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Megan Kimble
@megankimble
Texas political economy reporter @HoustonChron. Stories @nytimes @citylab @texasmonthly. Author of CITY LIMITS @CrownPublishing. Professionally curious.
Austin, TX Katılım Temmuz 2009
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After a talk, someone asked Jeff Kimble, "If you can come back to life 100 years from now, what would be your first question?". Jeff's answer was, "How's my family?"—probably not what most were expecting. He had science questions too, but those ones I forgot. Vale, Jeff Kimble.
John Preskill@preskill
Jeff Kimble 1949-2024. An extraordinary pioneer of quantum information science and a great friend who inspired me in many ways. Jeff's wise counsel made me a better scientist and a better person.
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This @NewYorker piece pulls heavily from my reporting in @HoustonChron Here's the original story! houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
The New Yorker@NewYorker
Texas shows what future water wars could bring, Rachel Monroe writes: “agriculture pitted against industry pitted against municipalities; the wetter parts of the states fighting to protect ‘their’ water from thirsty and fast-growing cities.” newyorkermag.visitlink.me/NPr1Mi
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She's done it again: @megankimble's story is interesting and accessible even to people who don't pay property taxes. Give it a read!
Megan Kimble@megankimble
Across Texas, developers are “dropping cities out of the sky … with no services.” NEW in @HoustonChron: How a boom in MUDs statewide is driving up property taxes and straining cities houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
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Great read here on the consequences of unfettered development in suburban and rural Texas
Megan Kimble@megankimble
Across Texas, developers are “dropping cities out of the sky … with no services.” NEW in @HoustonChron: How a boom in MUDs statewide is driving up property taxes and straining cities houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
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In Texas, these booming housing developments come with hidden costs: 'It's an illusion' via @megankimble
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… via @houstonchron
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Across Texas, developers are “dropping cities out of the sky … with no services.”
NEW in @HoustonChron: How a boom in MUDs statewide is driving up property taxes and straining cities
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
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A growing form of "invisible government" is driving up your property taxes. @benwermund & I looked at the growth of special purpose districts, which face little state scrutiny or oversight, today in @HoustonChron houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
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‼️Many ISDs head for contentious tax elections tomorrow, but there are even more taxing entities *not* on the ballot, ones most voters haven’t even heard of. News you can use from @megankimble + @benwermund #txlege #txed
Ben Wermund@benwermund
Cities and counties are a frequent target of @GregAbbott_TX and other TX leaders for driving up property taxes. But a growing form of 'invisible government' is raising taxes at a faster rate -- and has mostly been ignored #txlege (w/ @megankimble) houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
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Cities and counties are a frequent target of @GregAbbott_TX and other TX leaders for driving up property taxes. But a growing form of 'invisible government' is raising taxes at a faster rate -- and has mostly been ignored #txlege (w/ @megankimble) houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire and his spokesperson have not responded to @HoustonChron’s requests for comment since Aug. 17.
Faith Bugenhagen@FBugenhagen_
ICYMI Sunday morning read🗞️☕️ via @nytimes nytimes.com/2025/10/19/us/…
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my latest investigation for @ConsumerReports is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day — some by more than 10 times !
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Texas leaders hope massive desalination projects can shore up the state's dwindling water supply. But the costs, as shown in Corpus Christi, are extraordinary. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
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Worth a read. Story in thread. #txlege
Megan Kimble@megankimble
🧵414: That's how many days until Corpus Christi faces severe water shortages. But in September, city leaders abruptly voted to stop work on a controversial seawater desalination plant, alarmed by the plant’s ballooning cost — estimated at $1.2 billion.
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As the state’s water crisis deepens, cities will be faced with difficult questions: How much water do we need? How much are we willing to pay? And who will foot the bill?
I wrote about how one city is grappling with those questions, today in @HoustonChron houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
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Texas leaders hope massive desalination projects can shore up the state's dwindling water supply. But the costs, as shown in Corpus Christi, are extraordinary.
Corpus Christi is a “microcosm of a bigger problem."
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🧵414: That's how many days until Corpus Christi faces severe water shortages.
But in September, city leaders abruptly voted to stop work on a controversial seawater desalination plant, alarmed by the plant’s ballooning cost — estimated at $1.2 billion.
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Last month, at @texyouthsummit, I met some folks with a booth for @Freedom4Teachrs.
A rep told me they realized that conservative teachers were staying in unions for the liability insurance. So in March, the Texas-based group rolled out an alternative — with free coverage 🧵
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A desalination plant could be coming to Galveston Bay as Texas looks to shore up water supply houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… via @houstonchron #txwater #desal
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