Caroline Covington
Digital Producer/Reporter, Texas StandardCaroline Covington is Texas Standard's digital producer/reporter. She joined the team full time after finishing her master's in journalism at the UT J-School. She specializes in mental health reporting, and has a growing interest in data visualization. Before Texas Standard, Caroline was a freelancer for public radio, digital news outlets and podcasts, and produced a podcast pilot for Audible. Prior to journalism, she wrote and edited for marketing teams in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. She has a bachelor's in biology from UC Santa Barbara and a master's in French Studies from NYU.
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Some families organize caravans of dozens of cars to trek through Mexico safely. -
It can be a lifeline for transgender youth, especially those struggling with their mental health and thoughts of suicide. -
Lobbyists and some state lawmakers argue making online sporting betting legal would be a boon to the Texas economy. But others say it could come with serious public health consequences. -
Amber Briggle is speaking out again after making headlines for inviting the Texas attorney general to dinner in 2016. Texas Child Protective Services is investigating her family. -
Texas argues states should have more say in child placement. Proponents of the law say it's a "gold standard" for Native child welfare. -
School districts are getting creative to comply with tutoring law that's been a 'logistic nightmare'The new law requires students who failed state exams to have at least 30 hours of tutoring outside of normal class time. -
A New York Times reporter says Texas law requires doctors to give patients inaccurate medical information about the risks of abortion. -
In Brendan Borrell's book, UT-Austin scientist Jason McLellan is one of the heroes who helps bring the vaccines to market in record time. -
The founder and 10 members of the Texas-based far-right group are accused of planning and using force to prevent Congress' certification of the 2020 presidential election results. -
Texas continues to grapple with a number of children sleeping in Child Protective Services offices and hotels.
