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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.
The Houston Ship Channel has grown in recent years and is now one of the world's most important transportation waterways. But some scientists argue the bustling channel could be vulnerable to what they say are the effects of climate change. Full Story
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On ABC News' This Week, Gov. Rick Perry told host Martha Raddatz that the Obama administration is failing on border security and that the president's response is "about five years too late." Full Story
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Check out state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte's full speech to delegates at the Texas Democratic Party convention in Dallas. Full Story
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Check out state Sen. Wendy Davis' full speech to delegates at the Texas Democratic Convention in Dallas. Full Story
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See how disdain for government regulation sparked a "Texas Miracle" economy, while tearing down protections for the workers who built it. Full Story
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Crystal Davis, a young widow in East Texas, fights a workers' comp system in which the odds are against employees in disputes with big insurers. Full Story
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Construction accidents in Houston left Santiago Arias a one-eyed quadriplegic. No workers' comp insurance meant taxpayers got the $1 million medical bill. This video makes up part 2 of Hurting for Work, our investigative series. Full Story
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In speeches that combined homespun biography and harsh political attacks, Wendy Davis and Leticia Van de Putte accepted the Texas Democratic Party's nominations for governor and lieutenant governor. Full Story
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This week in Newsreel: Unaccompanied minors crossing the Texas-Mexico border have politicians weighing in, and Democrats mark the anniversary of Wendy Davis' filibuster. Full Story
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For nearly a half hour, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, spoke to a crowd of mostly women about the significance of her 11-hour filibuster of omnibus abortion legislation last year. Full Story
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