Reporting Texas
News and features from UT-Austin's School of Journalism
byJames Grant, Travis Hlavinka, Lindsey Logan, Jennifer Martinez, Reagan Morrisey, Mildret Orellana, Tehya Rassman, Meredith Schmidt, and Maya Vela
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the lives of millions of Americans, including the Spring 2020 students in J362F, Journalism Portfolio. As their final project, some students in one class selected different groups of people affected by quarantines and closures, to learn about their individual experiences of “Life in a Pandemic.” The following categories complete the phrase […]
byDenise Emerson and Reagan Morrisey
byStephen Wagner and Nicole Stuessy
Battling issues of gender identity, depression and an estranged father, Kaelyn Daxton found his second family in a women’s contact football team.
byJulian M. Rowe-Cohen and Marcus K. Krum
The XFL professional football league was five weeks into its inaugural season when play was ceased due to COVID-19 in April. The eight-team league, with teams in Houston and Dallas, filed for bankruptcy on April 13. Executives, staff and players from the Dallas Renegades and Houston Roughnecks reflect on the unfulfilled promise of the league.
