Alana Rocha, Texas Tribune

Alana Rocha joined the Tribune staff as the multimedia reporter after working eight years in television and radio news. She's covered politics for stations in Florida, Kansas and most recently in Austin as YNN's lead political reporter. Her work at the cable news outlet took her around the country reporting from the presidential campaign trail. A native of Tampa, Florida, Alana received bachelor's degrees in Journalism and Spanish from the University of Florida.

U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe To Replace Dan Coats As National Intelligence Director

By & • Jul 30, 2019

President Donald Trump said he will nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe, a Heath Republican, to replace Dan Coats as director of national intelligence.

Zero Tolerance May Be Over, But Migrant Children Are Still Being Separated From Parents

By & & Riane Roland / The Texas Tribune • Jul 15, 2019

More than a year after the Trump administration ended a controversial policy that led to hundreds of family separations, as many as five migrant children per day continue to be separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to federal data gathered by an immigrant advocacy group.