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James Russell

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Covers:  visual art, architecture, built environment, culture, Texas politics, public health
Doesn't Cover: courts, criminal justice, lifestyle, finance, sports
i edit and write about art, the built environment, culture, #txlege, politics largely in texas. @quorumreport newsclipper. endowed #sevvie award.

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James Russell’s Biography

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I'm a freelance who writes for local, statewide and national outlets covering an array of issues.

I write for local, regional and national publications, including Architect's Newspaper, Arts and Culture Texas, CityLab, D Magazine, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Architect, Landscape Architecture Magazine and Quorum Report.

Before going freelance, I was the community calendar editor and a staff writer for the Dallas Voice, a LGBTQ weekly newspaper and an assistant editor and reporter for Trutho…

James Russell’s Journalist Portfolio

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"Deferred Maintenance" Endangers Civic Heritage

"Deferred Maintenance" Endangers Civic Heritage

If “deferred maintenance” is the government’s version of the excuse “the dog ate my homework,” then some Texa…

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DeBartolo Architects constructs a community center in tune with its climate

DeBartolo Architects constructs a community center in tune with its climate

What was once hot Arizona desert has become an oasis for an entire community. Paul and Melinda Gunther app…

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The Stories that Hair Can Tell: Rosemary Meza-DesPlas at the Martin Museum of Art

The Stories that Hair Can Tell: Rosemary Meza-DesPlas at the Martin Museum of Art

Rosemary Meza-DesPlas is among the godmothers of her craft. Since the early 2000s, the Garland, Texas native …

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It's a Material World

It's a Material World

If there’s any architect whose personality, buildings, and vision for the world and the field of architecture…

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Texas lawmakers receive disturbing findings from investigators of the Hill Country flooding tragedy

Texas lawmakers receive disturbing findings from investigators of the Hill Country flooding tragedy

Testimony included descriptions of cruel prank calls to parents who lost their daughters in the flood; Lt. Go…

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To prevent the voter confusion of the March primary, Rep. Bucy offers fix with bipartisan support

To prevent the voter confusion of the March primary, Rep. Bucy offers fix with bipartisan support

Not to be confused with closed primaries, but instead focus is on letting one party force the other to conduc…

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Articles

Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting spins out of control amid plans by the GOP to slash voting locations before November

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By James Russell Verified
| The Quorum Report Verified
Former Rep. Lon Burnam was arrested during testimony; Sen. Nathan Johnson and Rep. Goodwin rallied Democrats against the plan that some in Fort Worth have called the “O’Hare protection program” FORT WORTH – Republican leadership in Tarrant County on Tuesday lost control of a commissioner’s court meeting during a discussion about slashing the number of polling places ahead of the November election.
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Data Centers Meet Their Skeptics

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By James Russell Verified
| The Texas Signal Verified
Activists participating in a “Data Center Week of Action” converged at the Capitol on Monday, demanding Governor Greg Abbott call a special session to address concerns about their impact on natural resources like water and electricity. The online and in-person events were organized by Alliance for a Clean Texas and Public Citizen's Texas Office.
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Texas House Homeland Security hears from hawks on foreign adversaries

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By James Russell Verified
| The Quorum Report Verified
Meanwhile Vice Chair Lopez presses members to remember due process rights The only way to combat the threat of Halal certification and Sharia banking systems, which deny loans to atheists and women, from funding radical Islamism and the Communist Chinese Party includes eliminating due process, gutting the First Amendment and creating a police state.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Electronic Publishing Intern at Truthout.org. Good timing for a changing media landscape, huh? (And it was paid!)

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! I'm only 31, but I grew up writing on one.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Via e-mail for sure.

Awards

Lone Star Award

2016 - Internet Opinion

Houston Press Club's annual awards honoring best in journalism from across the state. Second place in the Internet Commentary category for my Bought and Sold portfolio connecting dark money to hyper conservative politics in the Texas Legislature.

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First Amendment Award

2016 - Internet Commentary

Society of Professional Journalists of Fort Worth's annual First Amendment Awards honor the best in open government reporting, commentary and advocacy journalists across Texas, Oklahoma and elsewhere. I came in 2nd place in the Internet commentary category for a bill filed in the 84th legislative session that would have hindered out-of-state access to open records. (http://www.dallasvoice.com/bill-limit-access-state-public-records-10189647.html)

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