Send a Tip
If something in Texas does not add up and nobody is checking, tell me. I read every tip myself.
Either way it comes straight to me, and I keep it confidential. You do not have to give your name. If you do, I will not publish it without your permission.
What Kinds of Information Are Useful
The tips I can act on fastest come with something I can check. Useful materials include:
- City council agendas, minutes, and meeting packets
- Contracts, invoices, or financial records
- Public records obtained through open records requests
- Inspection reports, permits, citations, or agency complaint records
- Dates, names, and descriptions of specific incidents
- Screenshots of official communications or social media posts
You do not need a stack of documents to send a tip. A date, a place, or a few names is enough for me to start pulling records.
Confidentiality
Your Name Stays With Me
I do not reveal a confidential source’s identity without that person’s explicit, written permission. If you ask to stay anonymous, your name will not appear in anything I publish.
The Records Carry the Story
I do not publish a tip on its word alone. What you send points me to records and people I can verify independently, and the story rests on those.
Requests Carry No Names
Your tip can shape a public records request without your name ever being attached to it.
Straight to Me
Email to [email protected] and texts to (903) 998-0933 come to me alone.
How Your Tip Is Handled
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I Read It
I read every tip myself.
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I Check It
I check what you send against the public record and against what I am already reporting, then decide whether it needs more work.
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I Dig
That can mean filing public records requests, going to public meetings, or asking people for on-the-record interviews.
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It Stays on File
Not every tip becomes an article. The ones that do not often fill in context for a story I am already working on, so I keep them on file.
Send it now.
Email or text, with or without your name. A date, a place, or a few names is enough for me to start pulling records.
For more about me, my standards, and what I cover, visit the About page.