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Do you want to share something with The Texas Tribune? We have several ways you can share confidential tips, documents or photographs with our reporters and editors. While no communication channel is completely secure, these tools can help you protect your anonymity. Below we outline several tools \u2013 from snail mail to apps \u2013 that help you discreetly share information with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please don\u2019t use these channels for feedback, comments, pitches or press releases \u2014 we welcome general correspondence like that here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes a good tip?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A good news tip identifies a clear issue or problem with real-world consequences. Try to be specific. Sharing documentation or evidence fortifies your tip; hunches or rumors don\u2019t. When submitting a tip, consider the Tribune\u2019s editorial focus: statewide politics and policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good tips would include items like the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n