Colleen DeGuzman

Colleen DeGuzman was a 2021 reporting fellow. She graduated from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where she studied mass communication with a concentration in print journalism. Colleen worked as a reporter and designer at The Monitor in McAllen, Texas, and has had internships at NBC's Weekend Today and Ashoka's Washington bureau. She has also worked as a stringer for The New York Times and is an NPR Next Generation Radio mentee.

Past Contributions

Houston-area COVID-19 outbreak — including delta variant cases — should be a wake-up call for Texans, health expert warns

By Colleen DeGuzman July 7, 2021

The latest, most transmissible coronavirus variant is spreading rampantly in countries with low vaccination rates, and health experts are bracing for impact in Texas. Full Story

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Special legislative session is packed with controversy but not clarity, Tribune reporters say

By Colleen DeGuzman Updated: July 7, 2021

The list of questions is as long as the list of issues for the new session. Full Story
Gov. Greg Abbott wants to build a border wall. South Texas landowners are divided over whether they want it.

By Colleen DeGuzman Updated: July 2, 2021

Some landowners who sued the Trump administration say they aren't "just going to roll over and give up" now that Abbott has taken on a border wall project. Others say a wall is needed to protect people and property on the border. Full Story

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For immigrants with protected status in Texas, U.S. Supreme Court ruling about green card ineligibility sent a "shockwave"

By Colleen DeGuzman June 16, 2021

The high court ruled that immigrants granted protection from deportation due to conditions in their homeland are not eligible for green cards if they entered the country illegally. Full Story

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Health experts talk about what Texas did right and wrong in the pandemic — and what it should do differently next time

By Colleen DeGuzman Updated: July 1, 2021

Three medical professionals discuss what they have learned about where Texas is — and where it is going — in the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Story
State Rep. James White, an East Texas Republican, won't seek another term in Texas House

By Colleen DeGuzman and Patrick Svitek Updated: June 13, 2021

White, chairman of the House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, has served in the lower chamber since 2011. Full Story

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Colleen DeGuzman

Past Contributions

Houston-area COVID-19 outbreak — including delta variant cases — should be a wake-up call for Texans, health expert warns

Special legislative session is packed with controversy but not clarity, Tribune reporters say

Gov. Greg Abbott wants to build a border wall. South Texas landowners are divided over whether they want it.

For immigrants with protected status in Texas, U.S. Supreme Court ruling about green card ineligibility sent a "shockwave"

Health experts talk about what Texas did right and wrong in the pandemic — and what it should do differently next time

State Rep. James White, an East Texas Republican, won't seek another term in Texas House