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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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops and more than 2,000 state police to help local law enforcers manage Saturday protests against the Trump administration.
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The Trump Administration is skirting a federal law by finding new namesakes for the bases with the same last names as Confederate soldiers. -
He announced that his administration will restore the names of several military bases that were changed in 2023 — including Fort Cavazos, the Texas installation originally named after Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood. -
San Antonio’s mayoral runoff candidates— Gina Ortiz Jones and Rolando Pablos—faced off for a debate on Texas Public Radio’s live call-in program “The Source” on Monday May 26, 2025, presenting competing visions for the future of the Alamo City. -
The University of Houston and the University of Florida play tonight in the NCAA men's basketball championship. The Gators have won two previous titles and Houston hopes to claim its first.
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Houston and Florida, both No. 1 seeds, have not played since 1973. Florida sports one of the nation's highest powered offenses while Houston has the nation's top rated defense. -
Mixtli is a finalist in the Outstanding Hospitality category. Chef Emil Oliva of Leche de Tigre is a finalist in Best Chef: Texas. -
El juez de distrito estadounidense Xavier Rodríguez encontró que los requisitos de identificación del estado para las solicitudes de boleta por correo en la ley estatal de seguridad electoral SB1 de 2021 discriminan a los votantes con discapacidades. -
U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez found the state's ID requirements for mail ballot applications in the state's 2021 voter security law SB1 discriminates against voters with disabilities.
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Se esperaba que realizara un recorrido aéreo por la ciudad fronteriza, visitara un centro de procesamiento de inmigración y pronunciara comentarios sobre las políticas de control de inmigración de la administración Trump en Shelby Park, un parque público a orillas del Río Grande confiscado por el Estado de Texas.
