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Paul Cobler was a 2018 investigative reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in journalism. Paul was also the president of his university's chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has previously reported for the Houston Chronicle, The Monitor (McAllen), the Victoria Advocate and The Daily Texan, covering a variety of local news and state politics over the course of his budding career.
The Bois d'Arc Creek Reservoir was recently approved for its second $500 million loan as the project nears the beginning of construction in North Texas. The dam and accompanying man-made lake will be Texas' first new major reservoir in almost two decades. Full Story
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Researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio have found that development along the Blanco River intensified the impact of a 40-foot wall of water that gushed down the waterway on Memorial Day weekend 2015. Full Story
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Just five months after the monster storm gave Texas its wettest month in history, much of the state is now in a drought — including areas that saw historic flooding. Full Story
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Dozens of small and rural utilities in the state have for years provided water that contains illegal levels of radiation, lead and arsenic. Lack of resources is largely to blame — but there's more to it than that. Full Story
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Lawyers spent almost an hour in the Texas Supreme Court arguing whether Laredo’s 2015 ban on plastic grocery bags was illegal. The future of bag bans in cities across the state could hinge on the case. Full Story
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The Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday in the case, Laredo Merchants Association v. The City of Laredo, in which the merchants’ association is arguing a ban on single-use bags by the city is illegal. Full Story
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