{"id":185042,"date":"2025-10-01T18:07:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T23:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/?page_id=185042"},"modified":"2025-10-27T12:44:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:44:45","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Staff | The Texas Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center header-width-borders has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-64ae4a9807cb0e412f343505f99205af\" style=\"font-size:20px;letter-spacing:0.05em;text-transform:uppercase\">About<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns section-navigation is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Our Staff<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/about\/\">About The Texas Tribune<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/about\/staff\/\">Staff<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/board\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/board\/\">Board of Directors<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/about\/tips\/\">Send a Confidential Tip<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/about\/ethics\">Ethics<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/republishing-guidelines\/\">Republish Our Work<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/jobs\/\">Jobs<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/about\/awards\/\">Awards<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/corrections\/\">Corrections<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/about\/texas-tribune-strategic-plan\/\">Strategic Plan<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/about\/downloads\/\">Downloads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/about\/documents\/\">Documents<\/a><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12.5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-list \">\n\n\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/mia-abbe\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Mia-Abbe-2025-NP-Update-1.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Mia-Abbe-2025-NP-Update-1.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/mia-abbe\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMia Abbe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvents Associate\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mia Abbe is the events associate. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with degrees in corporate communications and government. Previously, Mia worked as the program coordinator for The Patman Center for Civic and Political Engagement and as the marketing and communications fellow for The Texas Tribune. She is based in Austin and on a mission to find the best Italian food in the city. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/mia-abbe\/\">More by Mia Abbe<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:mia.abbe@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/matt-adams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Matt-Adams-NP-Update-1.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Matt-Adams-NP-Update-1.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/matt-adams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Adams\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Audience Growth and Engagement\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matt Adams is the director of audience growth and engagement at The Texas Tribune. Before joining the Tribune in June 2023, he was the supervising editor for the audience team at NPR, where he focused on reaching new audiences and finding more ways for a radio company to do more things on the internet. Prior to NPR, he was a senior producer at National Geographic, leading the team that ran Nat Geo&#8217;s online photo community that hosted over 1 million members. He helped lead the redesign of the platform and produced the Best in the World photo assignment where one community member&#8217;s photo was featured on the cover of Traveler magazine. Matt earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree in photojournalism from Point Park University and a master&#8217;s degree in visual communications and multimedia production from Ohio University. He&#8217;s based in Austin, but Pittsburgh will forever be home. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/matt-adams\/\">More by Matt Adams<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/themattadams\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:matt.adams@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sarah-hartman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cropped-SAHartman2-scaled-1.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cropped-SAHartman2-scaled-1-512x512.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sarah-hartman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSarah Adler Hartman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Executive Officer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarah Adler Hartman is the Chief Executive Officer. She stepped into the role of the Tribune\u2019s third CEO in December 2025, continuing the organization\u2019s legacy of visionary leadership. A native Texan and longtime Tribune fan, Adler Hartman brings a deep commitment to strengthening civic trust at a moment when communities across the state face increasingly complex challenges. Before leading the Tribune, Adler Hartman was Head of Product, Subscriber Experiences at The New York Times, where she focused on engaging and retaining subscribers for the news subscription business, leading product development and innovation. Adler Hartman began her career as an entrepreneur, founding the food media company Spoon University before selling it to Scripps Networks Interactive.<br \/>\nShe holds a bachelor of science in journalism and religious studies from Northwestern University, lives in Austin with her husband and two sons, and serves on the Board of Visitors for the McDonald Observatory. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sarah-hartman\/\">More by Sarah Adler Hartman<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:sarah.hartman@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jasmine-aguilera\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8BJasmine-Aguilera-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u200b\u200bJasmine-Aguilera-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jasmine-aguilera\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJasmine Aguilera\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAudience and Collaboration Strategist\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jasmine Aguilera is the audience and collaboration strategist for the ProPublica\/Texas Tribune investigative unit. Prior, she was a senior health equity reporter and editor at El T\u00edmpano, a nonprofit newsroom in the Bay Area covering the region&#8217;s Latino and Mayan immigrants through deep community engagement. She is also a StoryReach U.S. fellow with the Pulitzer Center, focusing on audience engagement and reporting. Previously, Jasmine covered U.S. Congress and immigration for TIME Magazine. She has also worked as a social video producer for NowThis and Brut. Her work has been featured in KFF Health News, Univision, The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News and more. She is temporarily based in Oakland, California. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jasmine-aguilera\/\">More by Jasmine Aguilera<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jasmine.aguilera@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alice-ainslie\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Alice-Ainslie-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Alice-Ainslie-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alice-ainslie\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlice Ainslie\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Human Resources\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alice Ainslie is the director of human resources. Before joining the Tribune, Alice was a people partner at Indeed, coaching a team of 60 senior leaders in engineering, spanning Europe and the Americas. Before Indeed, Alice built the human resources department at McGuire Moorman Lambert Hospitality to scale and meet the needs of 900 employees across multiple states. Raised in the Hudson Valley in New York, Alice attended the University of Vermont where she received her bachelor&#8217;s degree in European history and was an editor of the history review. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alice-ainslie\/\">More by Alice Ainslie<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:alice.ainslie@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/rebekah-allen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rebekah-Allen-NP-Update-1.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rebekah-Allen-NP-Update-1.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/rebekah-allen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRebekah Allen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManaging Editor for Enterprise and Politics\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rebekah Allen is the managing editor of enterprise and politics. Before joining The Texas Tribune in 2019, she was a state government reporter for The Dallas Morning News. Previously, she was an investigative reporter and Capitol reporter for The Times Picayune\/The Advocate in Louisiana and an education reporter at the Pensacola News Journal in Florida. Rebekah proudly hails from the New Orleans suburbs and is a graduate of Louisiana State University. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/rebekah-allen\/\">More by Rebekah Allen<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rebekahallen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:rallen@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/fernando-alvarez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Fernando-Alvarez-Gonzalez.png?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=80&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Fernando-Alvarez-Gonzalez-512x512.png 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/fernando-alvarez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFernando Alvarez Gonzalez\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFellow\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fernando Alvarez Gonzalez is a graphic designer based in Austin. He is a third-year government and international relations &amp; global studies student at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also studies design, French and film production. He grew up in Dallas and speaks Spanish and French. Fernando hosts a hip-hop show on KVRX 91.7 FM, UT\u2019s student-run radio station, where he also serves as graphics director. On campus, he is involved with the university\u2019s satire newspaper, the Texas Travesty, and loves skateboarding at Austin\u2019s House Park. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/fernando-alvarez\/\">More by Fernando Alvarez Gonzalez<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:fernando.alvarez@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/rob-avila\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rob-Avila-2025-NP-Update-1.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rob-Avila-2025-NP-Update-1.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/rob-avila\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRob Avila\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnical Director\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rob Avila is the Technical Director for The Texas Tribune. He was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas and has been living in Austin since 2009. He holds a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin. Rob specializes in live event production, audio, video, lighting, post-production, and virtual events. Rob has over a decade of production experience with a constant drive to master his craft, learning new skillsets and researching the latest production technology\/applications. Outside of work, he enjoys creating music, programming light shows, and creating abstract projection visuals. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/rob-avila\/\">More by Rob Avila<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:robert.avila@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/carrie-bair-norwood\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Carrie-Bair-Norwood-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Carrie-Bair-Norwood-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/carrie-bair-norwood\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarrie Bair-Norwood\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Development and Growth Officer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carrie Bair-Norwood is at the forefront of advancing the Tribune\u2019s mission, enhancing our revenue streams and strengthening relationships with our stakeholders. Carrie has more than 25 years of experience leveraging strategic fundraising and marketing initiatives to advance the missions of non-profits. She joined the Tribune in 2024 after working as the chief development officer for Project Sanctuary, a Colorado-based nonprofit that serves military families facing hardships. Carrie has spent the bulk of her career supporting the work of the YMCA, including as senior vice president of development for the YMCA of Greater San Antonio, vice president of marketing &amp; development for the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region, vice president of development for the YMCA of Boulder Valley, and associate executive director of the YMCA of Greater Houston. Carrie and her family live in the Hill Country north of San Antonio. