John E. Yemma, an editor and foreign correspondent whose career spanned more than four decades at some of America’s most respected news organizations, died June 10, 2026, in Plymouth, Massachusetts....
Memorial services are pending for S. Griffin Singer, a towering figure in Texas journalism education, who mentored generations of reporters and editors at the University of Texas at Austin.
He died...
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,...
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