I’m an Austin-based reporter for Axios, where I co-write the daily Axios Austin newsletter. Since launching in 2021, the newsletter has grown into a trusted source for local news shaping Central Texas.

I’m also a lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication, where I teach an upper-division journalism course on newsletter writing, audience engagement, and modern media communication.

Before joining Axios, I covered Texas politics, technology, and business for the Austin American-Statesman.

My work has been featured in the Washington Post, USA Today, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, Texas Tribune and more. I spent a year as a reporting fellow for the Dallas Morning News in Washington, D.C., where I covered the Texas congressional delegation. 

Much of my work focuses on politics, technology, local communities and the evolving relationship between journalism and audiences. I’m especially interested in how newsletters and other digital platforms are reshaping the way people consume and connect with journalists and the news.

My inbox is always open. Reach out to me on social media or send me an email at nicole.cobler@axios.com.