Writer and editor. Rural Texan. Wildlife enthusiast. Reach me at [email protected]
Abilene, TX
Joined April 2013
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Christopher Collins retweeted
Y'all do listen to @AustinChronicle and come to our party tonight!
"In a red state that will only feel more emboldened by a Trump presidency, we’re going to need the @TexasObserver now more than ever."
LINK: texasobserver.fundjournalism…
New bee, who dis? My latest for @TexasMonthly, about a new species of solitary bee discovered in Texas and Oklahoma: texasmonthly.com/travel/new-…
And ICYMI, my story from Port Arthur about the struggling shrimping industry is in this month's magazine: texasmonthly.com/being-texan…
Christopher Collins retweeted
Further personal/professional news: I am now the Editor-in-Chief of the @TexasObserver.
My entire journalism career has taken place here, as I've learned from all who've come & gone from this little magazine. Thank you to all the colleagues & sources who helped me along the way
Personal/professional news: Effective today, I am the Interim Editor-in-Chief of the @TexasObserver.
For now, this is a three-month position. This comes on the heels of losing three editorial staff as the Observer invests in its business team.
Christopher Collins retweeted
“[My ancestors] hid and got away—or else I wouldn’t be here today.”
Members of four Southern Plains tribes danced in Palo Duro Canyon, paying tribute to ancestors who survived a pivotal battle there 150 years ago. By @collins_reports texasmonthly.com/being-texan…
Christopher Collins retweeted
I am truly beyond honored to have been given this opportunity, to get to continue working with Gus and the rest of the edit team, and help build the way forward for the next 70 years of the Observer.
The @TexasObserver has a permanent executive director, longtime Observer-er (Observer-ite, Observerian) @LorenAL! texasobserver.org/announcing…
Read more from our board chair here:
Christopher Collins retweeted
SAVE THE DATE: 0CT 8 @BookPeople - can't wait to sign books and talk #influencers
Pre-order Hate Follow now!
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Yooooo, this month's @TexasHighways is the 50th anniversary issue. It has a new design and lots of great new stories. Look for a photo essay on the Red River and small town travel recs.
Christopher Collins retweeted
Y'all will want to read @drdrbrockman on the New Apostolic Reformation: texasobserver.org/new-aposto…
More bees are buzzing in Texas than ever before, saving landowners millions in property taxes thanks to a little-known state law. My story for @TexasMonthly
texasmonthly.com/travel/beek…
Christopher Collins retweeted
Aquamaids were once the superstars of today’s “Mermaid Capital of Texas.” texashighways.com/culture/hi…
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NEW from me: The "ghost wolves" of Galveston Island—coyotes with high levels of endangered red wolf DNA—have enchanted folks on the island, but the animals face threats from development, including a Jimmy Buffet-themed Margaritaville resort.
texasmonthly.com/travel/ghos…
Christopher Collins retweeted
Texas sure can be odd! In our magazine, Molly Ivins takes us on a tour of some of the weirdest stories from the Lone Star state ... buff.ly/3Jd3eMK
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This is scary folks: some of Texas’s biggest rivers and reservoirs are controlled by big chem companies who in some cases have priority over cities and everyone else. That could pose serious problems in times of drought….
“It’s just the fact that we’re pulling more out of the reservoirs than we’re putting in. But that’s not for me to say.”
Last week: A high-tech chemical company has purchased the last available #water in the Nueces River. buff.ly/4axTSqX
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"The wildfires that we're seeing are becoming larger, and they're increasingly burning closer to communities,” says @amymorsch, C2ES Director of Climate Resilience and Sustainability, to @collins_reports for @Sierra_Magazine. #climateresilience
🗞️sierraclub.org/sierra/epic-w…
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Go inside the world of Texas sheepdog trials—the ruffest sport you’ve probably never heard of. 🐾 texashighways.com/travel-new…
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How to talk about a climate change-exacerbated tragedy in a state that has propped up climate-warming industry at the expense of everyday people? @collins_reports nails it. sierraclub.org/sierra/epic-w…
Meet Spike, the toughest tortoise in Texas. For @TexasHighways
texashighways.com/travel-new…
I also went down to Junction recently to cover the sheepdog herding trials. It's a ruff sport! texashighways.com/travel-new…