Matthew Watkins
@mwatkinstrib.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune. Aggie. Dad. Not in that order.
A bill that has passed the Texas Senate would allow people to sue abortion pill providers for $100,000, would ban state judges from assessing its constitutionality and would allow any state judge who rules it unconstitutional to be personally sued for $100,000. www.texastribune.org/2025/05/12/t...
May 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A bill that has passed the Texas Senate would allow people to sue abortion pill providers for $100,000, would ban state judges from assessing its constitutionality and would allow any state judge who rules it unconstitutional to be personally sued for $100,000. www.texastribune.org/2025/05/12/t...
A must-read: Alex Fairly was on a path to be Texas’ next Tim Dunn — a sharp-elbowed megadonor poised to spend big to push the state further right.
Then he learned more about about Dunn’s tactics and had a change of heart. www.texastribune.org/2025/05/08/a...
Then he learned more about about Dunn’s tactics and had a change of heart. www.texastribune.org/2025/05/08/a...
May 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
A must-read: Alex Fairly was on a path to be Texas’ next Tim Dunn — a sharp-elbowed megadonor poised to spend big to push the state further right.
Then he learned more about about Dunn’s tactics and had a change of heart. www.texastribune.org/2025/05/08/a...
Then he learned more about about Dunn’s tactics and had a change of heart. www.texastribune.org/2025/05/08/a...
What they found? Dozens of fragmented sections across six counties, some no wider than a city block and others more than 70 miles apart. Each mile of costs between $17 million and $41 million per mile, depending on terrain. Most are built in sparsely traveled rural areas.
December 19, 2024 at 4:14 PM
What they found? Dozens of fragmented sections across six counties, some no wider than a city block and others more than 70 miles apart. Each mile of costs between $17 million and $41 million per mile, depending on terrain. Most are built in sparsely traveled rural areas.
NEW: Texas has never publicly reported where it has built border wall. So @texastribune.org requested records, interviewed landowners and traveled the Rio Grande to compile a first-of-its-kind look of the $3.1 billion in construction. apps.texastribune.org/features/202...
December 19, 2024 at 4:13 PM
NEW: Texas has never publicly reported where it has built border wall. So @texastribune.org requested records, interviewed landowners and traveled the Rio Grande to compile a first-of-its-kind look of the $3.1 billion in construction. apps.texastribune.org/features/202...