Emily Ramshaw
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Austin, TX, United States
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Past articles by Emily:
T-Squared: A farewell to TribTalk
Five-and-a-half years into our op-ed adventure, we're retiring TribTalk. → Read More
TribCast: Wendy Davis makes it official
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Edgar, Jolie, Abby and Kiah about about Wendy Davis’ entrance into a Central Texas congressional race, the state’s Alternatives to Abortion program, what the Texas coast can learn from the Dutch and how the legalization of hemp is confusing pot prosecutions. → Read More
Report: Most Central American migrants won’t qualify for asylum in U.S. under new Trump policy
The policy, slated to take effect Tuesday, would also affect unaccompanied children. → Read More
Report: Most Central American migrants won’t qualify for asylum in U.S. under new Trump policy
The policy, slated to take effect Tuesday, would also affect unaccompanied children. → Read More
TribCast: Lewd texts and school finance scuttlebutt
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Emma and Patrick about the pre-session school finance scuttlebutt, a big Obamacare ruling out of Texas and a state senator facing allegations he sent lewd texts. → Read More
TribCast: Beto for President?
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Shannon and Edgar about the Beto O'Rourke and Julian Castro presidential buzz, civil asset forfeiture in Texas and politicians wining and dining in Texas universities’ football suites. → Read More
TribCast: Everything you need to know about the Texas Tribune Festival
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and Agnes about our first-ever downtown Texas Tribune Festival, Tuesday night's San Antonio special election upset and the latest U.S. Senate polling. → Read More
T-Squared: Trib's maternal mortality project wins an Online Journalism Award
Marissa Evans and Chris Essig's investigation into unusually high rates of maternal deaths in Texas has won an explanatory journalism award from the Online News Association. → Read More
T-Squared: We’re partnering with TIME to cover the family separation crisis
For the next three months, Tribune reporters, photographers and videographers will team up with journalists at TIME to jointly produce articles and documentary-style video from the Rio Grande Valley. → Read More
Comptroller Hegar downplays potential tax benefit of sports gambling in Texas
In this edition of the TribCast, the last before the May 22 primary runoff, Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Emily Ramshaw sits down with CEO Evan Smith, Executive Editor Ross Ramsey, political reporter Patrick Svitek and a special guest, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. → Read More
Debate drama, Austin scooters, the Texas speaker's race (podcast)
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Emma about who's debating whom in the Senate and gubernatorial matchups, what's next for Austin's scooters and the latest names to emerge in the Texas House speaker's race. → Read More
T-Squared: Parting ways with Folo Media
Though Folo Media is suspending its operations, Texas Tribune reporter Morgan Smith will forge ahead solo, covering poverty and inequity across Texas with a special focus on her home city of San Antonio. → Read More
Where's the "bathroom bill" in the 2018 primaries? (podcast)
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Abby and Jay about the noticeable absence of the "bathroom bill" on the 2018 primary trail, the hottest congressional races, and a particularly timely campaign contribution received by Land Commissioner George P. Bush. → Read More
Castro's PAC, an early Cruz poll (podcast)
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Ross about Julian Castro's new PAC and potential presidential ambitions — and a Ted Cruz poll showing him out in front of Beto O'Rourke. → Read More
T-Squared: Hurricane Harvey, in book form
Starting today, you can preorder "Harvey: Devastation, Courage and Recovery in the Eye of the Storm," a chronological account of the hurricane — from early warnings that Houston was at serious risk to the heartbreaking aftermath. → Read More
T-Squared: With Hurricane Harvey, the professional becomes personal
Virtually everyone in our newsroom has a personal connection to this week's coastal devastation, whether it’s a family home, a relative or a childhood vacation spot. And virtually everyone in our newsroom went straight to work this weekend. → Read More
Abbott v. Perry, school finance, impending Sine Die (podcast)
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about Gov. Greg Abbott's comparison of his accomplishments to former Gov. Rick Perry's, whether school finance reform has a real shot in the special session, and how soon the Texas Legislature will adjourn — again. → Read More
School choice, property taxes and abortion (podcast)
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Morgan about the special session issues the Senate is plowing through — and what the House's coping mechanism is. → Read More
The first week of the special legislative session (podcast)
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the kickoff of the special legislative session, what's at stake for the state's top leaders and what's in store for the bathroom bill. → Read More
New Yorker on Texas, TABC troubles, "perverted little tarts" (podcast)
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Patrick, Jay and Jim about Speaker Joe Straus' "bathroom bill" comments in the New Yorker, the TABC's war with Spec's and a top lobbyist's eight-year-old comments on young women drinking at Baylor. → Read More