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Edward McKinley

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Edward McKinley

@ByEdMcKinley

Law student. Former journalist. Mizzou Mafia 🐯 + Minnesotan.

Austin, TX

houstonchronicle.com/author/edward-…

Joined January 2017

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Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
May 29, 2025
After four years covering #txlege for the @ExpressNews & @HoustonChron, I'm going to be leaving Austin (and journalism!) to go to law school. My last day will be Friday, June 6. Please excuse my earnestness, but a few stray thoughts/thank yous:
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Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
Jun 26, 2022
Big turnout in East Austin for Beto O’Rourke’s rally for reproductive rights. He finished his speech with a plea for the crowd to volunteer, knock doors and get involved. He lost in ‘18 by 216k votes, he said, and that could be made up with full turnout in Travis County alone.
Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
Jun 6, 2025
NEWS: @jamestalarico is eyeing a U.S. Senate run. “The legislative session just ended, and I am having conversations about how I can best serve, and that does include the Senate race,” he said. houstonchronicle.com/politics/artic… #txlege
Austin Rep. James Talarico is weighing a run for U.S. Senate
From houstonchronicle.com
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Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
Jun 13, 2023
New w/ @benwermund: In what legal experts say is a conflict of interest that would never be acceptable in normal judicial proceedings, Ken Paxton, owes Lt. Gov. Patrick, who will serve as his “judge,” $125,000 in outstanding campaign loans.
Dan Patrick’s $125,000 loan to Ken Paxton adds to conflicts in Senate impeachment trial
From houstonchronicle.com
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Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
May 15, 2022
Buffalo shooter was motivated at least in part by a radicalized belief that Dems are attempting to “replace” the electorate through immigration. That viewpoint has been promoted by Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick: houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
Apr 3, 2024
This community note is crazy and perfectly exemplifies how Twitter has been ruined as a medium to share sober, legitimate news. This promotes political speculation from the fanboys of a Youtuber as if it's fact in response to an article from a newspaper with a 150 yr history.
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Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
Jul 23, 2024
NEWS: Vice President Kamala Harris will be coming to Houston on Thursday and speaking at the American Federation of Teachers national convention at 10am, per source. Last might she eclipsed the majority mark in support from DNC delegates, making her the presumptive Dem nominee.
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Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
Apr 3, 2024
Replying to @MarkDavis
a) the article doesn't call him anti-semitic. b) he posted a public video using a Nazi song, joking about killing Jews and then holding a Nazi gun and goose-stepping. If that "draws suspicions" of anti-semitism, how on earth is that the legacy media's fault?
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Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
May 30, 2022
A teacher who called her colleagues family, a 10-year-old who wanted to be a marine biologist, a little girl who loved the show “Criminal Minds,” a boy who brewed coffee for his grandfather every morning: portraits of those slain this week in Uvalde.
uvaldeleadernews.com
They were smart, funny, loved - Uvalde Leader News
In a mass casualty event on May 24, one man shot and killed 19 children and two teachers, and wounded at least 17 others at Robb Elementary School. Those victims have now been identified by family...
Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
Apr 3, 2024
Replying to @MarkDavis
Absolutely not. In the video, he uses a Nazi war song and is shown goose-stepping, going on to preempt criticism by saying only idiots would be offended by it. You can’t court controversy and then be surprised by it when it arrives. The article is fair and factual.
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Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
Sep 26, 2020
I’m at Rep. Elise Stefanik’s campaign rally this afternoon near Saratoga. The line for Trump signs is 4-5x longer than those for any other booth. Lots of enthusiasm here for the president
Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
Jun 4, 2024
New: Despite a common refrain from Gov. Greg Abbott that he’s pumped historic levels of funding into public schools, a newly published TEA report shows per-student funding has decreased since he took office, when adjusted for inflation. #txlege
Texas per-student school funding has dropped under Gov. Abbott
From expressnews.com
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Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
Mar 10, 2021
Female aide said Cuomo aggressively groped her at the governor's mansion, in an escalation of the mounting accounts of sexual misconduct by the governor.
Female aide said Cuomo aggressively groped her at Executive Mansion
From timesunion.com
Edward McKinley
@ByEdMcKinley
Apr 3, 2024
Replying to @ByEdMcKinley and @MarkDavis
The article summarizes the content of the video, including herrera’s defense, as well as criticism of it. The headline is a description of the factual content of that video, which is publicly available. Attempting to paint this as a politically motivated attack is absurd.
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