Morgan Smith
Texas Tribune
Austin, TX, United States
Contact Morgan
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Morgan:
To pay for trauma centers, state program sinks thousands of Texas drivers into deep debt
In Texas, people with unpaid traffic tickets can lose their driver's licenses and even go to jail because of the Driver Responsibility Program. Though lawmakers acknowledge the policy disproportionately hurts the poor, they've struggled to eliminate it. → Read More
Harris County voters pass historic $2.5 billion for flood control
Harris County voters overwhelmingly approved a bond measure that would finance an array of flood control projects in the Houston area. Saturday's vote came on the first anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, which brought one of the worst urban floods in U.S. history to the Houston region. → Read More
Texas House revises sexual harassment policy following reports of flaws
The revised Texas House sexual harassment policy includes language that strengthens protections against retaliation and providing specific steps to report inappropriate behavior. It comes about two weeks after The Texas Tribune detailed flaws in the former policy, often left victims to fend for themselves. → Read More
How Much Has Been Raised For Harvey Relief — And How’s It Being Spent?
Between the federal government, the Red Cross and private charities, billions of dollars will be spent to help Texans rebuild and recover after Hurricane Harvey in Texas. The Tribune is tracking how it's spent. → Read More
How Much Has Been Raised For Harvey Relief — And How’s It Being Spent?
Between the federal government, the Red Cross and private charities, billions of dollars will be spent to help Texans rebuild and recover after Hurricane Harvey in Texas. The Tribune is tracking how it's spent. → Read More
How much has been raised for Harvey relief — and how's it being spent?
Between the federal government, the Red Cross and private charities, billions of dollars will be spent to help Texans rebuild and recover after Hurricane Harvey in Texas. The Tribune is tracking how it's spent. → Read More
Texas leaders call for training on sexual harassment — but can't require it for lawmakers
Legislative leaders looking to create better training to prevent sexual harassment will likely face a roadblock if they want to get lawmakers in the room. → Read More
Democratic mega donor, Houston trial lawyer Steve Mostyn has died
Steve Mostyn, a top Democratic donor and prominent Houston trial lawyer, has died. → Read More
At the Texas Capitol, victims of sexual harassment must fend for themselves
Interviews with more than two dozen current and former lawmakers and legislative aides indicate sexual harassment regularly goes unchecked at the Texas Capitol. And sexual harassment policies rely on officials with little incentive or authority to enforce them, particularly in cases of harassment by lawmakers. → Read More
Abbott presses Congress for an extra $61 billion to rebuild after Harvey
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott flew to Washington to press the case for an additional $61 billion in federal disaster recovery money to rebuild public infrastructure after Hurricane Harvey’s devastation. → Read More
Abbott Presses Congress For An Extra $61 Billion To Rebuild After Harvey
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott flew to Washington to press the case for an additional $61 billion in federal disaster recovery money to rebuild public infrastructure after Hurricane Harvey’s devastation → Read More
Abbott Presses Congress For An Extra $61 Billion To Rebuild After Harvey
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott flew to Washington to press the case for an additional $61 billion in federal disaster recovery money to rebuild public infrastructure after Hurricane Harvey’s devastation → Read More
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus won't seek re-election
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, a San Antonio Republican, announced Wednesday he will not run for re-election. → Read More
Texas attorney general opens investigation Into Harvey debris removal companies
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into debris removal companies who may be “overpromising and underdelivering” their post-Harvey clean up services. → Read More
Federal housing agency announces $57.8 million to Texas for Harvey recovery
Federal housing officials announced Friday what they called “another down payment” of $57.8 million to support long-term recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey in Texas. → Read More
How Much Has Been Raised For Harvey Relief — And How’s It Being Spent?
Between the federal government, the Red Cross and private charities, billions of dollars will be spent to help Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas. → Read More
How Much Has Been Raised For Harvey Relief — And How’s It Being Spent?
Between the federal government, the Red Cross and private charities, billions of dollars will be spent to help Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas. → Read More
How much has been raised for Harvey relief — and how's it being spent?
Between the federal government, the Red Cross and private charities, billions of dollars will be spent to help Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas. The Tribune is tracking how it's spent. → Read More
How much has been raised for Harvey relief — and how's it being spent?
Between the federal government, the Red Cross and private charities, billions of dollars will be spent to help Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas. The Tribune is tracking how it's spent. → Read More
Texans shouldn't expect enough federal money to fully rebuild after Harvey
State officials estimate that it will take $60 billion in long-term federal funds to repair and replace the houses, buildings and infrastructure Harvey damaged. → Read More