Neelam Bohra

Neelam Bohra is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, and is returning to the Tribune for her second semester as a reporting fellow. She has worked as a national news desk intern for CNN Digital, a news intern for The Austin Chronicle, and in multiple positions at UT’s student newspaper, The Daily Texan, including associate news editor.

Past Contributions

Almost 70% of ERCOT customers lost power during winter storm, study finds

by Neelam Bohra March 29, 2021

Texans in ERCOT's service area who lost electricity were without power for an average of 42 hours, according to the study. They had been told to prepare for short-term, rolling outages. Full Story

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Hundreds of Texas prisoners are getting vaccinated — months after many became eligible

by Neelam Bohra Updated: March 25, 2021

Almost 2,000 vaccine doses have gone to qualifying prisoners as of Thursday, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Full Story

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Language barriers, technology hurdles and limited transportation hurt Asian American Texans' access to vaccines

by Neelam Bohra March 19, 2021

As more people become eligible for the coronavirus vaccine, some of the most vulnerable Asian American communities struggle to access it at all. Full Story

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After Texas' power grid failure, some in Lubbock worry about the city's plans to join ERCOT

by Neelam Bohra March 12, 2021

The city of Lubbock made plans to join ERCOT in 2015. After last month's winter storm, some feel anxious about the move. Full Story

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UT-Austin report links “The Eyes of Texas” to minstrel shows but not Robert E. Lee, says song is “not overtly racist”

by Kate McGee and Neelam Bohra Updated: March 9, 2021

In recent months, the song has divided the university community. Over the summer, students protested and petitioned the university to rid the campus of the song, which has ties to minstrel shows. Full Story

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Griddy customers moved to other electricity providers after ERCOT boots it from Texas market

by Neelam Bohra Feb. 26, 2021

Griddy made headlines for sending massive bills to customers after a winter storm sent wholesale electricity skyrocketing. Full Story

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Here’s what you need to know if you don’t have access to clean water or are concerned about burst pipes

by Neelam Bohra Feb. 19, 2021

As power returns, half the state has issues with its water supply, and thawing pipes are at risk of bursting and flooding homes. Full Story

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Thousands of Texans depend on dialysis treatments. Extended power outages put their lives at risk.

by Neelam Bohra Feb. 18, 2021

Dialysis patients need treatments for hours at a time, multiple times a week. Power and water outages forced local centers to shut down. Full Story

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Texas’ power grid is stabilizing, but more than 300,000 remain without electricity

by Jolie McCullough, Cassandra Pollock and Neelam Bohra Updated: Feb. 18, 2021

Many people in the state still do not have power, and millions have had their water service disrupted. Full Story

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Watch: State Rep. Harold Dutton, chair of public education committee, discusses how Legislature should respond to pandemic, winter storm

by Neelam Bohra Updated: Feb. 25, 2021

Dutton joined The Texas Tribune on Thursday for a conversation moderated by Aliyya Swaby, the Tribune's public education reporter. Full Story