Rob Reid
@robcat26.bsky.social
Education Data Developer @texastribune.org, proud product of public schools, immersing myself in all things Texas through reading and building community and long-distance walking
I wanted to shout out to my "tireless" colleagues at the Texas Tribune reporting on the weekend's flooding, but on Monday morning it's clear that they're very tired. The reporting is insightful, the photos visceral, and the tips for how to help purposeful. www.texastribune.org/series/texas...
July 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I wanted to shout out to my "tireless" colleagues at the Texas Tribune reporting on the weekend's flooding, but on Monday morning it's clear that they're very tired. The reporting is insightful, the photos visceral, and the tips for how to help purposeful. www.texastribune.org/series/texas...
From Beto to Karl Rove, John Bolton to Maureen Dowd, a former chief justice to the CEO of the Marshall Project...TribFest 2025's lineup of thought leaders is wildly eclectic. I'm really looking forward to it, and hope you can join us. festival.texastribune.org/event/c17d2d...
June 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
From Beto to Karl Rove, John Bolton to Maureen Dowd, a former chief justice to the CEO of the Marshall Project...TribFest 2025's lineup of thought leaders is wildly eclectic. I'm really looking forward to it, and hope you can join us. festival.texastribune.org/event/c17d2d...
…and learned a bit of history on the way, discovering this surviving 1950s model windmill that outlasted its accompanying home- which was demolished to make way for the MoPac in the late 1960s.
April 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
…and learned a bit of history on the way, discovering this surviving 1950s model windmill that outlasted its accompanying home- which was demolished to make way for the MoPac in the late 1960s.
After rounding the tip of the isle, we headed back to Deep Eddy/Tarrytown, planning some future adventures based on steps not taken…
April 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
After rounding the tip of the isle, we headed back to Deep Eddy/Tarrytown, planning some future adventures based on steps not taken…
A narrow sidewalk along the Shelton Bridge led us to Red Bud Isle- a man-made island built on the surface of a dam that collapsed 125 years ago.
April 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A narrow sidewalk along the Shelton Bridge led us to Red Bud Isle- a man-made island built on the surface of a dam that collapsed 125 years ago.
Part VII of Walking Austin’s Neon Wilderness avoided busy streets in favor of a meandering residential route around Deepy Eddy- where we noticed homesteads with more to offer than the brute opulence the area is known for.
April 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Part VII of Walking Austin’s Neon Wilderness avoided busy streets in favor of a meandering residential route around Deepy Eddy- where we noticed homesteads with more to offer than the brute opulence the area is known for.
News nerds unite! Or news nerds compete against each other? Five rounds of trivia on current events, history, sports, arts and culture, hosted by Texas Tribune and Texas Standard. It’s okay to show up as an individual- we’ll put you on a team.
triviawithtxtribuneandtxstandard.splashthat.com
triviawithtxtribuneandtxstandard.splashthat.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
News nerds unite! Or news nerds compete against each other? Five rounds of trivia on current events, history, sports, arts and culture, hosted by Texas Tribune and Texas Standard. It’s okay to show up as an individual- we’ll put you on a team.
triviawithtxtribuneandtxstandard.splashthat.com
triviawithtxtribuneandtxstandard.splashthat.com
Our data viz team helped put together this interactive explainer which gets into where your Texas water comes from (depending on where you live), when supply will exceed demand, and who to contact to provide input on water planning in your region. www.texastribune.org/2025/03/13/t...
March 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Our data viz team helped put together this interactive explainer which gets into where your Texas water comes from (depending on where you live), when supply will exceed demand, and who to contact to provide input on water planning in your region. www.texastribune.org/2025/03/13/t...
Correlation, causation, whatever. All I know is, I ha'ent seen nary a Texas-sized roach or cricket in my home since the day I hung this giant beetle illustration by @marthaisermanart.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Correlation, causation, whatever. All I know is, I ha'ent seen nary a Texas-sized roach or cricket in my home since the day I hung this giant beetle illustration by @marthaisermanart.bsky.social
6/ ...in some places rural, some places urban, different from Texas, and still unmistakably Texas.
