The Texas Tribune: Sewell Chanhttps://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sewell-chan/The latest news by Sewell Chan.enSun, 21 Apr 2024 12:23:25 -0500T-Squared: Tribune wins 5 awards from Texas Managing Editorshttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/20/texas-managing-editors-awards/Our newsroom earned recognition for top reporter, investigative report, infographic, video and Freedom of Information work.By Sewell ChanSun, 21 Apr 2024 12:23:25 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/20/texas-managing-editors-awards/Impact, Recognition and AwardsT-Squared: Robert Downen wins Nyhan Prize for Political Journalismhttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/17/robert-downen-nyhan-prize/He was honored, along with Mike Hixenbaugh and Antonia Hylton of NBC News, for their coverage of Texas politics.By Sewell ChanWed, 17 Apr 2024 13:31:19 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/17/robert-downen-nyhan-prize/Robert Downen covers threats to democracy.Texas Tribune democracy reporter Robert Downen.Courtesy of Robert DownenT-Squared: The Texas Tribune has won its first National Magazine Awardhttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/01/national-magazine-award-uvalde/We were recognized — along with our partners ProPublica and FRONTLINE — for our investigation into the law enforcement response to the 2022 mass school at Robb Elementary in Uvalde.By Sewell ChanTue, 02 Apr 2024 19:11:44 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/01/national-magazine-award-uvalde/T-Squared: Associated Press, Texas Tribune to share select news content in new collaborationhttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/22/texas-tribune-associated-press-collaboration/AP will distribute Tribune articles to its members. The Tribune will have access to AP’s immigration and Texas stories.By Sewell ChanFri, 22 Mar 2024 14:43:44 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/22/texas-tribune-associated-press-collaboration/T-Squared: The Texas Tribune is joining FRONTLINE’s Local Journalism Initiativehttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/05/texas-tribune-frontline-border-reporting/Through this partnership, we’ll analyze immigration and politics along the U.S.-Mexico border.By Sewell ChanTue, 05 Mar 2024 11:30:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/05/texas-tribune-frontline-border-reporting/T-Squared: Jasper Scherer is our newest politics reporterhttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/04/jasper-scherer-texas-politics/He’s covered state government for the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News since 2021.By Sewell ChanMon, 04 Mar 2024 15:23:57 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/03/04/jasper-scherer-texas-politics/Jasper Scherer is joining The Texas Tribune’s politics team.Jasper Scherer.Courtesy of Taylor GoldensteinT-Squared: We the Texanshttps://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/18/we-the-texans-democracy-project/In 2024, we’ll be throwing the weight of The Texas Tribune behind listening closely to Texans about their lives and communities and how they engage in public life.By Sewell Chan, Matthew Watkins and Matt AdamsThu, 18 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/18/we-the-texans-democracy-project/We the TexansTexas 2023: Our 25 most engaging stories this yearhttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/29/texas-tribune-2023-engagement-stories/We came up with an “engagement score” to determine our most viewed and read articles of the year.By Sewell Chan and Alex PowersFri, 29 Dec 2023 12:58:39 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/29/texas-tribune-2023-engagement-stories/The state Capitol in Austin on Feb. 9, 2023.Evan L'Roy/The Texas TribuneT-Squared: The Texas Tribune has joined The Trust Project!https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/21/trust-project-texas-tribune-journalism-transparency/The Trust Project’s eight Trust Indicators are the first major global transparency standard for news. They include honesty, accuracy and fairness; owning up to mistakes; disclosure of our funding; and details on our journalists’ expertise.By Sewell Chan and Liam AndrewThu, 21 Dec 2023 08:00:00 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/21/trust-project-texas-tribune-journalism-transparency/T-Squared: Emily Iazzetti is our new membership manager; Kassie Kelly is our next grants officerhttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/19/texas-tribune-membership-manager-grants-officer/Over 12,000 Texas Tribune members accounted for more than $1 million of the organization’s revenue this year — a milestone. Small and recurring donations make our work possible.By Sewell Chan and Matt AdamsTue, 19 Dec 2023 10:43:18 -0600https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/19/texas-tribune-membership-manager-grants-officer/Emily Iazzetti, left, is the Tribune’s new membership manager. She succeeds Kassie Kelly, right, who is our new grants officer.Left: Emily Iazzetti joins The Texas Tribune as its new membership manager. Right: After nearly two years of overseeing the Tribune's membership program, Kassie Kelly is transitioning out of that role to become the new grants officer.The Texas TribuneTexas’ open records law is 50 years old — and routinely floutedhttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/28/texas-public-information-act-open-records/At the annual conference of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, two Republican lawmakers described how government officials fail to meet transparency requirements.By Sewell ChanThu, 28 Sep 2023 18:01:11 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/28/texas-public-information-act-open-records/Kathy and Robert Dyer, of Paris, Texas, at the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas conference on Sept. 28. 