James Barragan
Anchor, TX Capital Tonight at Spectrum News Austin
Now: Anchor at @TXCapTonight. Past: @TexasTribune @dallasnews @statesman @latimes. @NiemanFdn '24. UCLA grad. Hablo español.
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1 month ago |
spectrumlocalnews.com | James Barragan
AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz visited Austin on Wednesday to help support the passage of a school voucher bill in the Texas Legislature.
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2 months ago |
lmtonline.com | James Barragan
Don McLaughlin wasn’t supposed to be mayor of Uvalde during the town’s darkest hour. When he was first elected in 2014, the small city of 15,000 limited mayors to three two-year terms. As he was set to leave politics in 2019, McLaughlin asked the city council to change the city charter so that mayors could serve four-year terms just as members of the council did. Article continues below this adThey agreed and the city’s residents voted to let McLaughlin run for the inaugural four-year term.
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2 months ago |
texastribune.org | James Barragan
Key coverage Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Don McLaughlin wasn’t supposed to be mayor of Uvalde during the town’s darkest hour. When he was first elected in 2014, the small city of 15,000 limited mayors to three two-year terms.
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Mar 4, 2025 |
gainesvilleregister.com | James Barragan
State Rep. Don McLaughlin, who was mayor of Uvalde when a gunman tore through the town’s peace and killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school, has filed a bill aimed at addressing some of the failures that plagued the police response to that shooting.
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Mar 4, 2025 |
weatherforddemocrat.com | James Barragan
State Rep. Don McLaughlin, who was mayor of Uvalde when a gunman tore through the town’s peace and killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school, has filed a bill aimed at addressing some of the failures that plagued the police response to that shooting.
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