T-Squared: Alejandro Serrano joins us as a general assignment reporter
A graduate of Northeastern University, Serrano has reported for the San Francisco Chronicle and the Houston Chronicle. He’ll remain based in Houston. Full Story
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Matthew Watkins began serving as editor in chief of the Tribune in September 2024. Matthew is a Texas native, born in Houston and raised in Austin. He attended public schools and graduated from Texas A&M University. He’s spent nearly two decades in Texas journalism, and previously worked at The Eagle in Bryan-College Station and The Dallas Morning News. Matthew joined the Tribune in 2015 has held various roles, including higher education reporter, breaking news editor and politics editor. As a managing editor, Matthew has guided the Tribune’s award-winning journalism and other reporting of statewide significance, including coverage of elections and legislative sessions to major breaking news and ambitious storytelling about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Texas-Mexico border, the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, the impeachment of Texas attorney general and battles over public education. He lives in Austin with his wife, Susan, and their two children.
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TribCast: How Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing is affecting New York
In this week’s episode, we discuss how the busing of migrants to New York is affecting Texas, New York and the migrants themselves. Full Story
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TribCast: Texas’ drought is likely to persist
In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jayme about how this week’s rain likely won’t mean the end of the drought. And he speaks with Eric about the soon-to-be-over congressional career of Louie Gohmert. Full Story
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T-Squared: New roles for Alejandro Martínez-Cabrera and Brandon Formby
Alejandro will serve as education and urban affairs editor, and Brandon as news editor. Full Story
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TribCast: A crisis in Texas’ youth prisons
On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie about the problems within the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and with Eleanor about the state’s efforts to expand postnatal Medicaid. Full Story
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TribCast: A bill that would boost Texas’ semiconductor industry creates an unusual divide
On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Eric about the CHIPS Act and Eleanor about how abortion might be prosecuted in Texas. Full Story
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TribCast: Investigators spread the blame in Uvalde shooting
In this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Dave about the Texas House committee report on the Uvalde shooting and with Eric about the Jan. 6 hearings. Full Story
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![Former state Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman and state Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, of the Investigative Committee on the Robb Elementary Shooting, listen to questions posed by the press during a conference in the Civic Center in Uvalde on July 17, 2022.]()
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TribCast: Are there signs of life for Beto O’Rourke’s campaign?
In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Mitchell and Patrick about the power grid, the race for governor and the extra money the Texas Legislature will have on hand to spend next year. Full Story
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T-Squared: Matthew Choi is The Texas Tribune’s new Washington correspondent
A former Tribune reporting fellow, Choi previously worked at Politico, where he covered energy and climate and wrote a daily energy newsletter. Full Story
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Biden signs bipartisan gun measure negotiated by Sen. John Cornyn after Uvalde shooting
The new law contains modest provisions but is the most significant gun measure passed by Congress in nearly three decades. Full Story
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![President Joe Biden looks at a crowd chanting “do something” as he and First Lady Jill Biden depart from Sacred Heart Catholic Church after attending mass in Uvalde on May 29, 2022.]()
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