Rachel Osier Lindley
Statewide Senior Editor, The Texas NewsroomRachel Osier Lindley is Senior Editor for The Texas Newsroom, a public radio journalism collaboration between KERA in North Texas, KUT in Austin, Houston Public Media, Texas Public Radio in San Antonio and NPR. This regional news hub is the prototype for NPR's Collaborative Journalism Network.
As TTN Senior Editor, Lindley connects with newsrooms across Texas to plan and produce collaborative news coverage and projects, daily statewide newscasts, content for the public radio newsmagazine Texas Standard and national coverage for NPR and other outlets. From 2016 to 2019, she was Statewide Coordinating Editor for TTN's predecessor, The Texas Station Collaborative. She is based in Dallas.
Before joining KERA, Lindley served as news director for WBHM in Birmingham, Alabama. She was also a founding staff member at Marfa Public Radio, where she held several positions over seven years — including news director and Morning Edition host — and played an essential role in building the station from the ground up.
Lindley has an MBA from Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, as well as a bachelor’s degree in journalism from The University of Texas at Austin.
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House Bill 1239 made it illegal for government to shut down churches. -
From what’s next for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, to Abbott's latest executive order, to young people who have aged out of their parent’s work visa protections, here’s a roundup of some of the top border and immigration stories of the week from public radio reporters across Texas. -
Also, migrants rescued from a smuggling bust in Houston were detained and some were deported despite being eligible for special visas. -
City leaders, business owners, school districts, teachers and parents respond to Gov. Abbott's lifting of the statewide mask mandate and business capacity limits. -
Fall in Texas means high school football and a statewide tradition: the homecoming mum. The much-loved, elaborate accessories are worn to school homecomings. This year, as COVID-19 delays or changes festivities, how is the mum business coping? -
“We're certainly gonna win the state of Texas by a large margin. But it's important for us to run up the score ... and make sure that we win by hopefully double digits this time." -
During Tuesday’s primary runoff, voters renewed a long-standing sales tax that will help pay for extra police protection in Fort Worth.After a white… -
This week, thousands of people across Texas protested police killings of black Americans — sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. While some… -
Think of the last time you shopped for food. Those sliding glass doors open, and you're greeted by orderly rows of apples, pears and leafy green… -
From Texas Standard : This political season in Texas, yard signs have been at the center of stories that sound straight out of The Onion. There’s the... -
The Texas Senate race is one of the closest-watched midterm contests in the country.The Democratic challenger, Beto O’ Rourke, has been skateboarding… -
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and challenger Beto O'Rourke sparred on immigration, health care, gun control and national anthem protests. The race could tilt the balance of power in the Senate in November.
