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Ella McCarthy

@byellamccarthy

City Hall Reporter @statesman |@mujschool alum | [email protected]

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Photos: Thousands gather at Texas Capitol in Austin for anti-Trump 'No Kings' protest. See photos statesman.com/picture-galler…

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But I'm not leaving Austin or journalism. Next week, I'll start as the Austin Statesman's public safety reporter. So if you got something to say about cops, medics, or firefighters, get at me. You can text me via signal at 512-666-0903

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The chief of CapMetro’s fledgling police force is leaving for the same role at a Houston-area school district, the transit authority announced late Tuesday — a day after transit officers hit the streets for the first time. statesman.com/story/news/loc…

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NEW: A confessed child predator in Austin was deported after prosecutors missed a 90-day window to bring an indictment, one of several such cases in recent months. Here’s our story, airing tonight KVUE News at 6, examining what happened and why. youtu.be/G7Ux92lrp-A?si…

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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.

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The driver of a concrete pump truck during a 2024 school bus crash has pleaded guilty. #txed #atxschools statesman.com/story/news/cri…

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For Austin Statesman: A record number of individuals face felony immigration charges in Austin and other regions away from the border. The surge, an academic tells us, is part of the Trump adminin’s search for a narrative that immigrants are criminals. 1/ statesman.com/story/news/cou…

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NEW: ‘He would do the same for us’: I talked to firefighters scouring Marble Falls and Burnet County for their missing chief statesman.com/story/news/loc…

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I will be reporting on the aftermath & impacts of the catastrophic Texas floods in Travis County and beyond starting today. If you have any information, feedback on coverage, or questions Austin Statesman can help answer please DM me.❤️ We are here for you.

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NEW: Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a unanimously-passed 2019 bill that would have allowed Texans to sign up for local emergency warning systems while obtaining or renewing a driver's license. Experts say it could have helped during the floods. #txlege statesman.com/story/news/pol…

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Among the expenses: ~150 working lunches for City Manager T.C. Broadnax, totaling ~$3,300. After the Austin Statesman began asking questions, Broadnax said he would repay the city for his meals. My last Austin Statesman story w/ Alex Driggars & Tony Plohetski: statesman.com/story/news/loc…

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UPDATE: Austin city council member Ryan Alter said he would join the city manager in reimbursing the city for his solo working lunches — $1,200 — saying that although the expenses were approved, he wants to maintain public trust.

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NEW: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is set to travel to Israel and the United Arab Emirates on a trade mission next week, per a news release. She plans to meet with senior Israeli officials and business leaders. For @arkansasonline arkansasonline.com/news/2025/jul/…

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SUNDAY MUST READ: This story about questionable spending by Austin city officials by Ella McCarthy Alex Driggars Tony Plohetski. I actually exclaimed out loud while reading it. statesman.com/story/news/loc… #atx

SUNDAY MUST READ: This story about questionable spending by Austin city officials by <a href="/byEllaMcCarthy/">Ella McCarthy</a> <a href="/AlexDriggars/">Alex Driggars</a> <a href="/tplohetski/">Tony Plohetski</a>. 

I actually exclaimed out loud while reading it. 

statesman.com/story/news/loc… #atx