Downey, who currently reports on Florida politics, covered the Texas Legislature’s 2019 session for the Austin American-Statesman.
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T-Squared is an occasional series about the inner workings of The Texas Tribune.
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T-Squared: Introducing our spring 2023 fellows
Tribune fellows have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in all aspects of the operation of a modern news organization.
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T-Squared: Before I go, one final pitch to support The Texas Tribune
It’s been fun. It’s been real. It’s been a calling more than a job. And it’s been an honor — the honor of my lifetime.
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T-Squared: John Thornton, the Tribune’s founder, is stepping down from our board after 13 years
The visionary venture capitalist had the idea for our nonprofit news org and put the people and money in place to bring it to life. We would not be here today without him.
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T-Squared: Our latest newsroom hires
Emily Foxhall, Laura Garcia, Michele Gonzalez, Julia Guilbeau and Stephen Simpson are the latest additions to the Tribune’s news and events teams.
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T-Squared: Sonal Shah is The Texas Tribune’s next CEO
Sonal brings to the Tribune an extraordinary record in fundraising and strategic leadership. A veteran of Google, Georgetown University, Goldman Sachs and the United Way, she has built a career driving social impact and civic engagement.
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T-Squared: New journalism fellowship for HBCU students
Fellowships will be available in spring, summer and fall for Texas graduate and undergraduate students at historically Black colleges and universities.
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T-Squared: Three reporters are joining us to cover law, democracy and environment
Roxanna Asgarian will cover law and courts, Robert Downen will cover challenges to democracy and Alejandra Martinez will cover the environment.
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T-Squared: Liz Cheney will close #TribFest22
The Wyoming congresswoman and vice chair of the Jan. 6 committee is the grand finale of this year’s Texas Tribune Festival. With a critical election looming and another one just over the rise, she’ll talk about the state of our democracy in the final conversation of our jam-packed ideas conference.
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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.