In the great news department, The Texas Tribune has won four national honors in the prestigious Edward R. Murrow awards. 

A hearty congrats to our hardworking crew for the following accolades:

  • “Continuing coverage” award for our Bordering on Insecurity series on the rhetoric vs. reality of the Texas-Mexico border
  • “Excellence in social media” award for our Snapchat story “A Sniper on Campus,” which accompanied our project on the anniversary of the UT Tower shooting
  • “Investigative reporting” for our interactive hurricane project and storm simulation with ProPublica, Hell and High Water
  • “Overall excellence” for our, well, overall excellent website 

We’re grateful for this recognition of our important journalism. And as a nonprofit newsroom, we’re well aware that we couldn’t produce these types of crucial projects without the support of our readers. Please help us continue to raise the bar by becoming a member today.  

Emily Ramshaw was the editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune from 2016 to 2020. During her tenure, the Tribune — billed “one of the nonprofit news sector’s runaway success stories” — won a Peabody...