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/carrie-bair-norwood\/\">More by Carrie Bair-Norwood<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:cbair-norwood@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/molly-barnby\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Molly-Barnby-2025-NP-Update-1.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Molly-Barnby-2025-NP-Update-1.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/molly-barnby\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMolly Barnby\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdministrative Assistant\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Molly Barnby is the administrative assistant for the Tribune\u2019s development team, supporting thoughtful stewardship, fundraising operations, and internal systems. Before joining the Tribune in 2025, she worked at Thinkery, Austin\u2019s children\u2019s museum, where she engaged children and families across Central Texas in visitor experience and development operations. A College Station native, Molly holds a degree in agricultural communications and journalism from Texas A&amp;M University. She lives in Austin with her dog, Toph, and enjoys puzzles, cooking, and reading &#8211; she&#8217;s always open to a good book recommendation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/molly-barnby\/\">More by Molly Barnby<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:mbarnby@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/morgan-bennett\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-Morgan_Bennett_TT_01-1-scaled-2.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-Morgan_Bennett_TT_01-1-scaled-2-512x512.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/morgan-bennett\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorgan Bennett\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Accountant\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Morgan Bennett is the Texas Tribune&#8217;s accounts receivable specialist, organizing the Tribune&#8217;s revenue streams and providing general operational support. They are a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where they became interested in nonprofit operations through their work with various student and community organizations. Before joining the Tribune in 2019, they previously worked at their hometown newspaper, the Colorado County Citizen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/morgan-bennett\/\">More by Morgan Bennett<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:mbennett@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/gabby-birenbaum\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gabby-Birenbaum-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gabby-Birenbaum-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/gabby-birenbaum\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGabby Birenbaum\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWashington, D.C., Correspondent\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gabby Birenbaum is the Washington Correspondent for the Texas Tribune. She covers the Texas congressional delegation and the impact of federal policy on Texas. Gabby previously covered Washington for The Nevada Independent, where she wrote the weekly D.C. Download newsletter and covered the 2024 presidential election and competitive Senate race. Prior to The Nevada Independent, Gabby worked at The Washington Monthly and Vox. Gabby graduated from Northwestern University, where she studied journalism and political science. She is a native of Arlington, Virginia and is based in Washington, DC. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, watching movies and being a long-suffering fan of DC sports teams. Her work is supported by a partnership with Report for America. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/gabby-birenbaum\/\">More by Gabby Birenbaum<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/birenbomb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:gbirenbaum@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/riddhi-bora\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Riddhi-Bora.png?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=80&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Riddhi-Bora.png 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/riddhi-bora\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRiddhi Bora\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFellow\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Riddhi Bora is an Austin-based audience engagement fellow. She is a junior studying journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and a participant in the Moody College of Communication honors program. She also writes articles for the newsroom of UT\u2019s Texas Global, which supports a community of international students and scholars. Previously, Riddhi served as a Daily Texan life and arts reporter and editor and Shift Press News freelance reporter. She has also interned for Texas Tasty and Tribeza Magazine. Riddhi speaks Assamese, and in her free time, enjoys reading, personal narrative writing, watching movies, dancing and exploring Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/riddhi-bora\/\">More by Riddhi Bora<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_riddhibora\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:riddhi.bora@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/olivia-borgula\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Olivia-Borgula.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Olivia-Borgula.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/olivia-borgula\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOlivia Borgula\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFellow\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Olivia Borgula is a Washington, D.C.-based reporting fellow covering the Texas congressional delegation from Capitol Hill. Olivia is a senior at the University of Maryland pursuing dual degrees in journalism and information science. She serves as managing editor of the student newspaper, The Diamondback, and has interned with the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Advertising Specialty Institute, Baltimore magazine and Montgomery Community Media. Olivia is originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/olivia-borgula\/\">More by Olivia Borgula<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/oliviaborgula\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:olivia.borgula@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/melissa-brooks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Melissa-Brooks-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Melissa-Brooks-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/melissa-brooks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMelissa Brooks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdvertising Operations Specialist\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Melissa Brooks manages advertising operations at The Texas Tribune. Before joining the Tribune in the fall of 2024, she worked as a software engineer and taught software development to students all over the world online. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/melissa-brooks\/\">More by Melissa Brooks<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:melissa.brooks@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/darla-cameron\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Darla-Cameron-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Darla-Cameron-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/darla-cameron\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDarla Cameron\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Product Officer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Darla Cameron is the chief product officer at The Texas Tribune. She guides product development and management, engineering and design, working closely across the organization to deliver the Tribune\u2019s journalism in fresh and innovative ways that build trust with more Texans. Before May 2024, Darla was the managing editor for visual journalism, overseeing the work of the photo, multimedia and data visuals teams. Previously, she was the data visuals editor, leading a team of developers at the intersection of graphics and news applications. Before moving to Texas, Darla worked at The Washington Post and the Tampa Bay Times. She is a Colorado native with a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. She also serves on the board of Investigative Reporters and Editors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/darla-cameron\/\">More by Darla Cameron<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/darlacameron\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:dcameron@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/zahiyah-carter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Zahiyah-Carter-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Zahiyah-Carter-scaled-1-512x512.jpeg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/zahiyah-carter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZahiyah Carter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFellow\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Zahiyah Carter is a Dallas Press Club Foundation reporting fellow and senior at Paul Quinn College, a private historically black Methodist college in Dallas. She is majoring in communications, and her previous internships include the Dallas Weekly and Courier Texas. She is originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee. If she\u2019s not writing in her spare time, you can find her reading and listening to music. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/zahiyah-carter\/\">More by Zahiyah Carter<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zahiyah722\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:zahiyah.carter@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jayme-lozano-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jayme-Lozano-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jayme-Lozano-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jayme-lozano-carver\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJayme Lozano Carver\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPanhandle and South Plains Regional reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jayme Lozano Carver is the Tribune\u2019s first Lubbock-based reporter, covering the South Plains and Panhandle through a partnership with Report for America. Jayme previously worked for Texas Tech Public Media, Lubbock\u2019s NPR station, where she spearheaded \u201cRural Healthcare: The Other Texas Drought,\u201d a series for PBS\u2019 \u201cFrontline\u201d on rural hospital closures in Texas. She also covered a broad range of topics for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, including climate change, agriculture, entertainment and health care. Born in Levelland, Jayme is a native of the South Plains area and studied at South Plains College and Texas Tech University. She loves to talk about her cats, horror movies and pro wrestling. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jayme-lozano-carver\/\">More by Jayme Lozano Carver<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jayme_lozano\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jayme.lozano@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/julie-chang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julie-Chang-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Julie-Chang-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/julie-chang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJulie Chang\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHealth and Human Services Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Julie Chang is an award-winning journalist overseeing coverage of the most pressing health policy impacts on Texans. She started her career at the Beaumont Enterprise and continued at the Austin American-Statesman, where she spent eight years. Her beats have included crime, education, social services and investigations. Prior to joining the Texas Tribune, Julie served as the managing editor of County magazine, a publication of the Texas Association of Counties. She holds a bachelor\u2019s degree and a master\u2019s degree in public affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. Born and raised in Houston, Julie can speak Mandarin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/julie-chang\/\">More by Julie Chang<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:julie.chang@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/emily-chen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Emily-Chen.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Emily-Chen-512x512.