The Texas Tribune has acquired the Austin Monitor
This move will allow us to build on the Monitor's mission to serve a growing city with more expansive needs. Full Story
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Ayan Mittra is the senior managing editor at The Texas Tribune. Ayan joined the Tribune after working more than 10 years at The Dallas Morning News and has built expertise in Texas politics. He spent his first seven years there as a copy editor. In 2008, he moved to the political desk, supervising the daily presentations and working with reporters in the field. He then worked as a night city editor, supervising the coverage of late-breaking news. He was also on the editing team for the 2009 and 2011 legislative sessions. A native of Beaumont, Ayan graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He is based in the Austin area.
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Watch a conversation on the UT-Austin protests and the state of free speech on college campuses
An American Civil Liberties Union of Texas attorney and a UT-Austin professor discussed how free speech has been protected and challenged in campus protests, and what we should all learn from the last few weeks. Full Story
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Watch former Prairie View A&M President Ruth Simmons talk about her new memoir
Simmons talked with The Texas Tribune about “Up Home: One Girl’s Journey,” which depicts an era long gone but whose legacies of inequality still persist. Full Story
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A divided Uvalde hasn’t had time to heal, speakers say
During a Texas Tribune event marking one year since the shooting at Robb Elementary School, parents, mental health experts and faith leaders talked about how the path to recovery isn’t the same for everybody. Full Story
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Texas experts dive into the state of public defense 60 years after Gideon decision
In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a right to a lawyer applies to criminal defendants. Together with the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, The Texas Tribune hosted a series of conversations Friday on public defense in Texas. Full Story
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T-Squared: Allison Erickson joins The Texas Tribune as a 2022-23 military and veteran affairs reporting fellow
Allison, who served as a Medical Service Corps officer in the U.S. Army from 2011 to 2018, is joining the Tribune through a partnership with Military Veterans in Journalism. Full Story
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T-Squared: Pooja Salhotra will cover East Texas for The Texas Tribune
Pooja has worked at Chalkbeat, CNN and NPR. Based in Lufkin, she will report from a vast and diverse region that borders on three states. Full Story
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T-Squared: Meet The Texas Tribune’s new regional editor, Nic Garcia
Joining us from The Des Moines Register, Nic will oversee reporters based in Lubbock, Lufkin and elsewhere. They’ll cover the impact of state policies across Texas’ diverse communities. Full Story
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T-Squared: Alana Rocha is joining the Institute for Nonprofit News
In nearly a decade at The Texas Tribune, Alana has been a multimedia innovator and a leader of our fellowships and partnerships. She will be missed. Full Story
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T-Squared: Jayme Lozano is joining us as a Lubbock-based regional reporter
She will cover the Panhandle and South Plains through Report for America. She previously reported for Texas Tech Public Media. Full Story
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