February 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
6/ ...in some places rural, some places urban, different from Texas, and still unmistakably Texas.
5/ There's no place quite like Austin...
February 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
5/ There's no place quite like Austin...
4/ ...and stray horizontal spiral staircases.
February 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
4/ ...and stray horizontal spiral staircases.
3/ ...community gardens...
February 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
3/ ...community gardens...
2/ like fencetop art...
February 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
2/ like fencetop art...
🧵 1/ Part 5 of Walking Austin's Neon Wilderness: East Side by Street, Creek, and Lake. Walking may be the most efficient means of transportation, if you prioritize conversation (with yourself and others) and noticing things...
February 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🧵 1/ Part 5 of Walking Austin's Neon Wilderness: East Side by Street, Creek, and Lake. Walking may be the most efficient means of transportation, if you prioritize conversation (with yourself and others) and noticing things...
we eventually reached a mysterious set of gothic windows at the end of the boulevard on 31st. I later learned, via @indelibleaustin.bsky.social's writing, that they’d been scavenged from an historic train station in Chattanooga
www.statesman.com/story/news/2...
www.statesman.com/story/news/2...
January 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
we eventually reached a mysterious set of gothic windows at the end of the boulevard on 31st. I later learned, via @indelibleaustin.bsky.social's writing, that they’d been scavenged from an historic train station in Chattanooga
www.statesman.com/story/news/2...
www.statesman.com/story/news/2...
Ignored by a fearless Red-Shouldered hawk by Seiders Springs…
January 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Ignored by a fearless Red-Shouldered hawk by Seiders Springs…
stumbling on only a trace of Austin’s famous historic eccentricity on the way.
January 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
stumbling on only a trace of Austin’s famous historic eccentricity on the way.
walked past wildly eclectic architecture and brash front-yard landscapes…
January 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
walked past wildly eclectic architecture and brash front-yard landscapes…
Following a group member’s recommendation, I led Walking Austin’s Neon Wilderness down Shoal Creek Boulevard last weekend for our 4th walk. We crossed the boulevard's namesake creek a few times...
January 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Following a group member’s recommendation, I led Walking Austin’s Neon Wilderness down Shoal Creek Boulevard last weekend for our 4th walk. We crossed the boulevard's namesake creek a few times...
No texting and walking. A cactus might attack you.
January 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
No texting and walking. A cactus might attack you.
Not to mention that Eli Hartman, who sits just behind me, is the best Rio Grande dog wash photographer in the business.
December 19, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Not to mention that Eli Hartman, who sits just behind me, is the best Rio Grande dog wash photographer in the business.
Yuriko, one of our enormously talented data viz developers, put in her time to get this right
December 19, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Yuriko, one of our enormously talented data viz developers, put in her time to get this right
4) the backstory of "Fred Jones"- a courageous southern local news editor reporting on civil rights in the '60s and '70s, laid off by his now-zombie outlet and relegated to creating bad art in his basement
December 12, 2024 at 3:43 PM
4) the backstory of "Fred Jones"- a courageous southern local news editor reporting on civil rights in the '60s and '70s, laid off by his now-zombie outlet and relegated to creating bad art in his basement
2) his disappointment in a billionaire-owned legacy outlet leading to subscription cancellation
3) his 7th grade classmate from the same good public school emailing him links to low-quality disinfo...
3) his 7th grade classmate from the same good public school emailing him links to low-quality disinfo...
December 12, 2024 at 3:41 PM
2) his disappointment in a billionaire-owned legacy outlet leading to subscription cancellation
3) his 7th grade classmate from the same good public school emailing him links to low-quality disinfo...
3) his 7th grade classmate from the same good public school emailing him links to low-quality disinfo...