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/emily-chen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmily Chen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFellow\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emily Chen is an engineering fellow. She is a master&#8217;s student studying computer science at the University of Michigan and was previously managing online editor and web developer at The Michigan Daily, the university&#8217;s student newspaper. Before joining the Tribune, Emily developed cell imaging and analysis software during her internship at Sartorius and was a software engineering intern at the university\u2019s Information and Technology Services. She grew up in Troy, Michigan, and speaks Mandarin. In her free time, she loves reading, playing guitar and chilling out with her black cat, Chippy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/emily-chen\/\">More by Emily Chen<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:emily.chen@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/lexi-churchill\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Lexi-Churchill-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Lexi-Churchill-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/lexi-churchill\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLexi Churchill\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResearch Reporter, ProPublica\/Texas Tribune investigative unit\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lexi Churchill is a reporter for the ProPublica-Texas Tribune Investigative Initiative. Before joining ProPublica, Lexi interned at CNBC, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Columbia Daily Tribune and KCUR 89.3, Kansas City\u2019s NPR affiliate. Her reporting on the University of Missouri\u2019s Title IX appeals process won the GateHouse Public Service Award for 2018. Lexi graduated from Mizzou in 2019 with a degree in investigative convergence journalism. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/lexi-churchill\/\">More by Lexi Churchill<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LChurchilll\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:Lexi.Churchill@propublica.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/paul-cobler\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Paul-Cobler-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Paul-Cobler-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/paul-cobler\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPaul Cobler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEconomy and Industry Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paul Cobler is the Tribune&#8217;s economy and industry reporter, covering the socioeconomic and political forces that impact Texans\u2019 pocketbooks and upward mobility. Before joining the Tribune, he was a politics reporter for the Houston Landing and covered Baton Rouge City Hall for The Advocate in Louisiana. Paul grew up in Victoria, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. His reporting has appeared in news publications across the state, including the Dallas Morning News, Austin American-Statesman and the Houston Chronicle. He is based in Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/paul-cobler\/\">More by Paul Cobler<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PaulCobler\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:pcobler@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/vianna-davila\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vianna-Davila-2024-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Vianna-Davila-2024-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/vianna-davila\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVianna Davila\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReporter, ProPublica\/Texas Tribune investigative unit\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vianna Davila is a reporter with the ProPublica\/Texas Tribune investigative unit. Previously, she was the editor of The Seattle Times\u2019 Project Homeless initiative, which examines the causes and effects of homelessness in the Seattle region. She began with the project in 2017 as a reporter, before becoming editor in 2019. Her work with the team was recognized by the Solutions Journalism Network as some of the best solutions reporting of 2018. She previously reported for the San Antonio Express-News, where over 13 years she produced stories on city politics, regional transportation and criminal justice. Her six-part project \u201cThe Next Million\u201d explored gentrification, affordable housing, changing demographics and other urban issues in San Antonio, winning the Best of the West 2017 Journalism Contest for online presentation.  She graduated from Rice University with a B.A. in English and master\u2019s of journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, with a specialty in documentary film. Her master\u2019s thesis film, \u201cIn His Blood,\u201d about the lives of overnight television news videographers, was named the best documentary short at the 2009 San Antonio Film Festival. She has previously taught journalism at the University of Washington, Texas State University and Texas A&amp;M University-San Antonio. She is a San Antonio native and a 10th-generation Texan. She is based in Austin. (Photo: Bettina Hansen, The Seattle Times) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/vianna-davila\/\">More by Vianna Davila<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ViannaDavila\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:Vianna.Davila@propublica.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/colleen-deguzman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Colleen-DeGuzman-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Colleen-DeGuzman-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/colleen-deguzman\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tColleen DeGuzman\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeneral Assignment Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Colleen DeGuzman is a general assignments reporter. In addition to covering a broad range of topics, she focuses on immigration developments in the state. Before joining the newsroom, Colleen was an enterprise reporter at Houston Public Media, Houston&#8217;s NPR station. She&#8217;s also reported for KFF Health News, the Austin-American Statesman, and The Monitor in McAllen. Colleen was previously a reporting fellow at the Texas Tribune, an intern at The Today Show, and NPR NextGen Radio mentee. Colleen, who studied mass communication at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, was born on one end of the border (El Paso) and proudly raised on the other (the Rio Grande Valley). She is based in Houston. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/colleen-deguzman\/\">More by Colleen DeGuzman<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/acolleendg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:colleen.deguzman@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sneha-dey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-cropped-cropped-SnehaDey-Headshot-scaled-1.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cropped-cropped-cropped-SnehaDey-Headshot-scaled-1-512x512.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sneha-dey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSneha Dey\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReporter, Pathways from Education to Employment\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sneha Dey is an education reporter for The Texas Tribune, working in partnership with Open Campus. She covers pathways from education to employment and the accessibility of postsecondary education in Texas, with an eye on college readiness, community colleges and career and technical training. Prior to joining the Tribune, she had stints at NPR\u2019s Education Desk and Chalkbeat. Sneha is a graduate of Northwestern University\u2019s Medill School of Journalism. She grew up in New York and is based in Austin. Read Articles by Sneha Dey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sneha-dey\/\">More by Sneha Dey<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/snehadey_\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:sneha.dey@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/renzo-downey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Renzo-Downey-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Renzo-Downey-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/renzo-downey\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRenzo Downey\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Blast Writer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Renzo Downey is the lead writer of The Blast, The Texas Tribune\u2019s premium politics newsletter. Prior to joining the Tribune in February 2023, he worked as a state government and politics reporter and a newsletter editor for Florida Politics. He was previously an intern on the state desk at the Austin American-Statesman. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Renzo received his bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism and political science from Northwestern University. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/renzo-downey\/\">More by Renzo Downey<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RenzoDowney\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:renzo.downey@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/laura-duclos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Laura-Duclos-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Laura-Duclos-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/laura-duclos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaura Duclos\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAudience Producer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laura Duclos joined the Tribune in 2024 as an audience producer specializing in video. She writes the Monday edition of The Brief, the Tribune\u2019s daily newsletter. Laura began her journalism career as a photojournalist for a Lubbock TV station after graduating from Texas Tech University. She then earned a master&#8217;s from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, where she worked for NBC News and French-based Brut. Media after graduating. Laura became the first multimedia producer at the Houston Chronicle in 2020 and worked with the Poynter Institute\u2019s media literacy program, MediaWise, as an audience editor and creative director. Her goals are to encourage young Texans to stay current with the news and participate in democracy. In her free time, Laura enjoys playing and writing music, hanging out with her dog and rock climbing. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/laura-duclos\/\">More by Laura Duclos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ByLauraDuclos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:laura.duclos@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jaden-edison\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jaden-Edison-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jaden-Edison-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jaden-edison\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJaden Edison\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublic Education Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jaden Edison is the public education reporter for The Texas Tribune, where he previously worked as a reporting fellow in summer 2022. Before returning to the Tribune full time, he served as the justice reporter for The Connecticut Mirror, another nonprofit newsroom covering government, politics and public policy. He also interned at Poynter, a nonprofit media institute. Jaden has a master&#8217;s degree from the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia University and a bachelor&#8217;s degree from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State University, where he was editor-in-chief of the The University Star, the campus&#8217; student-run newspaper. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jaden-edison\/\">More by Jaden Edison<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/edisonjaden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jaden.edison@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/chris-essig\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Chris-Essig-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Chris-Essig-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/chris-essig\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Essig\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEditor, Data Visuals\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chris Essig is the data visuals editor at The Texas Tribune. Based in Austin, he leads a team of developers who build charts, maintain public databases and analyze data to help reporters hold elected officials accountable. Chris has been a newsroom developer for 10 years and has worked in several local newsrooms. As a native of the Midwest, Chris received his journalism degree from Eastern Illinois University and spent six years in Iowa working at The Gazette in Cedar Rapids and at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier in Waterloo. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/chris-essig\/\">More by Chris Essig<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CEssig\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:cessig@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/matt-ewalt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Matt-Ewalt-NP-Update-1.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Matt-Ewalt-NP-Update-1.