2023. After their teenage son Graham died in police custody, they pleaded with lawmakers to repeal the so-called dead-suspect loophole that had allowed state and local officials to withhold records of the death. The loophole was closed this year.Kathy and Robert Dyer, of Paris, Texas, at the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas conference on Sept. 28. 2023. After their teenage son Graham died following an arrest, they fought for years to repeal the so-called dead-suspect loophole that had allowed state and local officials to withhold records of their son's death. Sewell Chan/The Texas TribuneT-Squared: Texas Tribune wins two national Edward R. Murrow Awardshttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/15/texas-tribune-edward-murrow-awards/We were recognized for breaking news coverage of the Uvalde school shooting and for overall excellence among large digital news organizations.By Sewell ChanTue, 15 Aug 2023 16:50:11 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/15/texas-tribune-edward-murrow-awards/T-Squared: Education coverage is at the core of our missionhttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/26/texas-tribune-education-coverage/Education is arguably the most important issue in Texas, as today’s students are tomorrow’s workforce and innovators. We are committed to expanding and deepening our education coverage.By Sewell ChanWed, 26 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/26/texas-tribune-education-coverage/T-Squared: Welcoming new fellows in photojournalism, reporting and marketinghttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/21/texas-tribune-fellows/They’re joining us thanks to partnerships between the Poynter Institute and Stand Together Fellowships, The New York Times and the National Center on Disability and Journalism, and Google News Initiative and the Institute for Nonprofit News.By Sewell Chan and Andy AlfordFri, 21 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/21/texas-tribune-fellows/Eli Hartman, Neelam Bohra and Pooja SandhuEli Hartman, Neelam Bohra and Pooja SandhuTexas TribuneT-Squared: The regular 2023 legislative session is behind us. We were with Texans the whole way.https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/13/texas-tribune-legislative-session/The Tribune’s editor-in-chief on covering the 2023 Texas legislative session.By Sewell ChanTue, 13 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/13/texas-tribune-legislative-session/T-Squared: Matt Adams, Dan Keemahill and Carlos Nogueras join The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/26/matt-adams-carlos-nogueras-permian-basin/Adams will oversee audience growth and engagement. Keemahill is a data journalist working on investigative stories. Nogueras will be our first Permian Basin reporter, based in Midland-Odessa.By Sewell ChanWed, 26 Apr 2023 08:30:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/26/matt-adams-carlos-nogueras-permian-basin/Matt Adams, Dan Keemahill and Carlos Nogueras.From left: Matt Adams, Dan Keemahill and Carlos Nogueras.T-Squared: Tribune wins Texas Managing Editors awards for investigative, freedom of information and feature reportinghttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/18/texas-managing-editors-awards/Texas Tribune journalists were also finalists or honorable mentions in numerous other categories.By Sewell ChanTue, 18 Apr 2023 15:33:08 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/18/texas-managing-editors-awards/Impact, Recognition and AwardsTexas Observer will continue publishing after staff crowdfunds more than $300,000https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/29/texas-observer-keep-publishing/The crusading liberal magazine had planned to lay off its staff and shut down. But the board has now reversed course.By Sewell ChanWed, 29 Mar 2023 16:49:46 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/29/texas-observer-keep-publishing/Stack of Texas Observer magazines.S stack of Texas Observer magazines.YouTube screenshotTexas Observer editors protest layoffs, launch crowdfunding to save the 68-year-old magazinehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/27/texas-observer-closing-editors-fight/Journalists at the progressive publication expect to be laid off this week. Relations between the board and senior staff have severely eroded.By Sewell ChanMon, 27 Mar 2023 16:29:50 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/27/texas-observer-closing-editors-fight/The Texas Observer staff.The Texas Observer staff.GoFundMe/Chris LeeTexas Observer, legendary crusading liberal magazine, is closing and laying off its staffhttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/26/texas-observer-shutting-down/The 68-year-old progressive publication, which published Ronnie Dugger, Molly Ivins and Kaye Northcott, hit financial troubles and wasn’t able to broaden its audience, board members said.By Sewell Chan and Brandon FormbySun, 26 Mar 2023 19:51:39 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/26/texas-observer-shutting-down/The Texas Observer was founded in 1954.The Texas Observer was founded in 1954.Texas Observer