Inside a small Texas newsroom that lost power and kept covering the storm

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If you're like me, regardless of where you live and what you do, your heart is in Texas this week.

So, we're pausing here to spend a few moments with Texas journalists. My colleagues and I have spent the past few days talking with local journalists covering the rising waters in Houston. One started covering weather as a side project after leaving a daily newsroom. Two previously asked what would happen when the worst came, and now they're back to tell us. Another captured an amazing image in the middle of a disaster.

Now, we're going to go to Victoria, Texas.

There, a little more than two hours southwest of Houston, the Victoria Advocate has covered the story of Hurricane Harvey and the storms that have followed while dealing with loss of power, no water and a displaced staff.

Read this story at Poynter.org

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