Misty Harris

Ken Paxton Says He’s Tough on Crime. His Trust Invested $600,000 in a Convicted Fraudster’s Company. www.propublica.org/article/ken-...

At an election science conference I went to in June, a panel was lit up by claims that USPS delays in primaries were causing more ballots to arrive late. Someone asked: Has anyone done research yet to see if USPS changes are tied to ballot rejections? So @propublica.org did. 🧵

Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose. www.propublica.org/article/ken-...

The Trump administration floated an idea that would have virtually shut down mail voting: requiring all ballots to be delivered exclusively through certified mail, ProPublica has learned. by @jenafifield.bsky.social @peterelkind.bsky.social

NEW @propublica.org: A quarter of all individual giving in the U.S. is made through donor-advised funds. We uncovered troubling inconsistencies in how some DAF sponsors applied their policies and found that donors and charities are routinely left in the dark. www.propublica.org/article/dono...

A year ago, a midlevel Homeland Security Investigations agent proposed using the agency's databases to find noncitizens on voter rolls. The White House quickly got onboard. A new @propublica.org investigation reveals what happened next and how this unprecedented effort fell apart.🧵

NEW The Justice Department is threatening to prosecute election officials across the country for failing to remove noncitizens from their voter rolls, an escalation of the Trump administration's attempts to prosecute election fraud, according to letters I obtained with Andy Mannix @propublica.org 🧵

NEW: Over the years, Texas legislators have declined to pass at least three bills that would create siren or alert systems, a tool that Kerr County officials tried to secure for years before the July 4 flooding. By Lexi Churchill & @lomikriel.bsky.social, w/ @texastribune.org

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South Texas Blood & Tissue announced today the Spurs will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. Thursday at The Rock at La Cantera. Donors will receive two tickets to the Spurs game against the Raptors on April 13 at the Frost Bank Center and a City Edition Spurs blood donor t-shirt.

I’m looking to speak to someone from San Antonio who wears a hearing aid. Especially interested in talking to active military or vets or people in the hospitality industry.

Attending #ISOJ25 online today and during a panel on covering Trump 2.0, @evanasmith.bsky.social read a question I submitted about mental health. Panelists were awesome and stressed having a life outside of work.

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

🚨🚨NEW JOB OPENING🚨🚨 Back again folks to let you know @mysanantonio.com is hiring a New Braunfels reporter. Come join my team to capture the stories at the heart of one of the fastest growing cities in Texas! lnkd.in/gT_F6amv

Someone snapped a picture of me nerding out at NICAR25.

Join us today at 4:45pm to learn how to find workarounds and new pathways to getting the backgrounding info you need! #NICAR25

See the public library or get archiving tips? Can’t I do both. Fun at Minneapolis Central Library at NICAR25.

SB13 would give parents in Texas more control than librarians on book selections in school libraries. www.texastribune.org/2025/03/05/t...

NICAR25

Looking for alternatives to pricey research tools? At #NICAR25, Sunlight’s @curiousscout.bsky.social joins @muckrock.com & the UF on Sat. to share free tools to: 📚 Find court records 🗞️ Search news archives 🏢 Background businesses & people Add us to your schedule! schedules.ire.org/nicar-2025/i...

Good lineup for this year’s San Antonio Book Festival.

So excited to head to Minneapolis later this week for #NICAR25. Hoping to continue to improve my research/data skills, talk to old friends, and meet new ones!

Sunday brunch with friends is the best.

Together for 18 years, married for 10. Our adventures have literally taken us around the globe as we explore the world. Here’s too many more anniversaries and adventures.

Philip modeling his new sweatshirt.

I might be a grinch, but I couldn’t resist this gingerbread man.

Here's the first story from @texastribune.org's new reporter, Ayden Runnels, who'll be joining me on the night shift in a couple of weeks. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/17/t...

I have no idea how bluesky is for spreading the word about hiring, but: @19thnews.bsky.social has an opening for a contract economy reporter starting in January! $50/hour, 25 hours/week, for six months Details and application here! 19thnews.org/contract-eco...

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My silly pup Philip got his holiday picture.

It took a year to scour every local office for every record of a migrant death on the Texas border w/Mexico. The results are devastating amid a Texas border crackdown. >1K drowned btwn 2017-23, many children. We tell the story of a 4yo lone survivor of a family drowned in the Rio Grande last year.

Peppermint mocha goodness.

Cacio e pepe - bellissimo!

Getting to hang with Vader.

Excited to teach student journalists the power of research.