politics
- Top medical adviser to Gov. Abbott says it’s too soon to lift Texas mask mandate – Austin American-Statesman, March 8, 2021
- Dade Phelan rides bipartisan support to speaker’s chair – Austin American-Statesman, Nov. 20, 2020
- ‘A winning message’: GOP lawmakers seize on Austin vote to cut police spending – Austin American-Statesman, Aug. 21, 2020
- Is a GOP candidate’s nonprofit helping veterans? – Austin American-Statesman, Feb. 20, 2020
- Texas state agencies uneven on allowing working from home amid coronavirus – Austin American-Statesman, March 16, 2020
- A&M won’t discuss lab tests – San Antonio Express-News, July 19, 2015 (National winner of SPJ’s Mark of Excellence award) Listen to my interview with the Texas Standard.
- Ethics questions prompts an agency retreat on boxing tickets for lawmakers – San Antonio Express-News, April 12, 2015
business and technology
- With Apple’s big bet, Austin’s rep as a tech hub grows – Austin American-Statesman, Dec. 13, 2018
- On a quiet campus, Army will test the future of war – Austin American-Statesman, Aug. 2, 2019
- How Bumble grows its buzz: Austin company harnesses star power to lead marketing charge – Austin American-Statesman, April 26, 2019
- Dell’s direction: Shareholders set to vote on tech giants return to public market – Austin American-Statesman, Dec. 7, 2018
- Banning bump stocks is one thing, prying them from owners’ hands is another – Dallas Morning News, Oct. 17, 2017
enterprise
- Early state data point to higher vaccination rates among whites than other groups – Austin American-Statesman, Jan. 23, 2021
- Love and money join agent, drug smuggler – Texas Tribune, June 6, 2016 (National winner of SPJ’s Mark of Excellence Award)
- Texas’ controversial voter ID law can’t stop mail-in ballot fraud – News21 and Washington Post, Aug. 20, 2016 (SPJ Region 8 Mark of Excellence award finalist for in-depth reporting)
- Border corruption often has family roots – Texas Tribune, July 8, 2016 (Reporting was featured on Reveal’s “Bordering on Insecurity” podcast)
features
- ‘Liquid gold’: Long drives, short supply for rural Texans in search of COVID-19 vaccine – Austin American-Statesman, Feb. 11, 2021
- WIRING THE HILL COUNTRY: New internet providers take on rural area – Austin American-Statesman, June 21, 2019
- ‘Everybody loves dog pictures’: Sen. John Cornyn gets personal on Instagram – Dallas Morning News, Feb. 26, 2018
- Undocumented student’s arrest a cautionary tale – Texas Tribune, Feb. 14, 2016 (Part of the Tribune’s “Bordering on Insecurity” project)
- Texas Parks and Wildlife wants to open 60,000 acres to the public – San Antonio Express-News, July 13, 2015
- For woman rehabbing 80 rabbits, home is where the hares are – Dallas Morning News, Aug. 3, 2017
breaking news
- Texas surpasses 200,000 coronavirus cases after 4th of July holiday weekend – USA Today, July 7, 2020
- Samsung to invest $291 million in Austin operations – Austin American-Statesman, Nov. 15, 2018
- Marching for gun control, students fill Washington streets ‘for our dead friends’ – Dallas Morning News, March 25, 2018
- House delays debate on knife bill days after stabbing at UT – Houston Chronicle, Jan. 26, 2017
- Flood death toll climbs to four – Austin American-Statesman, Nov. 2, 2015
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