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Evan

@evan7257 · Houston · joined 26 Oct 2008

Houston Chronicle editor of opinion and community engagement. Dad. Husband. Constant gardener. I no longer love our technodystopian future. Build the Ike Dike.

23 947Followers
20 144Following
355 184Posts total
78.2KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

8 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. reaches fewer people than peers, but engages them much harder.

Median views412this account2 043median for 10K–100K
Reach, %1.72%this account6.16%median for 10K–100K
Engagement, %2.15%this account1.59%median for 10K–100K
MetricThis accountMedian for 10K–100KRatio
Median views per post4122 0430.20×
Reach (views ÷ followers)1.72%6.16%0.28×
Engagement rate2.15%1.59%1.35×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

55.3K16 Jul
12329 Jul
1917 Jun
18.7K4 Sep
1.7K
356
439
934
384
228

Last 10 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.14%16 Jul
4.07%29 Jul
5.26%17 Jun
1.09%4 Sep
0.17%
1.97%
3.19%
0.86%
2.34%
3.07%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.59%.

What the audience does

Likes64.8%228 in total
Reposts15.1%53 in total
Replies11.6%41 in total
Quotes3.7%13 in total
Bookmarks4.8%17 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

Followers by day

4 Sep

Daily snapshots since 04 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.

Latest posts

You've got to wonder what rural Texans are thinking this election cycle. Texas approves $14 billion Permian Basin power ‘superhighway,’ a win for Houston energy companies https://t.co/F2HcJDx3AQ via @houstonchron 228 views · 3 likes · 3 reposts · 1 replies 04 Sep 2026 @evan7257 They’re trying to stuff the genie back into the bottle. 384 views · 9 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 04 Sep 2026 @evan7257 @politicscutie And how much court fine income does that generate for the city? 934 views · 7 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 04 Sep 2026 I really do love this piece. A wonderful reminder about how Houston is such a special, welcoming place. 439 views · 13 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies 04 Sep 2026 @evan7257 @DanPatrick would be proud 356 views · 7 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 04 Sep 2026 Opinion | Five years ago, Rebecca Blumenstein needed a place for 124 Afghan refugees who needed homes. She needed it fast. Everyone told her: Go to Houston. https://t.co/luIgHJ6LTe 1.7K views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 04 Sep 2026 Bad news for Houston: Misdemeanor marijuana arrests soar under Houston Mayor Whitmire by nearly 1,300% https://t.co/7x3cc74P61 18.7K views · 133 likes · 42 reposts · 19 replies 04 Sep 2026 @evan7257 Yes let’s get this thing started. Too much economic infrastructure at risk in the ship channel. 19 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 17 Jun 2026 @evan7257 Great first column Now Bring back reader comments Bring back reader comments Bring back reader comments 123 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 29 Jul 2025 Subscribe to your local newspaper https://t.co/FrGtd218Kr 55.3K views · 50 likes · 7 reposts · 18 replies 16 Jul 2025

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