An annual scholarship is being established by Friends of the Daily Texan, Inc. to honor respected Texas journalist Dave McNeely, who died Aug. 30. The intent is to raise at least $25,000 to...

Dave McNeely Died Aug. 30,2025 Austin, Texas Dave McNeely, a former editor of The Daily Texan and  a respected Texas journalist for decades, died Aug.  30 at the age of 85. "I loved Dave...

Greg Olds Died June 6, 2023 Austin, Texas Greg Olds, a longtime resident of Austin, died on June 6, 2023 from complications from surgery. Greg was an editor of  The Texas Observer. While...

Peter Chapa Died July 10, 2025 Hebbronville, Texas Peter Chapa passed peacefully at his home in Hebbronville, Texas, on July 10, 2025. He ws 86. He is preceded in death by his parents,...

By Janny Scott / The New York Times Bill Moyers, who served as chief spokesman for President Lyndon B. Johnson during the American military buildup in Vietnam and then went on to a long and celebrated...

Dorothy Jean Lillard De La Garza Died June 1, 2025 Austin, Texas From the Austin American-Statesman Dorothy Jean Lillard De La Garza, age 81, of Austin and Inks Lake, Texas died on Ascension...

Ronnie Dugger Died May 27,2025 Austin, Texas By Robert D. McFadden, The New York Times Ronnie Dugger, the crusading editor of a small but influential Texas journal who challenged presidents,...

Marlon Ray Taylor Died July 2, 2024 Dallas, Texas   Marlon Ray Taylor died July 2, 2024, in Dallas after a long illness. His wife, Janie Paleschic, was by his side. He was 73. He...

Mary Morphis Moody Died June 7, 2024 The Woodlands, Houston, Texas Mary Morphis Moody, former editor of The Daily Texan and longtime suburban editor for the Houston Chronicle, died June 7,...

Cynthia Keever Died April 10, 2024 Austin, Texas From The Austin American Statesman Cynthia Lee Pendergrass Keever died peacefully at home on April 10, 2024, with her two children, Graham and Erin,...

David Casstevens Died Jan. 24, 2024 Dallas The Dallas Morning News David Casstevens, a lyrical writer who never let X’s and O’s get in the way of a good story in a career spanning five decades...

In Memoriam: Pamela Anne Baggett-Wallis Died Dec. 2, 2023 Johnson City, Texas   Pam Baggett-Wallis passed away Dec. 2, 2023  at home in the arms of her loving husband, Jesse, after a long-fought...