María Méndez (@anxious_maria) 's Twitter Profile
María Méndez

@anxious_maria

Reporter @TexasTribune writing explainers & resource guides. Past: K-12 reporter @Statesman. Hablo español. She/her. Kermit memes fan.

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Talia Richman (@talirichman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Piñón triplets, born 15 weeks early and 1 lb each, all have special needs. For the past 12 years, their mom has looked at the "school choice" question from every angle. Here's why she's worried about what Texas' plan means for kids with disabilities: dallasnews.com/news/education…

Talia Richman (@talirichman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The smallest Texas students could be suspended more easily under a proposed rewrite of school discipline laws. House Bill 6 could undercut previous reforms aimed at ensuring young children can remain in school except under the most extreme circumstances. dallasnews.com/news/education…

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Should states be allowed to cut off public health care dollars to organizations that provide abortions? Supreme Court set to consider whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood. apnews.com/article/aborti…

NWS Houston (@nwshouston) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As part of SKYWARN, we'll be offering virtual seminars on severe weather safety & preparedness in Spanish. ¡Aprenda sobre condiciones de tiempo severo con estas clases gratuitas y para todo el público! La 1era clase será mañana miércoles. Regístrese: weather.gov/crp/skywarnSPA

As part of SKYWARN, we'll be offering virtual seminars on severe weather safety & preparedness in Spanish.

¡Aprenda sobre condiciones de tiempo severo con estas clases gratuitas y para todo el público! La 1era clase será mañana miércoles. 

Regístrese: weather.gov/crp/skywarnSPA
Kayla Guo (@kaylaguo_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's budget day in the #txlege! The House will take up its $337 billion budget proposal today. Lawmakers filed almost 400 amendments to the bill. We're live over Texas Tribune. Follow along: texastribune.org/2025/04/10/tex…

María Méndez (@anxious_maria) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Early voting began today for some local government elections in TX, including for: - San Antonio, Fort Worth, Dallas, & Denton city councils -Dallas, Northside, San Antonio, Denton, & El Paso school districts Check for elections in your area & vote: texastribune.org/2025/04/01/tex…

Anna Núñez JOB SEEKER-COMMS (@nunez_anna) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#Immigration crackdown: Know your rights at U.S. border and ports of entry What immigrants and citizens should know about federal agents’ power to question & search people at airports & border By María Méndez ⁦María Méndez⁩ ⁦Texas Tribune⁩ search.app/opxpu4RVW2V1xg…

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By María Méndez: Here’s what citizens and immigrants need to know about their rights at the U.S. border and other ports of entry. texastribune.org/2025/04/25/tex…

ProPublica Guild (@propublicaguild) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today, we issued a letter — signed by 70% of our unit — to Stephen Engelberg and Robin Sparkman asking them to uphold ProPublica’s values of fairness, transparency and accountability at the bargaining table.

Today, we issued a letter — signed by 70% of our unit — to <a href="/SteveEngelberg/">Stephen Engelberg</a> and <a href="/RobinSparkman91/">Robin Sparkman</a> asking them to uphold ProPublica’s values of fairness, transparency and accountability at the bargaining table.
Keri Heath (@heathkeri) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Several hundred Burnet Middle School students walked out of class this morning to protest the proposed staff changes at the school. The campus is one of three slated for turnaround plans next year because of state academic ratings. #txed #atxschools

Several hundred Burnet Middle School students walked out of class this morning to protest the proposed staff changes at the school. The campus is one of three slated for turnaround plans next year because of state academic ratings. #txed #atxschools
Eleanor Klibanoff (@eklib) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fans of the TribCast! Don’t miss out on TWO live tapings of Texas Tribune’s weekly politics podcast Wednesday @ 7, at the Austin Central Library, talking teachers Friday @ noon, in Arlington, on what the lege means for North Texas texastribune.org/events/

Debbie Hiott (@dhiott) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This eliminates funding for NPR, PBS, KUT, KUTX, Austin PBS, Marfa Public Radio, and other stations across the state and country that provide news, community information, and culture and entertainment -- all at a cost to taxpayers of less than $2 a year.

Lily Kepner (@lilykepner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

EXCLUSIVE: ACC board to join lawsuit over Texas Dream Act repeal. Here’s why Trustees are intervening. statesman.com/story/news/edu… via ⁦Austin Statesman⁩.

Texas Tribune (@texastribune) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Abbott vetoed a provision for Texas to join a federal summer lunch program for low-income children, citing uncertainty over federal funding of the program as his reason for the decision. An estimated 3.75 million children statewide would have qualified. bit.ly/4k0XxBz

Lauren McGaughy (@lmcgaughy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm glad the Texas Tribune did this explainer on the safety of THC products. Texas is about to dive into this debate headfirst, and it's important to acknowledge what we do — and don't — know about these products. Things are rarely as black and white people would like them to

Avery Tomasco (@averytomascowx) 's Twitter Profile Photo

DO YOU LIVE NEAR A CREEK/STREAM/RIVER? Please use this resource and become familiar with it. You can track nearby rainfall totals, flowrate/height of water in nearby waterways that could impact your neighborhood. Flooding ongoing in Austin as we speak

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After Texas failed to pass a bill to improve flood warning systems, a Kerr County lawmaker says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which aimed to establish a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure.