Cream of the Corps
Readers of the Washington Post politics blog, The Fix, helped blogger Chris Cilizza come up with a list of the best political reporters in each state. Here's their list for Texas:
Texas: Texas Monthly senior executive editor Paul Burka, Dallas Morning News senior political writer Wayne Slater, Houston Chronicle reporter Clay Robison, Houston Chronicle reporter R. G. Ratcliffe, Austin American Statesman reporter and columnist W. Gardner Selby.Um, where's the venerable Jay Root on this list? He not only writes about politics, he makes videos, too! And... no love for the ladies? Let's hear it for the Peggy's and April's and Karen's and Christy's who are deep in the trenches, too!
And while we're mentioning outstanding lady journalists, let's not forget the Elise's either...
This is a list from the 1990s. Slater barely publishes any more, Gardner's column has yet to be interesting. On the other hand, Clay and R.G. have been solid for decades and Burka is always interesting, even when he is wrong. And I'm with you on Peggy, April, Karen and Christy -- they're all good.