Kelly Merks, Author at The Texas Tribune

Migrants arrive on a bus from Texas and are taken by Philadelphia officials to wait for relocation on Wednesday. A second bus of migrants arrived Monday morning amid freezing temperatures.

Second migrant bus from Texas arrives in Philadelphia

By Jeff Gammage and Ximena Conde, The Philadelphia InquirerNov. 21, 2022

Immigrant advocates wonder if buses with migrants from the Texas border will keep coming this week during the Thanksgiving holiday.

Migrants transported from Texas get off their bus in Philadelphia on Wednesday.

Politics

Volunteers welcome arriving migrants Gov. Greg Abbott bused to Philadelphia

By Jeff Gammage and Ximena Conde, The Philadelphia InquirerNov. 16, 2022

Migrants began disembarking into the cold Philadelphia morning Wednesday as Pennsylvania leaders criticized Abbott.

Energy

TribBlog: Parks Department Set to Decide on Devil’s River Purchase

By Kelly MerksDec. 6, 2010

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission is set to vote later this month on a deal to buy a Southwest Texas ranch for $13 million — a change from an earlier, controversial land-swap proposal.

State Government

2010: Sights and Sounds of Sanity

By Ben Philpott, KUT News and Kelly Merks The Texas TribuneNov. 1, 2010

A few of the sights and sounds from Saturday’s satellite Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, which attracted 5,000 to 6,000 people to the Capitol building in Austin.

State Government

GovTracker: Mapping the Campaign

By Matt Stiles, Ryan Murphy and Kelly MerksOct. 28, 2010

A month ago, we started tracking the whereabouts of the major-party candidates in the governor’s race — Rick Perry and Bill White — using an interactive map and Twitter feed. Today we launch an update with improved navigation and an embed feature.