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Alex Arriaga was a 2017-18 reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune after graduating from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where she studied journalism and Latin American studies. She previously worked as an editor at The Badger Herald, where she led the paper’s news and feature reporting. She also worked as an investigative intern at Wisconsin Watch where she won a Milwaukee Press Club Award for her reporting on gun regulations in Wisconsin. She also spent a few months in D.C. as an intern at The Chronicle of Higher Education before coming to Austin.
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus asked the State Preservation Board to take down a plaque at the Capitol that asserts that slavery was not the underlying cause of the Civil War. Full Story
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"We know that this is not going to be a normal legislative interim," Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said Thursday as he directed House committees to research policy issues related to Hurricane Harvey. Full Story
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More Texans are insured now than four years ago — but the state is still home to 4.5 million people without health coverage, the largest share in the country. Full Story
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Animals seeking shelter from floods might be found hiding in debris as Houston residents return for post-hurricane cleanup, state officials warned Tuesday. Full Story
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Therapists who work with disabled children in their homes saw a glimmer of hope this year, when Texas lawmakers decided to restore some of the funds they cut for such services in 2015. It was short-lived. Full Story
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