Bill Dawson
Founder and editor
Bill Dawson launched Texas Climate News in 2008. He began covering climate change in 1988 at the Houston Chronicle, where he founded the environment beat. Along with work for other publications, he taught in the environmental studies program at Rice University.
Joseph A. Davis
Washington correspondent
Joseph A. Davis is an independent journalist in Washington. Over more than three decades Davis has covered a wide range of events and issues related to the environment, energy, and natural resources in the nation’s capital for publications including Congressional Quarterly.
Melissa Gaskill
Contributing editor
Melissa Gaskill is an Austin-based writer whose work has been published by Nature News, Scientific American, Wildflower, Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine, Smithsonian, Men’s Journal and others.
Bob Henson
Contributing editor
Bob Henson, a meteorologist and science writer based in Colorado, is the author of “The Thinking Person’s Guide to Climate Change” (AMS Books).
Nushin Huq
Contributing editor
Nushin Huq is a Houston-based independent journalist focused on covering energy and the environment. Prior to freelancing, she was the Houston correspondent for Bloomberg BNA, covering, among other beats, state environmental regulation in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. She also has experience covering the electricity markets.
John Kent
Contributing editor
John Kent is a Fort Worth-based writer specializing in transportation and environmental topics. A former staff writer for the Albuquerque Journal, he has also written for the Associated Press, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Business Press, Corpus Christi Caller-Times and GreenSource DFW.
Fritz Lanham
Contributing editor
Fritz Lanham is an independent journalist in Houston. He was TCN’s deputy editor from 2017-22. For 16 years he was books editor at the Houston Chronicle. After leaving the Chronicle he served as director of programs and director of communications and marketing for Asia Society Texas Center.
Krist Bender
Technology and production associate
Krist Bender was formerly chief technology officer and director of internet programs for the National Council for Science and the Environment in Washington.
Past contributors
Amal Ahmed
Ellen Airhart
Kelly Calagna
Michael Haederle
Greg Harman
Polly Ross Hughes
Randy Lee Loftis
Kayla Meyertons
Jillian Mock
Ruth SoRelle
Neil Strassman
Chloe Williams
Jim Simmon
Deputy editor (2008-2017)
Jim Simmon was Texas Climate News’ deputy editor from this publication’s launch until his death in 2017. A respected Texas journalist, Simmon’s career included positions at the Houston Post, Houston Chronicle and Houston Press.