Dan Katz
Vice President of Newsdan@tpr.org
As TPR's news director, Katz leads the organization’s news and journalism efforts, overseeing the newsroom’s day-to-day management and the development of a strategic vision for the news division. He also serves on the organization’s executive leadership team.
TPR’s news team currently has 20 staff members, including reporters dedicated to in-depth coverage of subjects including arts & culture, bioscience & medicine, education, technology & entrepreneurship, military & veterans issues and state government. Previously, Katz served as the news director of WSHU Public Radio in Fairfield, Connecticut, and as a reporter, producer, and on-air host at WUFT in Gainesville, Florida.
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A young Spurs team fell short against the Knicks, but its playoff run reminded San Antonio what meaningful basketball in June feels like. -
Nuevos casos, uno de ellos en un ternero del condado de La Salle y otro en una cabra del condado de Gillespie, elevan a cinco el total de detecciones confirmadas en Texas en menos de una semana. Las autoridades federales también investigan el caso de un perro infectado vinculado a Nuevo México y México. -
A sixth case of NWS has been confirmed in a calf in La Salle County, Texas, bringing the total number of cases of NWS in the United States to six. New cases involving a calf in La Salle County and a goat in Gillespie County were confirmed Monday. Federal officials were also investigating an infested dog linked to New Mexico and Mexico.
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Landowners say contractors began clearing land near San Ygnacio before signing right-of-entry agreements or going through condemnation proceedings. CBP says it has the necessary access rights. -
Los defensores de inmigrantes afirman que los nuevos procedimientos previstos para la corte de inmigración de San Antonio podrían aumentar la confusión y el riesgo de órdenes de deportación para quienes no se presenten a las audiencias. -
Immigration advocates say new procedures planned for San Antonio’s immigration court could increase confusion and the risk of deportation orders for immigrants who miss hearings.
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Top Democrats in Texas and Washington are condemning TX-35 candidate Maureen Galindo and rallying behind opponent Johnny Garcia after remarks widely criticized as antisemitic ahead of the May 26 runoff. -
School board races headline the ballot, alongside bond measures and municipal contests. -
A fatal shooting involving a federal immigration agent and a San Antonio man on South Padre Island in March 2025 only recently became public. New York Times reporter Edgar Sandoval spoke with Texas Public Radio about how the death of the only civilian witness is complicating efforts to clarify what happened. -
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrived in riot gear in Dilley on Wednesday as protesters gathered outside the South Texas Family Residential Center to draw attention to the detention of a five-year-old boy from the Minneapolis area being held at the ICE facility.