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/matt-ewalt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatt Ewalt\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Director of Events and Live Journalism\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matt Ewalt joined The Texas Tribune as senior director of events and live journalism in March 2023. He previously worked at Chautauqua Institution in Western New York in various roles, including vice president and Emily and Richard Smucker Chair for Education and editor of The Chautauquan Daily. Serving alongside the Tribune&#8217;s events team, Matt is responsible for the strategic vision and execution of the Tribune\u2019s live journalism, which includes The Texas Tribune Festival and year-round events across Texas aimed at fostering civic engagement and democratic participation. He lives in Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/matt-ewalt\/\">More by Matt Ewalt<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:matt.ewalt@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/joshua-fechter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Joshua-Fetcher-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Joshua-Fetcher-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/joshua-fechter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoshua Fechter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUrban Affairs Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joshua Fechter is the Dallas-based urban affairs reporter for The Texas Tribune, covering policy \u2014 including housing affordability, housing and property taxes, evictions, policing and transportation \u2014 and politics in Texas&#8217; major metropolitan areas. Before joining the Tribune in August 2021, Joshua covered City Hall for the San Antonio Express-News. He holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/joshua-fechter\/\">More by Joshua Fechter<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoshuaFechter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:joshua.fechter@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alex-ford\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Alex-Ford-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Alex-Ford-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alex-ford\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Ford\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeveloper\/Designer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alex Ford is a designer\/developer based in Austin, Texas. Previously, she was an interactive designer at NBC News Digital and NBC Local. A Baltimore native, she is a graduate of the University of Maryland and the LBJ School of Public Policy at the University of Texas-Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alex-ford\/\">More by Alex Ford<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alex_andra_ford\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:alex.ford@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/brandon-formby\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Brandon-Formby-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Brandon-Formby-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/brandon-formby\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrandon Formby\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManaging Editor for News and State Affairs\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brandon Formby works with The Texas Tribune\u2019s beat editors and reporters to bring Texans the news, analysis and explanatory journalism they need to put pressing issues into perspective. Previously, as an editor on the news desk, he helped steer coverage of legislative sessions, natural disasters, prolonged power outages, mass shootings and the coronavirus pandemic. As a reporter, he covered urban affairs. Before joining the Tribune in 2016, he reported on transportation, politics and local government for The Dallas Morning News. Brandon grew up in Plano and earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism from Texas Tech University. He is based in Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/brandon-formby\/\">More by Brandon Formby<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brandonformby\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:bformby@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/emily-foxhall\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Emily-Foxhall-2023-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Emily-Foxhall-2023-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/emily-foxhall\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmily Foxhall\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClimate Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emily Foxhall is The Texas Tribune&#8217;s climate reporter. She joined the Tribune as an energy reporter in December 2022, focused on the state\u2019s transition to green energy and the reliability of the power grid. She completed a year-long Knight Science Journalism Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in May 2025. Emily is based in Houston, where she grew up. After a stint as a Tribune student intern in 2012, she began her career at the Los Angeles Times and its community papers. She later worked at the Houston Chronicle where her environmental reporting uncovered the effects of climate change and pollution on the region. She won several Texas Managing Editors awards and was part of the 2017 team that was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage of Hurricane Harvey. Emily graduated from Yale University in 2013, where she studied English and was a Yale Journalism Scholar. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/emily-foxhall\/\">More by Emily Foxhall<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/emfoxhall\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:emily.foxhall@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/berenice-garcia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Berenice-Garcia-2024-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Berenice-Garcia-2024-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/berenice-garcia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBerenice Garcia\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRio Grande Valley Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Berenice Garcia is a regional reporter covering the Rio Grande Valley. She works at the Tribune as a corps members with Report for America. She previously covered local government, crime, healthcare and general assignments for The Monitor in McAllen where she was born. Though she&#8217;s spent the majority of her life in the Valley, she traveled east to attend New York University where she studied journalism and politics. While there, she interned at the New York Daily News, the Daily Beast and NBC News. When she\u2019s not working, she enjoys fighting for her life at the gym. Berenice is based in McAllen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/berenice-garcia\/\">More by Berenice Garcia<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/berenice__g\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:berenice.garcia@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/nic-garcia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Nic-Garcia-2002-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Nic-Garcia-2002-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/nic-garcia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNic Garcia\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegional Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nic Garcia is a proud Colorado native who fell in love with Texas. Born in Pueblo, he studied journalism at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. Nic began his professional journalism career at Out Front, a Denver-based magazine that is one of the oldest LGBTQ news organizations in the U.S. He went on to work as a reporter and editor at Chalkbeat, The Denver Post and The Dallas Morning News. Most recently, he was the politics editor at The Des Moines Register. Nic lives in Dallas and travels throughout the state as regions editor, overseeing reporters based in Lubbock, Lufkin, Odessa and McAllen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/nic-garcia\/\">More by Nic Garcia<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicgarcia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:nic.garcia@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/lucia-gardel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Lucia-Gardel.jpeg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Lucia-Gardel.jpeg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/lucia-gardel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLuc\u00eda Gardel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFellow\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luc\u00eda Gardel is a fellow from the International Center for Journalists Emerging Media Leaders Program. Luc\u00eda is an award-winning Argentine journalist at Chequeado, where she trained as a fact-checker and is now a sub-editor. In this role, she debunks misinformation, creates explanatory content, hosts videos on social networks about various topics, and hosts Chequeado&#8217;s podcast. Luc\u00eda\u2019s work has led the Argentine Federal Police to investigate the sale and distribution of toxic chemicals and to efforts to counter misinformation on the Malvinas (Falklands) War and elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/lucia-gardel\/\">More by Luc\u00eda Gardel<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:lucia.gardel@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/eddie-gaspar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eddie-Gaspar-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eddie-Gaspar-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/eddie-gaspar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEddie Gaspar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eddie Gaspar is a photo editor at The Texas Tribune. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Eddie was previously a photography fellow at the Tribune, a photo editor at The Daily Texan and a multimedia intern at KUT\/KUTX. They are a native Spanish speaker from the Rio Grande Valley and currently based in Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/eddie-gaspar\/\">More by Eddie Gaspar<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SafoItsEddie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:egaspar@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/genevieve-genest\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Genevieve-Genest-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Genevieve-Genest-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/genevieve-genest\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGenevieve Genest\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDevelopment Director\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Genevieve Genest joined The Texas Tribune in 2024 as the development director. She brings over seven years of nonprofit development experience to her role helping guide the Tribune&#8217;s fundraising processes, strategies and initiatives. She was born and raised in Houston and has lived in Austin since 2022. Genevieve has a bachelor&#8217;s degree in geoscience from Texas A&amp;M University and a master&#8217;s degree in public administration from the University of Houston. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, baking and spending time in the great outdoors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/genevieve-genest\/\">More by Genevieve Genest<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:genevieve.genest@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/kayla-guo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Kayla-Guo-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Kayla-Guo-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/kayla-guo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKayla Guo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPolitics Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kayla Guo covers state politics and government. Before joining the Tribune, she covered Congress for The New York Times as a reporting fellow based in Washington, D.C. Kayla has also covered transportation policy for Politico and local news for The Raleigh News &amp; Observer, and she was a part-time digital producer for The Boston Globe. She graduated from Brown University, where she studied public policy and served as editor-in-chief and president of the independent student newspaper. She was born and raised on Long Island, New York. She is based in Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/kayla-guo\/\">More by Kayla Guo<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kaylaguo_\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:kayla.guo@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/dave-harmon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Dave-Harmon-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Dave-Harmon-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/dave-harmon\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDave Harmon\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnvironment, Energy, And Immigration Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dave Harmon joined the Tribune in 2017 after spending 18 years at the Austin American-Statesman as a reporter, assistant metro editor and member of the investigative team. A Kalamazoo, Michigan, native, Dave moved to Texas with his family in 1981 and went to high school in Katy. