Allie Morris
Deputy Texas Editor at Houston Chronicle
@HoustonChron Deputy Texas Editor • Former @dallasnews @ConMonitorNews.
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Jan 14, 2025 |
houstonchronicle.com | Matt Zdun |Jeremy Blackman |Allie Morris
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May 28, 2024 |
editorandpublisher.com | Jeremy Blackman |Allie Morris
Posted Wednesday, May 29, 2024 1:30 pm The Houston Chronicle is excited to welcome Benjamin Wermund to the Austin bureau, where he will cover Gov. Greg Abbott and other top state leaders.
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May 15, 2024 |
houstonchronicle.com | Jeremy Blackman |Allie Morris
The Houston Chronicle is excited to welcome Benjamin Wermund to the Austin bureau, where he will cover Gov. Greg Abbott and other top state leaders. Wermund was previously a political reporter for the paper in Washington, where he reported on Republican attempts to overturn the 2020 election results and on the Jan. 6 riots that followed. He also covered the push for the first new gun legislation in decades after the Uvalde school shooting, in which Sen.
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Apr 24, 2024 |
houstonchronicle.com | Allie Morris |Jeremy Blackman
Police keep watch at a protest of the war in Gaza at the University of Texas at Austin on April 24, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Students walked out of class as protests continue to sweep college campuses around the country. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesSome faculty at the University of Texas at Austin condemned the administration’s decision on Wednesday to call in state troopers to disperse a pro-Palestinian protest they said posed no threat of violence or disruption to classes.
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Dec 6, 2023 |
houstonchronicle.com | Allie Morris
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a discussion with San Antonio law enforcement members and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw at the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Bexar County on Thursday, April 21, 2022. Billy Calzada/Staff photographerState officials certified the November election results this week, moving to usher in billions of dollars in property tax relief and raises for retired teachers despite a series of long-shot lawsuits that have challenged the outcome.
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.@ByEdMcKinley’s last story for @HoustonChron + @ExpressNews is of course a scoop on the #txsen race. During his time in Texas he’s broken big stories on the education beat and covered the fun features with flair. We will miss you and be cheering you on in Michigan!

NEWS: @jamestalarico is eyeing a U.S. Senate run. “The legislative session just ended, and I am having conversations about how I can best serve, and that does include the Senate race,” he said. https://t.co/Ou5kNjxX52 #txlege

Texas has been trying to deregulate gun silencers for years. Now Republicans in Congress want to do it nationwide. The U.S. House budget bill would eliminate the $200 tax and federal registration requirement for silencers, @osborneja reports. https://t.co/AE4qA89wJG

You may have seen these ads promoting @DanPatrick’s THC ban from the @SaferTexas alliance. Texas wholesale beer distributors are among the groups leading that campaign. @isaacyu_ explains why the alcohol industry is split over the ban. https://t.co/WGdYetGlW5 #txlege

Ban Synthetic THC in Texas. #txlege #SupportSB3 #SaferTexas https://t.co/up74jsAMTf