Daniel Levitt was a data visuals fellow in 2018. Originally from the UK, he obtained his master's degree in data journalism from the University of Missouri, and spent most of 2017 in New York working for Bloomberg and FiveThirtyEight. Aside from religiously watching the NBA (Toronto Raptors) and college basketball (Wichita State), Daniel's obsessed with severe weather and the impacts it has on society. Outside of the newsroom, you'll likely find him reading a book on a park bench while soaking up the sunshine.
Texas' population has grown faster than any other large state's this decade, and when it comes to tornadoes, that growth poses an increased threat to residents. The Dallas-Fort Worth tornado outbreak on April 3, 2012, was just one example of how much damage can be done to expanding metropolitan areas. Full Story
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The growth in spending is happening even at colleges whose sports programs can't sustain themselves financially. Full Story
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Ahead of this weekend's Final Four in San Antonio, we crunched some numbers on how the state's top athletics programs are faring financially. Full Story
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