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a journalism degree, he started his reporting career in the Rio Grande Valley at The (McAllen) Monitor, covering health care and the environment on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border. Dave lives in Austin, is a proud Longhorns fan and taught journalism at his alma mater as an adjunct instructor for more than a decade. He\u2019s proficient in Spanish and travels frequently to Mexico. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/dave-harmon\/\">More by Dave Harmon<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dkharmon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:dharmon@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sean-hennigan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sean-Hennigan-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sean-Hennigan-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sean-hennigan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSean Hennigan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarketing and Communications Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sean Hennigan started with the Tribune in early 2023 as a copywriter. He previously worked as communications director for Texas Impact, where he developed a love for the state and the public policy process, and as communications specialist with Abilene Christian University, where he fostered engagement between alumni and the university through impactful storytelling. He earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in communications and religious studies from Centenary College of Louisiana and a master\u2019s degree in media studies from the University of Texas at Austin. Born and raised in north Louisiana, Sean and his family live and work in Abilene. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sean-hennigan\/\">More by Sean Hennigan<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:sean.hennigan@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/emily-hood\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-Emily-Hood-Headshot-scaled-1.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-Emily-Hood-Headshot-scaled-1-512x512.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/emily-hood\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmily Hood\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData Product Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emily Hood is the data product manager, where she helps make sure the organization is accessing and understanding analytics to learn more about Texans. Before joining the Tribune in 2025, she worked for the Minnesota Star Tribune, where she helped launch new data points and infrastructure to help the newsroom understand more about their audience. Emily grew up in St. Louis and graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in audience journalism and computer science. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/emily-hood\/\">More by Emily Hood<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:ehood@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/pu-huang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pu-Ying-Huang-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pu-Ying-Huang-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/pu-huang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPu Ying Huang\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Photography\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pu Ying Huang leads The Texas Tribune&#8217;s photo team and is based in central Texas. Pu started working for the Tribune as a freelancer in 2017, chronicling Hurricane Harvey\u2019s catastrophic flooding in Houston. Soon after, Pu moved to Bogot\u00e1, Colombia, where she honed her Spanish and created a moving body of work on the plight of migrants who have fled the decadelong economic and political crisis in Venezuela. During the tumultuous year of 2020, Pu photographed an encampment of asylum-seekers in Matamoros, Mexico, and protests in Houston that followed the murder of George Floyd. Her work has appeared in many outlets, including Reuters, Al Jazeera English, VICE, ProPublica, NBC News and NPR. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/pu-huang\/\">More by Pu Ying Huang<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:pu.ying.huang@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jess-huff\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jess-Huff-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jess-Huff-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jess-huff\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJess Huff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEast Texas Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jess Huff joined the Tribune in 2023 and is based in Lufkin, Texas. She grew up in Utah and has also lived in Arizona and the Netherlands. Her latest adventure brought her to East Texas where she worked for The Lufkin Daily News, leading the publication to numerous awards for investigative reporting in the region. Jess attended Northern Arizona University on a debate scholarship and fell in love with the journalism program after a course on alternative storytelling devices. Her work has been published in the Arizona Daily Sun, The Associated Press, The Lufkin Daily News, Capital &amp; Main and a number of local outlets across Texas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jess-huff\/\">More by Jess Huff<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JessHuff16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jess.huff@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/emily-iazzetti\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Emily-Iazzetti-2024-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Emily-Iazzetti-2024-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/emily-iazzetti\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmily Iazzetti\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMembership Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emily Iazzetti joined The Texas Tribune at the end of 2023 and oversees the membership program. Emily lived in Waco for many years, where she was a lecturer in the journalism, public relations and new media department at Baylor University and a morning news anchor on KWTX-TV. She graduated from the University of Missouri where she majored in broadcast journalism and she earned a master\u2019s degree in information systems from Baylor University. Emily is a native Texan and long-time reader of the Tribune. She and her family now call Austin home. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/emily-iazzetti\/\">More by Emily Iazzetti<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:emily.iazzetti@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/keishonda-johnson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/K.Johnson-NP-Square.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/K.Johnson-NP-Square.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/keishonda-johnson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeishonda Johnson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMembership Coordinator\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keishonda Johnson is the Membership Coordinator. Based in North Texas she worked in print journalism before moving into human-centric marketing, where she supported engagement, retention and connection. Outside of work, Keishonda is a mama, movement seeker and avid reader. She is also passionate about community building. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/keishonda-johnson\/\">More by Keishonda Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:kjohnson@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/aidan-johnstone\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Aidan-Johnstone.png?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=80&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Aidan-Johnstone-512x512.png 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/aidan-johnstone\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAidan Johnstone\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFellow\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aidan Johnstone is an Austin-based reporting fellow. Born and raised in Plantation, Florida, he&#8217;s a senior at Northwestern University, majoring in journalism and political science. He worked for CNN&#8217;s Fareed Zakaria GPS, covering international affairs, and CNN International&#8217;s First Move, covering international business. His business policy reporting on Capitol Hill was featured in Tech Policy Press and United Press International. He also contributed to several ProPublica investigations, primarily related to the FDA&#8217;s oversight of drug manufacturers and medical technology. In his free time, he enjoys reading, solving crosswords and attending live music events. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/aidan-johnstone\/\">More by Aidan Johnstone<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AidanJJohnstone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:aidan.johnstone@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/john-jordan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/John_Jordan_2020_TT.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/John_Jordan_2020_TT-512x512.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/john-jordan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Jordan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeputy Director of Photography\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>John Jordan is the deputy director of photography, part of the team that ensures our stories are graced with arresting visuals. Based in Austin, John grew up in South America and has managed to hang on to some Spanish. A lifelong musician, John switched careers at the age of 50, working for the Austin bureau of The Dallas Morning News for four years before joining the Tribune in early 2012. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/john-jordan\/\">More by John Jordan<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jjordan@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/dan-keemahill\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Dan-Keemahill-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Dan-Keemahill-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/dan-keemahill\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Keemahill\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHealth Data Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dan Keemahill gathers and analyzes data on health outcomes and access in Texas. A native of Sacramento, Dan is a graduate of Northwestern University and started his journalism career as a contributor to the Tribune&#8217;s schools and government salaries explorers. He previously covered public education for the ProPublica-Texas Tribune investigative unit and worked with datasets related to immigrant detention centers, elections and the COVID-19 pandemic at USA Today. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/dan-keemahill\/\">More by Dan Keemahill<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanKeemahill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:dan.keemahill@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/yasmeen-khalifa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Yasmeen-Khalifa-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Yasmeen-Khalifa-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/yasmeen-khalifa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYasmeen Khalifa\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNewsletter Writer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yasmeen Khalifa , originally from Egypt, grew up in the Piney Woods of East Texas and is now based in Houston. Previously, Yasmeen worked for the Houston Chronicle as an audience producer, the Washington Post as an audience intern, and the Texas Tribune as an audience engagement fellow. Yasmeen is passionate about audience-centered journalism, which she believes can highlight the issues and stories of underrepresented and misunderstood communities. In her free time, you&#8217;ll find her rescuing cats, swimming or kayaking in just about any body of water, or roadtripping. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/yasmeen-khalifa\/\">More by Yasmeen Khalifa<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/itsyasmeenk\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:ykhalifa@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/ryan-kim\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ryan-Kim-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ryan-Kim-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/ryan-kim\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRyan Kim\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ryan Kim is the product manager, responsible for guiding organizational priorities, processes and cross-team collaborations. Before joining the Tribune in 2024, he oversaw growth and lifecycle strategy at Foreign Policy, where he grew the magazine\u2019s subscription products and led engagement and acquisition campaigns. Ryan has a diverse news and media background, including work as a local news consultant and internships at CalMatters, Foreign Affairs and Madison Square Garden. A New York City native, Ryan holds a master\u2019s degree in media innovation and content strategy and a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism and political science from Northwestern University. