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Susie Webb was a summer 2023 data visuals fellow based in Austin. During her fellowship, she was a senior at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, studying journalism, global studies and data science. She has worked as the data editor and city and state editor for The Daily Tar Heel, where she helped build the paper’s online multimedia presence. Previously, she was a metro news reporter for The Charlotte Observer and the editor of Potomac Local News.
For the first time in a generation, Texans were more likely to die of gunshot wounds than car crashes in 2021. Experts worry a lack of research on the issue has hampered the search for solutions. Full Story
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In 2012, around 100 Texans under 18 died of gunshot wounds. Last year, that number reached nearly 300. Full Story
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Weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic swept into Texas, a biologist found a dead bat covered in a white fungus — the state’s first official case of white-nose syndrome. Now, scientists are on a mission to understand how many bats have been lost. Full Story
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Texans are seeing record-breaking temperatures this summer. Tell us how the excessive heat is affecting your daily life or plans for the future and what questions we can answer about dealing with it. Full Story
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