Zach Despart is a reporter for The Houston Chronicle, specializing in local news coverage in Texas, particularly in Austin. He has written for various news outlets, including KVIA-TV, KWTX News 10, and The Texas Tribune, covering a wide range of topics such as education, politics, and public safety.
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Zach Despart's coverage primarily focuses on local government and political developments in Texas, particularly related to the Texas Legislature, education bills, school vouchers, and legal rulings. He also touches upon real estate industry matters.
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For more than a year, the state Department of Public Safety has blocked the release of records that could offer more clarity into the police response. The agency can appeal the ruling.
By: Zach Despart
The files would shed light on the disastrous police response that day, in which officers waited more than an hour to confront the shooter after learning he had an AR-15 style rifle.
By: Julius Shieh, Zach Despart
The latest casualties included Senate Bill 5, which would spend $800 million on school safety measures through 2025.
By: Zach Despart
GUNTER — A railroad has, in the literal sense, always divided Gunter. The St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway was built in 1902 through land donated by rancher Jonathan "Jot" Gunter for the North Texas city that now bears his name. The track passes less than 100 yards from City Hall — the frequent din of rumbling freight cars sometimes requiring a pause of city business.
John Sharp, Texas A&M's longest serving chancellor who has transformed the university system and boosted the flagship's academic and athletic brands over his 13 years at the helm, will retire in June 2025.
By: Carla Astudillo, Zach Despart
The number of fines for breaking state campaign ethics laws has exploded in recent years as Ken Paxton’s office rarely pursues stricter enforcement.
By: Zach Despart
A review by The Texas Tribune found that the number of politicians, lobbyists and political action committees that owe fines for breaking state campaign finance laws has exploded in recent years, but payment hasn't
Texas Republicans on Monday attacked Vice President Kamala Harris over her role handling immigration policy for the Biden administration, a potential liability
Texas Republicans on Monday attacked Vice President Kamala Harris over her role handling immigration policy for the Biden administration, a potential liability as she emerges as the likely Democratic presidential nominee.
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