Juan Pablo Garnham

Urban Affairs Reporter

Juan Pablo Garnham Juan Pablo Garnham reports on urban affairs for the Texas Tribune, focusing on the main challenges of the state’s largest metro areas, which include Houston, Austin, San Antonio, El Paso and Dallas-Fort Worth, where he is based. Before this position, he worked as senior producer for the podcast In The Thick, editor of CityLab Latino and City Hall reporter for El Diario in New York. He has also taught at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is from Santiago, Chile, and the Texas flag constantly reminds him of his home country.

Latest Contributions

Why homelessness is going down in Houston but up in Dallas

by Juan Pablo Garnham July 2, 2019

Although the view on the streets might tell a different story, Houston decreased its homeless population by 54% since 2011, according to an annual census. In Dallas, the trend is the opposite — and housing affordability might make the problem even worse.

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"We need to be prepared": The tough conversations immigrant families are having as deportation fears consume Houston communities

by Juan Pablo Garnham June 23, 2019

Although the president delayed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation targeting families with deportation orders, anxiety remains among the undocumented community of Houston.

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