Emily Ramshaw

Emily Ramshaw was the editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune from 2016 to 2020. During her tenure, the Tribune — billed “one of the nonprofit news sector’s runaway success stories” — won a Peabody Award, several national Murrow Awards and top honors from the Online News Association. Before joining the Tribune in 2010 as one of its founding reporters, Ramshaw spent six years at The Dallas Morning News, where she broke national stories about sexual abuse inside Texas’ youth lock-ups, reported from inside a West Texas polygamist compound and uncovered “fight clubs” inside state institutions for the disabled. The Texas APME named Ramshaw its 2008 star reporter of the year. In 2016, she was named to the board of the Pulitzer Prizes. A native of Washington, D.C., and the product of two journalist parents, Ramshaw graduated from Northwestern University in 2003 with dual degrees in journalism and American history.

Past Contributions

TribCast: How the Big Three Fared in 2015

By Emily Ramshaw and Todd Wiseman Dec. 22, 2015

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Aman about how Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus performed in 2015. Full Story
Federal Judge: Texas Foster Care System Violates Children's Rights

By Edgar Walters and Emily Ramshaw Dec. 17, 2015

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Texas has violated foster children's constitutional rights to be free from an unreasonable risk of harm, saying that children "often age out of care more damaged than when they entered." Full Story

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TribCast: Hot Primary Races and the Cruz-Rubio Faceoff

By Emily Ramshaw and Todd Wiseman Dec. 16, 2015

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Jim and Aman about surprises and fireworks in the Texas primary filings, plus the Ted Cruz-Marco Rubio faceoff over immigration in the GOP presidential debate. Full Story
TribCast: Houston Mayor's Race and Ted Cruz's Iowa Surge

By Emily Ramshaw and Todd Wiseman Dec. 8, 2015

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the Houston mayoral runoff, Ted Cruz's poll numbers in first-test Iowa and Land Commissioner George P. Bush's "dogcatcher" comments on a fundraising call for his dad. Full Story
Livestream: Health Care, the Next Five Years

By Emily Ramshaw Dec. 2, 2015

We're livestreaming our conversation on the future of health care in Texas at the Texas A&M Health Science Center in Round Rock. Full Story
TribCast: Cruz Talks Condoms, Abbott Visits Cuba

By Emily Ramshaw and Todd Wiseman Dec. 1, 2015

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about presidential hopeful Ted Cruz's colorful commentary on the campaign trail, a super PAC that wants Rick Perry back in the race and Gov. Greg Abbott's travels to Cuba. Full Story
TribCast: Rattlesnakes and Refugees, Planned Parenthood and Ted Cruz

By Emily Ramshaw and Todd Wiseman Nov. 25, 2015

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Edgar about Ag Commissioner Sid Miller's infamous Facebook post, Ted Cruz's antics in first-test Iowa and Planned Parenthood's lawsuit against the state of Texas. Full Story
TribCast: Syrian Refugees, Campus Sexual Assault and the UT/TT Poll

By Emily Ramshaw and Todd Wiseman Nov. 18, 2015

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Alexa and Matthew about Gov. Greg Abbott's response to Syrian refugees in Texas, an investigation into sexual assault cases at Texas A&M and the latest UT/Texas Tribune poll. Full Story
TribCast: The GOP Debate Stage and Historical Racing

By Emily Ramshaw and Todd Wiseman Nov. 11, 2015

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the debate performances of Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush, the legislative drama over the Texas Racing Commission, and the leadership styles of Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Full Story
TribCast: HERO and the Houston Mayoral Race

By Emily Ramshaw and Todd Wiseman Nov. 4, 2015

On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Alexa about Houston's mayoral race, the defeat of the city's non-discrimination ordinance and an influential House chairman's reelection bid. Full Story