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Alana Rocha was the director of news partnerships for The Texas Tribune until June 2022. She was previously a multimedia reporter, after working in television and radio news for eight years. Alana covered politics for stations in Florida, Kansas and Texas and traveled the country reporting from the 2012 and 2016 presidential campaign trails. She was the lead reporter on several award-winning projects and launched “The Brief,” a daily audio update. A native of Tampa, Florida, Alana received bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from the University of Florida.
In the Roundup: Republicans in the state's capital city are calling for the new Travis County GOP chairman to be removed from office. Also this week, the U.S. Supreme Court took up Texas’ restrictions on abortion clinics and the arresting officer of Sandra Bland is no longer employed by the state. Full Story
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Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz took Texas, Oklahoma and Alaska in the string of Super Tuesday contests. The wins mark Cruz’s first since winning the Iowa caucuses, and he said the field of GOP presidential contenders should now get even smaller. Full Story
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To many observers, the most contentious debate of the 2016 Republican presidential campaign was held Thursday night in Houston. And front-runner Donald Trump was on the receiving end of most of the evening’s biting attacks. Full Story
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With just a fraction of the delegates awarded so far, the race for the GOP presidential nomination is still up for grabs, former Republican Party of Texas Chairman Steve Munisteri said Thursday. Full Story
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In the Roundup: Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry gets cleared of the last charge related to a 2013 veto threat. Also, this week, Ted Cruz is back in Texas, hoping to lay the groundwork for a return to the winner’s circle on Super Tuesday. Full Story
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In the Roundup: The University of Texas at Austin issues its much-anticipated campus carry guidelines, Pope Francis speaks to Texans from just across the border and the 2016 presidential saga continues – this week, in South Carolina. Full Story
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In the Roundup: Ted Cruz looks ahead to the South Carolina primary, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the subject of yet another investigation and the U.S. Supreme Court says Texas and more than two dozen other states can wait to take major action on climate change. Full Story
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The murder of 25-year-old Spencer Golvach by an undocumented Mexican national – repeatedly thrown out of the country for multiple criminal convictions – lit a political firestorm over illegal immigration that has not abated. Full Story
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Several members of the Texas congressional delegation say the nation must prioritize an overhaul of immigration policy, specifically targeting the nation’s southern border. Full Story
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Despite the federal government’s stated focus on deporting felons, not families, some criminal offenders have illegally crossed the Texas-Mexico border multiple times. Victims’ families know something needs to change. Full Story
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