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    Stronger Together

    Nov 01, 2019 2 minutes
    —ANDREA VALDEZ

    S I WRITE THIS EDITORIAL, I’M EXACTLY three months into my tenure at the . In that time, I’ve had the good fortune to hear readers express genuine love for the state—scabs, scars, and all—and for the work of journalists like ours, who they say help make Texas a better,. I’m humbled by the opportunity to be part of it. And if I’m honest, I have a healthy fear of the responsibility that comes with leading a media organization.

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