Justin Dehn Texas Tribune

08/24/2023

Sad to announce that myself and 9 of my Texas Tribune coworkers were laid off yesterday.
It wasn't my choice to go out this way because it dishonors my Audio Brief podcast listeners and numerous followers who have supported me over my 14 year career at the Texas Tribune.
I am truly sorry and thank each and every one of you for gracing me with your trust and support.
I will miss you all,
Justin Dehn

In the spirit of family, current employees of the Tribune have started a GoFundMe page to support those of us now unemployed. If you're feeling generous, anything is appreciated.

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05/31/2023

The film, “After Uvalde: Guns, Grief and Texas Politics,” was broadcast nationally on PBS and is also available for streaming on The Texas Tribune and Frontline’s websites.

05/25/2023

Paxton, reelected last year by voters who shrugged off his scandals, now faces the prospect of indictment by a House of Representatives chamber in which he may have few remaining allies.

05/24/2023

Twenty-one people died at Robb Elementary on May 24, 2022. The mass shooting and delayed police response spurred calls for stricter gun laws.

05/24/2023

Senate Bill 1515 was one of several legislative attempts by conservative Christians to center public life around their religious views.

05/24/2023

The dramatic turn of events began with Paxton accusing Phelan of presiding over the House while drunk. Phelan’s office called it a ploy and “a last ditch effort to save face.”

05/24/2023

Wednesday marks exactly a year since a mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde. The community continues to grapple with the trauma and pain, and for those who lost someone that day, they’re determined to keep the memories of their loved ones alive.

05/12/2023

Republicans were so busy policing drag artists and transgender Texans that they missed so-called “grooming behavior” by one of their own, LGBTQ advocates say.

05/12/2023

Although migrants lined up by the hundreds in El Paso and other border crossings as the public health order was winding down, a Biden administration official said there wasn’t a rush to the border when Title 42 was lifted.

05/10/2023

The rate of firearm-related deaths in Texas has reached a level not seen since the 1990s. Texas lawmakers have approved more than 100 bills that loosened gun restrictions since 2000.

04/28/2023

Initially, Senate Bill 147 would have prevented legal Texas residents from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea from buying land. Pushback from immigrant groups persuaded senators to soften the proposal.

04/28/2023

“They didn’t try to fix the brokenness,” his mother says. “They just broke him more.”

04/13/2023

While lawmakers consider legalizing fentanyl test strips, this volunteer isn’t waiting to distribute them to his West Texas community

Michael Prado, with the grassroots organization West Texas Harm Reduction, is on a mission to distribute fentanyl test strips, syringes and overdose-reversing drugs like naloxone to his community.

03/31/2023

In this week’s episode, we discuss the Texas reaction to the indictment of Donald Trump and check in on how the leaders of the Legislature are getting along.

03/31/2023

The authors of bills in both legislative chambers say their bills’ aim is simple: keeping sexually explicit content off school bookshelves. But opponents say the legislation is vague and broad enough to wreak havoc.

03/31/2023

Opponents of the bill call it a “power play aimed at making the lives of transgender children as difficult as possible.”

03/31/2023

Trump became the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, in his case over alleged hush money payments made to an adult film star. Many of his fellow Republicans in Texas lambasted the legal development.