I'm an award-winning independent journalist covering power and politics, with particular expertise in extremist movements, disinformation, and hidden political networks. My work combines field reporting, public records, source development, data analysis, and open-source intelligence. Since 2022, I have served as the inaugural Special Investigative Correspondent at the Texas Observer. My reporting has spurred criminal charges, employment consequences, and congressional inquiries. I also helped establish and currently serve on the boards of three nonprofits that focus on journalism, literary publishing, and cultural life. I live in Dallas, Texas, with my wife and dogs.
Recent Work
How a Gun-Rights Extremist Could Soon Represent Uvalde in Congress
EXCLUSIVE: Eduardo Bolsonaro lives in a luxury million-dollar house in Texas.
‘Gossip and Sleaze’: Dallas Express Smears State Rep’s Son Under Fake Byline
CPAC Had the Stage in Texas—but Not Much of a Crowd
The Scariest Court in the Country
How the Prairieland 'Antifa' Verdict Threatens the Anti-Trump Resistance
We Analyzed 300 Texas Accounts on a White Supremacist Dating Site. The Data Explains a Lot About Politics Right Now.
Activists Want the City to Enforce Code Against the Dallas ICE Field Office. Can It Be Done?
The ‘Antifa Scare’ Goes on Trial in North Texas
ICE Just Bought a Massive Warehouse in Hutchins
Congressman Tries to Cut Pay of ICE Prosecutor with Racist X Account to $1
Revealed: Four Businesses with Ties to Patriot Front Operating in North Texas
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
A Dallas Megadonor, a New Nonprofit, and the War on ‘Housing First’
He’s an Unapologetic Fascist Who ‘Despises’ Democracy. He Still Wants You to Vote for Him.
The Shady Business of Lethal Injection: The Quality of Mercy
The Shady Business of Lethal Injection: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
The Shady Business of Lethal Injection: The Heart Stops Reluctantly
The Shady Business of Lethal Injection: The Heart Stops Reluctantly
ICE Still Won't Answer Questions About Prosecutor with White Supremacist X Account
Ken Paxton Compared Charlie Kirk to Jesus — Then Used Him as an Excuse to Crush Free Speech
‘None of It Makes Any Sense’: New Details in the July 4 ICE Attack Show Holes in Feds’ Case
Need a Court-Appointed Lawyer in North Texas? You Might Get One With a White Nationalist Tattoo.
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