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/ryan-kim\/\">More by Ryan Kim<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:ryan.kim@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/eleanor-klibanoff\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eleanor-Klibanoff-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eleanor-Klibanoff-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/eleanor-klibanoff\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEleanor Klibanoff\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaw and Politics Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eleanor Klibanoff is the law and politics reporter, based in Austin, where she covers the the Texas Legislature, the Office of the Attorney General, state and federal courts and politics writ large. She also co-hosts the weekly politics podcast, TribCast. Eleanor previously spent three years as the Tribune\u2019s women\u2019s health reporter, covering abortion, maternal health and LGBTQ issues. Before coming to Texas, Eleanor worked for the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, where she reported, hosted and produced the Peabody-nominated podcast, \u201cDig.\u201d Eleanor was born in Philadelphia and raised in Atlanta, and attended The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/eleanor-klibanoff\/\">More by Eleanor Klibanoff<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/eklib\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:eleanor.klibanoff@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/lomi-kriel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Lomi-Kriel-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Lomi-Kriel-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/lomi-kriel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLomi Kriel\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReporter, ProPublica\/Texas Tribune investigative unit\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lomi Kriel is a statewide investigative reporter for The Texas Tribune. Previously, she was a founding member of the Tribune\u2019s investigative unit with ProPublica, joining the initiative in 2020 before leaving for the Tribune in November 2025. Before joining ProPublica, Kriel reported on immigration for the Houston Chronicle, often focused on the Texas border. Months before Trump\u2019s first administration announced its family separation policy, Kriel uncovered it in 2017. Kriel is a two-time Pulitzer finalist, in 2018 as part of the Houston Chronicle\u2019s Hurricane Harvey coverage, and in 2024 for the Tribune\u2019s reporting with ProPublica and FRONTLINE PBS on the Uvalde school shooting. She is a George Polk Award winner, National Magazine Award winner, Edward R. Murrow winner, and Emmy nominee, among other accolades.                                  Kriel, who was born and raised in South Africa, immigrated to the United States in 1998. She has worked as a Central American correspondent for Thomson Reuters and a criminal justice reporter for the San Antonio Express-News, among other publications. 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height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/terri-langford\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Terri-Langford-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Terri-Langford-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/terri-langford\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTerri Langford\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHealth and Human Services Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Terri Langford is the Tribune&#8217;s health services reporter based in Austin. Langford is a veteran journalist, having worked at the Florida Times Union, The Associated Press, The Dallas Morning News, the Houston Chronicle, WNYC, Honolulu Civil Beat and Texas Standard\/KUT. Langford has a bachelor\u2019s degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin. She has covered various city and state agencies, criminal justice and health and human services for the Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, The Associated Press, WNYC and Texas Standard at KUT. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/terri-langford\/\">More by Terri Langford<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tlangford\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:terri.langford@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/apurva-mahajan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Apurva-Mahajan.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Apurva-Mahajan-512x512.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/apurva-mahajan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApurva Mahajan\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFellow\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Apurva Mahajan is a data visualization fellow and a senior studying journalism and political science at the University of Maryland. He was editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper, The Diamondback, and is now the publication&#8217;s data editor. He is also a data journalist at the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. Apurva previously worked at The Detroit News, The Frederick News-Post and Aviation Week. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/apurva-mahajan\/\">More by Apurva Mahajan<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ApurvaMahajan_\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:apurva.mahajan@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alejandra-martinez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Alejandra-Martinez-2002-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Alejandra-Martinez-2002-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alejandra-martinez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlejandra Martinez\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnvironment Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alejandra Martinez is a Fort Worth-based environmental reporter. She\u2019s covered the impacts of petrochemical facilities on Black and brown communities, including investigating a chemical fire at an industrial complex and how the state&#8217;s air monitoring system has failed Latino communities. Her work on climate change includes exploring the health effects of extreme heat and how extended droughts affect water resources. Before joining the Tribune in 2022, Alejandra was an accountability reporter at KERA, where she began as a Report for America Corps Member and then covered Dallas City Hall. She also has worked as an associate producer at WLRN in South Florida. A Houston native, Alejandra studied journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and speaks fluent Spanish. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alejandra-martinez\/\">More by Alejandra Martinez<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alereports\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:alejandra.martinez@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/natalie-martinez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Natalie-Martinez-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Natalie-Martinez-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/natalie-martinez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNatalie Martinez\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial Media Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Natalie Martinez is the social media editor at The Texas Tribune. Previously, she researched and reported on misinformation campaigns on social media and tech platforms for Media Matters for America and MoveOn. Natalie graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2017 with a B.A. in American Culture Studies and Film &amp; Media Studies. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/natalie-martinez\/\">More by Natalie Martinez<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:natalie.martinez@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/maria-mendez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Maria-Mendez-2024-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Maria-Mendez-2024-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/maria-mendez\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMar\u00eda M\u00e9ndez\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tService and Engagement Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mar\u00eda M\u00e9ndez works on efforts to better connect with Texans and writes explainers and guides. She strives to answer Texans&#8217; questions about politics and public policy and to help them find resources. Previously, she reported on public education at the Austin American-Statesman, border and business issues at Texas Public Radio and politics and breaking news at The Dallas Morning News. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, interned at The Texas Tribune as an engagement fellow and worked for The Daily Texan, UT\u2019s student newspaper. She was born in Mexico, grew up in Austin and speaks Spanish. She is based in Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/maria-mendez\/\">More by Mar\u00eda M\u00e9ndez<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/anxious_maria\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:mmendez@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/matthew-mccrary\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/61550a15ba5b112fbd4c55f8065023c8979125c40b6d95dc2326fcf04b546c9f?s=256&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/61550a15ba5b112fbd4c55f8065023c8979125c40b6d95dc2326fcf04b546c9f?s=512&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height='256' width='256' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/matthew-mccrary\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatthew McCrary\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Full-stack Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:matthew.mccrary@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sophia-navarro\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sophia-Navarro-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sophia-Navarro-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sophia-navarro\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSophia Navarro\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarketing and Media Associate\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the marketing and media associate, Sophia Navarro helps connect audiences with the Tribune\u2019s journalism and events. Before joining the Tribune full time in 2025, she worked as a contractor and served as an engagement fellow in 2023. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism and has also interned at Texas Monthly. Sophia was born and raised in El Paso and speaks Spanish. Outside of work, she enjoys practicing yoga, getting lost in a good book and exploring the best coffee spots. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sophia-navarro\/\">More by Sophia Navarro<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:sophia.navarro@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alex-nguyen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Alex-Nguyen-2025-NP-Update-1.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Alex-Nguyen-2025-NP-Update-1.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alex-nguyen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Nguyen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeneral Assignment Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alex Nguyen is a general assignment reporter with a focus on criminal justice. Before joining the newsroom in 2025, she was a breaking news reporter at The Dallas Morning News. She previously was a reporting fellow for the Tribune and a reporting intern at Bloomberg News. A graduate of Columbia University\u2019s Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, Alex was raised mostly in Vancouver, Canada, and she has reported for various regional and national outlets there. She speaks Vietnamese and conversational Spanish and will be based in Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alex-nguyen\/\">More by Alex Nguyen<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alexnguyen2311\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:alex.nguyen@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/carlos-nogueras-ramos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carlos-Nogueras-Ramos-NP-Update-1.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carlos-Nogueras-Ramos-NP-Update-1.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/carlos-nogueras-ramos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarlos Nogueras Ramos\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPermian Basin Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carlos Nogueras Ramos is a regional reporter based in Odessa. Carlos joined The Texas Tribune in 2023 as a corps member with Report for America. Carlos tells the stories of Texas from the vast energy-rich Permian Basin region. Before the Tribune, Carlos spent time in Philadelphia writing about local politics, including the city\u2019s 100th mayoral election. A Spanish speaker, Carlos was one of the few Latino reporters on the campaign trail, covering the most expensive primary election to date in Philly. He is a proud Puerto Rico native, born and raised in Cayey. He studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and the University of Puerto Rico. