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Obituaries published in the February 2021 edition of the Texas Press Messenger.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 9, 2021
Media Contact:
Ronna Kelly, Senior Communications Manager
415-293-6161, rkelly@edf.org
It’s time to pay attention to the water we cannot see
By Vanessa Puig-Williams
Texas’ rivers are iconic. But the groundwater that sustains them is invisible.
Staff changes, promotions, retirements at Texas newspapers.
JILLIAN SMITH
The Kerrville Daily Times
Past TPA President Chris Barbee, former publisher of the El Campo Leader-News and Wharton Journal-Spectator, is El Campo’s first directly elected mayor.
Barbee, a returning El Campo councilman, earned the post during November balloting thanks to the 2,655 to 884 passage of a City Charter amendment calling for the top vote collector among at-large council members to be named mayor and the second most vote-getter as mayor pro-tem.
Barbee collected 1,920 votes to win the five-way race delayed from May to November by Gov. Greg Abbott’s order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week was driven by a mistaken belief, generated by President Trump and his allies, that the election was stolen from him. Millions of the president’s supporters believe this lie, so it is damaging our republic by undermining faith in our elections, courts and other governmental processes. Journalism goes hand in glove with democracy, so what should journalists do about it?
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my fellow members of the Texas Press Association for allowing me to serve as your 2021 president. It is a great honor, and I am very appreciative for the opportunity to serve you and the state press association.
Normally I would be nervously saying this from the podium while standing on the stage at the annual TPA convention. But these aren’t normal times are they?
FOR RELEASE: FEBRUARY 9, 2021
CONTACT: Dr. Joe Clark
EMAIL: info@txartsed.org
WEBSITE: TxArtsEd.org
