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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Thursday’s commemoration included an interfaith menorah lighting at San Fernando Hall, a block away from San Fernando Cathedral. The menorah itself was provided by Temple Beth El. -
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar testified to the Senate Committee on Local Government that in many ways, the state is a victim of its own success. As local economies boom, more people are moving here and there isn’t enough housing. -
Roberson was scheduled to be executed on Thursday but an unprecedented legal move, a subpoena from the Texas House, saved him from lethal injection. Legislators are investigating why the state’s junk science law has not been applied in Roberson’s case and others on death row. -
Luminaria has been held in various downtown neighborhoods over the last 16 years. Festival-goers were happy to see it come to the historic St. Paul Square on the East Side and celebrate its rich culture. -
An unusual legal move has bought more time for a Texas man who was set to be executed Thursday evening. -
It is free and open to entrepreneurs at any stage, with a focus on investment funding for Latinos and women. -
The 83-year-old senator, who describes himself as a Democratic socialist, talked about raising the minimum wage, building more affordable housing, Medicare for all, protecting reproductive rights, addressing climate change, and overturning the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision that allowed for unlimited money in politics. -
A federal judge has ruled that parts of the Texas voter security law SB1 are unconstitutional, and Texas can no longer investigate voter assistance efforts as a criminal act. -
Boerne's Little League team advanced Monday night after defeating the Florida team 4-1. Next up, Boerne plays Nevada on Wednesday. The winner of that game will play for the national Little League World Series title. -
Familias de Uvalde demandan a Meta, Activision y Daniel Defense; culpan a las empresas por contribuir a la formación del adolescente que cometió la masacre.