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/carlos-nogueras-ramos\/\">More by Carlos Nogueras Ramos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/criacuervosvibe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:carlos.nogueras@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/robert-nusbaum\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert-Nusbaum-2025-NP-Update-1.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Robert-Nusbaum-2025-NP-Update-1.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/robert-nusbaum\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobert Nusbaum\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVP of Sales\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Robert Nusbaum serves as vice president of sales and leads our efforts in securing sponsorships, underwriting events, corporate partnerships and building innovative advertising opportunities. Before joining the Tribune in January 2025, Robert built an extensive career in sales leadership, holding key roles at Cox Enterprises, Texas Monthly and the Austin American-Statesman. He has also served as publisher for the Austin Chamber of Commerce. Most recently, he was vice president of sales at the Austin Business Journal, part of the American City Business Journals network. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/robert-nusbaum\/\">More by Robert Nusbaum<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:rnusbaum@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/kimberly-olivas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-cropped-Kimberly-Olivas-scaled-1.jpeg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-cropped-Kimberly-Olivas-scaled-1-512x512.jpeg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/kimberly-olivas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKimberly Olivas\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFellow\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kimberly Olivas is a video engagement fellow based in San Marcos, where she is a senior pursuing a bachelor\u2019s degree in journalism with minors in psychology and sociology at Texas State University. Her reporting has been published in the San Marcos Daily Record, and she has freelanced for Eater Austin. Kimberly works in digital media and audio production at Texas State. When she\u2019s not editing or reporting, she enjoys playing Dungeons &amp; Dragons and creating characters. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/kimberly-olivas\/\">More by Kimberly Olivas<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KimberlyOlivasD\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:kimberly.olivas@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alfredo-palacios\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Alfredo-Palacios-2002-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Alfredo-Palacios-2002-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alfredo-palacios\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlfredo Palacios\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraphic Designer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alfredo Palacios is a graphic designer at The Texas Tribune. He works closely with the events and festival teams to produce their visual assets. Prior to joining our design team, he was the content marketing and design intern at AQUILA Commercial. Alfredo graduated from Texas State University in San Marcos with a degree in communication design. Outside of work, Alfredo enjoys photography and painting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alfredo-palacios\/\">More by Alfredo Palacios<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:alfredo.palacios@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/monique-parker\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Monique-Parker.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Monique-Parker.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/monique-parker\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonique Parker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeople Operations Specialist\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Monique Parker is a DEI and talent strategy leader with deep experience driving inclusive growth across top tech companies. Her work focuses on advancing representation, building equitable systems, and aligning people strategy with business impact. An Austin transplant from Tacoma, Washington, Monique has proudly called Austin home for the past 10 years. Outside of work, she\u2019s a lover of great food, thriving plants and live music. She is deeply passionate about public policy and the role it plays in shaping more equitable communities. Monique is a graduate of the LBJ Executive Master of Public Leadership program at the University of Texas at Austin and a proud mother of two daughters. She balances leadership, curiosity and community wherever she goes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/monique-parker\/\">More by Monique Parker<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:mparker@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/perla-trevizo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Perla-Trevizo-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Perla-Trevizo-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/perla-trevizo\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPerla Trevizo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReporter, ProPublica\/Texas Tribune investigative unit\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perla Trevizo is a Mexican-American reporter born in Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez and raised across the border in El Paso, Texas, where she began her journalism career. Trevizo spent more than 10 years covering immigration and border issues in Tennessee and Arizona before joining the Houston Chronicle as an environmental reporter. She has written from nearly a dozen countries, from African refugee camps to remote Guatemalan villages, with the goal of broadening readers\u2019 understanding of the global issues that impact the local communities where she has worked. Her work has earned her national and state awards including the Dori J. Maynard Award for Diversity in Journalism, French-American Foundation Immigration Journalism Award, and a national Edward R. Murrow for a story done in collaboration with Arizona Public Media. She was also honored as the 2019 Arizona Journalist of the Year by the Arizona Newspaper Association. She is based in El Paso. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/perla-trevizo\/\">More by Perla Trevizo<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Perla_Trevizo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:perla.trevizo@propublica.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:512-574-4823\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20.01 15.38c-1.23 0-2.42-.2-3.53-.56-.35-.12-.74-.03-1.01.24l-1.57 1.97c-2.83-1.35-5.48-3.9-6.89-6.83l1.95-1.66c.27-.28.35-.67.24-1.02-.37-1.11-.56-2.3-.56-3.53 0-.54-.45-.99-.99-.99H4.19C3.65 3 3 3.24 3 3.99 3 13.28 10.73 21 20.01 21c.71 0 .99-.63.99-1.18v-3.45c0-.54-.45-.99-.99-.99z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnewspack_phone_number\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jessica-priest\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jessica-Priest-2024-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jessica-Priest-2024-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jessica-priest\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJessica Priest\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHigher Education Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jessica Priest covers higher education, working in partnership with Open Campus. She joined the Tribune in 2022 as an engagement reporter in the ProPublica\/Texas Tribune joint investigative unit, contributing to a series that was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in the explanatory reporting category. Prior to the Tribune, Jessica worked for the Fort Worth Report, USA Today, the Victoria Advocate and the Temple Daily Telegram, reporting on topics that included criminal justice, the environment and local government. Her work has often made an impact. The state\u2019s highest criminal court granted a death row inmate a new trial after she detailed a prosecutor\u2019s conflicts of interest. After she exposed questionable hirings and payments at a port and later a water district in another part of the state, both public entities underwent reforms. Jessica was born in Houston and graduated from Sam Houston State University. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jessica-priest\/\">More by Jessica Priest<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jessica_priest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jessica.priest@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/kerri-qunell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Kerri-Qunell-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Kerri-Qunell-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/kerri-qunell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKerri Qunell\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector of Marketing &amp; Communications\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kerri Qunell joined the Tribune in spring of 2023 as the director of marketing and communications, leading the mar-com team to amplify the Tribune&#8217;s brand, products, journalism and events. As a marketing communications leader with extensive experience in brand building, organizational leadership, strategy and civic engagement, she\u2019s served on and led teams in broadcast media, non-profit and education companies. A lifelong Central Texan, Kerri earned a journalism degree at Texas State University and master\u2019s in organizational leadership and ethics at St. Edward\u2019s University. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/kerri-qunell\/\">More by Kerri Qunell<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:kerri.qunell@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/rob-reid\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rob-Reid-2025-NP-Update-1.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rob-Reid-2025-NP-Update-1.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/rob-reid\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRob Reid\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEducation Data Developer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rob Reid is the Tribune&#8217;s education data developer. He started in 2024 after completing Columbia University\u2019s Lede Program for Data Journalism. He previously supported the investigative reporting program at Northwestern University&#8217;s Medill School as a data consultant and contributing reporter and also completed a data journalism internship at the Jacksonville Tributary in Florida. A strong believer in the importance of community, he developed case management databases with Healthy Families America for over two decades before entering the journalism field. Rob grew up in southeastern Massachusetts, raised by parents who grumbled about the declining quality of local papers but read them anyway. First attending an otherwise-excellent public school that slashed its school newspaper, he then completed an undergraduate engineering degree at Cornell University. He is based in Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/rob-reid\/\">More by Rob Reid<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:rob.reid@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/ayden-runnels\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Ayden-Runnels-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Ayden-Runnels-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/ayden-runnels\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAyden Runnels\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfternoon\/Evening Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ayden Runnels is the afternoon\/evening reporter. Previously, they were a breaking news reporter for the Las Vegas Sun. A graduate of the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas, Ayden was a Dallas Press Club Foundation reporting fellow at the Tribune in 2023. They were born in the Houston suburb of Clear Lake and speak English and Arabic. They served as editor-in-chief of the North Texas Daily, UNT&#8217;s student-run newspaper, and have worked on freelance projects for Newsweek. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/ayden-runnels\/\">More by Ayden Runnels<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:ayden.runnels@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sandra-santos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sandra-Santos-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sandra-Santos-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sandra-santos\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSandra Santos\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfternoon\/Evening News Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sandra Santos joined the Tribune as afternoon\/evening news editor in 2024. Before joining the Tribune, she worked at various news publications, including as an editor at the San Antonio Express-News, the Austin American-Statesman as an editor and a news designer and at the Houston Chronicle (twice) as a Chron.com night editor, copy messenger and copy desk intern. Sandra graduated from the University of Houston as a journalism major. