Joshua Fechter | The Texas Tribune
URBAN AFFAIRS REPORTER | Texas TribuneJoshua Fechter is the urban affairs reporter for The Texas Tribune, covering policy and politics in Texas' major metropolitan areas. Before joining the Tribune in August 2021, Joshua covered City Hall for the San Antonio Express-News. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.
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Incomes and education attainment among Texans have increased, while poverty has declined. -
Conservative and liberal tax policy experts said Abbott’s proposal would lead to higher housing costs and tax benefits flowing disproportionately to wealthy homeowners. -
As the state’s population grows, more travel options are needed in rural and smaller urban areas and between major cities, according to a draft of the first-of-its-kind plan. -
The Smokehouse Creek Fire burned over a million acres, and recovery is ongoing. -
Local officials, school advocates and tax policy experts said such a proposal could have dire impacts on basic services. -
A likely fight over how much power to take away from local governments may dominate the debate. -
Texas added nearly 563,000 residents within the last year, new U.S. Census Bureau estimates show. -
A yearslong effort to bring high-speed rail to Texas has recently shown signs of life, but state lawmakers have consistently put up roadblocks to keep it from happening. -
Texas’ top elections official said Friday that federal inspectors can’t be inside polls or places where ballots are counted under Texas law after the DOJ announced plans to send monitors to the state. -
A new breed of activists wants Texas to tame costs by building more housing. But longstanding opposition to such policies remains strong.
