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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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. -
He was expected to get an aerial tour of the border city, visit an immigration processing center and deliver remarks on the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies in Shelby Park, a public park on the banks of the Rio Grande seized by the State of Texas.
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Los aranceles del 25% de la administración Trump contra Canadá y México entraron en vigor a las 12:01 a.m. del martes. Muchas empresas de Texas y quienes trabajan en la manufactura, la logística y el comercio ancladas en San Antonio se encontraron en el centro de la incertidumbre económica. -
The Trump administration's 25% tariffs against Canada and Mexico took effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Many Texas businesses and those who work in manufacturing, logistics and trade anchored in San Antonio found themselves at the center of economic uncertainty.
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El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, anunció que suspendería sus órdenes ejecutivas sobre los aranceles durante un mes después de que México aceptara desplegar 10,000 tropas para reforzar su frontera y cortar el flujo de fentanilo y otras drogas hacia Estados Unidos. El gobierno de Canadá se comprometió a fortalecer también su lucha contra El fentanilo fluye hacia los EE. UU.