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/sandra-santos\/\">More by Sandra Santos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sandrasantos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:sandra.santos@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jasper-scherer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jasper-Scherer-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jasper-Scherer-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jasper-scherer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJasper Scherer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPolitics Editor\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jasper Scherer is the politics editor for The Texas Tribune. He oversees a team of reporters in Austin and Washington who lead the newsroom\u2019s coverage of campaigns and elections, watchdog Texas&#8217; top officials, and translate what the state\u2019s political and legislative developments mean for Texans. Jasper previously reported on politics for the Tribune, which he joined after stints covering politics and government at the state and local levels for the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News. A native of San Francisco, Jasper graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in journalism and political science in 2017, the same year he began covering Texas politics. He is based in Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jasper-scherer\/\">More by Jasper Scherer<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jaspscherer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jasper.scherer@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jeremy-schwartz\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jeremy-Schwartz-2024-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jeremy-Schwartz-2024-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jeremy-schwartz\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJeremy Schwartz\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReporter, ProPublica\/Texas Tribune investigative unit\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jeremy Schwartz has been an investigative reporter in Texas for nearly a decade, covering issues including voting rights and border security for the Austin American-Statesman and USA Today Network. His work has resulted in the overhaul of Texas&#8217; inspection process for farmworker housing, sparked Congressional investigations of a failed Department of Veterans Affairs research program and uncovered misleading border arrest and drug seizure statistics maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Schwartz won the National Association of Hispanic Journalists&#8217; Latino Issues award for his 2017 investigation into the political underrepresentation of Latinos in Texas cities and counties, and the Headliners Foundation of Texas Reporter of the Year award, among other honors. He previously served as Cox Newspapers&#8217; Latin America correspondent in Mexico City from 2005 to 2009, and before that, he covered the U.S. Border Patrol and immigration at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. He is based in Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/jeremy-schwartz\/\">More by Jeremy Schwartz<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JinATX\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:jeremy.schwartz@propublica.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alejandro-serrano\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Alejandro-Serrano-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Alejandro-Serrano-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alejandro-serrano\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlejandro Serrano\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPolitics Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alejandro Serrano writes about Texas politics and government, with a focus on immigration and education issues. Since joining the Tribune, he has helped investigate the 2022 Uvalde school shooting, lived for half a year in Eagle Pass during a temporary assignment covering immigration and documented a variety of major occurrences in the state from Houston, where he used to live. He previously covered education for the Houston Chronicle and breaking news for the San Francisco Chronicle. The Long Island, New York, native received his bachelor&#8217;s degree in journalism from Northeastern University. He is based in Austin and speaks fluent Spanish. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alejandro-serrano\/\">More by Alejandro Serrano<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/serrano_alej\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:alejandro.serrano@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/max-shindeldecker\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Maxwell-Shindeldecker-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Maxwell-Shindeldecker-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/max-shindeldecker\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMax Shindeldecker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGrants Writer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Max Shindeldecker is a grants officer who helps secure and manage funding to support the Tribune&#8217;s mission. Originally from Wimberley, Max earned his degree from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. Before joining the Tribune, he spent six years in public education, serving schools across the state, including those in Gonzales, Alpine and Austin. Max lives in Austin, where he enjoys reading, hiking and hanging out with his cat Stevie. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/max-shindeldecker\/\">More by Max Shindeldecker<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:mshindeldecker@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/stephen-simpson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Stephen-Simpson-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Stephen-Simpson-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/stephen-simpson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStephen Simpson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMental Health Reporter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stephen Simpson is the mental health reporter, based in Austin, where he covers behavioral health in schools, treatment in the judicial system, substance abuse and the state mental health system, among other topics. He previously worked in his home state of Arkansas as a politics reporter, where he covered the state&#8217;s Supreme Court, House of Representatives and correctional system for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Stephen&#8217;s earliest career experiences include reporting and copy editing at The Jonesboro Sun and The Pine Bluff Commercial. He earned a degree in online and print journalism with a minor in filmmaking from the University of Central Arkansas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/stephen-simpson\/\">More by Stephen Simpson<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Steve55Simpson\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:stephen.simpson@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/manoo-sirivelu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Manoo_Sirivelu-1.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Manoo_Sirivelu-1-512x512.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/manoo-sirivelu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManoo Sirivelu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFellow\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Manoo Sirivelu is an Austin-based photography fellow. He is a multimedia artist, designer and photojournalist and a senior pursuing a degree in Plan II Honors at the University of Texas at Austin. He previously served as a multimedia intern for KUT News and as the photo editor for UT\u2019s student newspaper, The Daily Texan. His work explores themes of home, identity and community, bridging his Indian upbringing with broader global perspectives. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/manoo-sirivelu\/\">More by Manoo Sirivelu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:manoo.sirivelu@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/chris-svoboda\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Chris-Svoboda-2025-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cropped-Chris-Svoboda-2025-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/chris-svoboda\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChris Svoboda\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAudio Visual Engineer\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chris Svoboda is the audio\/visual engineer at The Texas Tribune. After receiving a BFA in Animation &amp; Illustration from SUNY Fredonia in 2009, Chris worked as freelance visual artist\/film maker in the Buffalo, NY area till 2015. There he worked on projects ranging from commercial graphic design, web design, and poster art, to short films, music videos, and interactive video installations. In early 2015 he was offered work out west in New Mexico in the independent film industry. After relocating he worked on short films and feature length films with a focus on camera department and post production. In mid-2016 Chris relocated to Austin, where he worked his way up the ranks in the live audio-visual industry. For six years he worked as a lead video technician and technical director for live corporate events. Chris also likes to record music and create visual art like drawing, painting, and video art. When he\u2019s not doing any of these things, you might find him out on a hike around Austin with his Catahoula Leopard Dog, Enzo. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/chris-svoboda\/\">More by Chris Svoboda<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:csvoboda@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/zahira-torres\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zahira-Torres-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zahira-Torres-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/zahira-torres\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tZahira Torres\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__job-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Editor, ProPublica\/Texas Tribune Investigative Unit\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Zahira Torres is the editor for the ProPublica-Texas Tribune investigative unit, a first-of-its-kind collaboration to publish investigative reporting for and about Texas.<br \/>\nPrior to joining the unit, Torres was a senior editor with ProPublica\u2019s Local Reporting Network where she worked with reporters in local and regional newsrooms on investigative projects.<br \/>\nA native of El Paso, Texas, Torres was the first Latina and second woman to serve as the newspaper\u2019s editor in its more than 100-year history.<br \/>\nWhile at the El Paso Times, Torres also served as enterprise editor for the USA Today Network\u2019s Texas\/New Mexico newspapers. She was part of a team that developed and edited \u201cThe Wall: Untold Stories, Unintended Consequences,\u201d which won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting.<br \/>\nTorres began her career at the Times as a news clerk while attending the University of Texas at El Paso. She later became the Austin bureau chief for the newspaper. During that time, she worked to uncover a cheating scheme at the El Paso Independent School District \u2014 the city\u2019s largest \u2014 that denied many El Paso children the right to a proper education.<br \/>\nShe later became an education reporter for the Denver Post and Los Angeles Times before returning to her Texas roots. She is based in El Paso. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/zahira-torres\/\">More by Zahira Torres<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zahiratorres\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.982 10.622 20.54 3h-1.554l-5.693 6.618L8.745 3H3.5l6.876 10.007L3.5 21h1.554l6.012-6.989L15.868 21h5.245l-7.131-10.378Zm-2.128 2.474-.697-.997-5.543-7.93H8l4.474 6.4.697.996 5.815 8.318h-2.387l-4.745-6.787Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttwitter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:ztorres@texastribune.org\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M20 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 14H4V8l8 5 8-5v10zm-8-7L4 6h16l-8 5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\temail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"newspack-blocks__author-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile  text-size-medium avatar-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure style=\"border-radius: 0%; height: 128px; width: 128px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/uriel-j-garcia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt='Avatar photo' src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Uriel-Garcia-NP-Update.jpg?resize=256%2C256&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" srcset='https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Uriel-Garcia-NP-Update.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-256 photo' height=\"256\" width=\"256\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-author-profile__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/uriel-j-garcia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUriel J. 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