Dominic Anthony Walsh
Dominic Anthony Walsh covers energy, the environment and public health for Texas Public Radio. He focuses on stories that reveal how major changes in climate systems, energy markets and public health policies affect communities in his hometown, San Antonio, and across the state.
Early in his first year as a Report For America corps member, he covered the massive census undercount in the Rio Grande Valley and the impact of COVID-19 on the thinly stretched resources of local governments and hospitals. The reporting was featured in a nationally recognized episode of TPR's Petrie Dish podcast, which he co-produces.
He also co-hosted the Fire Triangle investigative series from TPR and Houston Public Media. The team examined how deregulation, poor planning and a lack of public information contributed to deadly chemical disasters across the state.
His voice and work have been heard on the BBC's Newsbeat, WNYC's The Takeaway, APM's Marketplace Morning Report, NPR's Here & Now and All Things Considered.
Dominic previously worked as an intern and stringer for TPR. He graduated from Trinity University in 2020 with a communication degree.
You can reach Dominic by email, dominic@tpr.org, and find him on Twitter,@_dominicanthony.
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Bigger hospitals in Texas have received shipments of the Pfizer vaccine. Those facilities have the bulk of COVID-19 patients, as many rural hospitals don’t have intensive care units, and generally transfer their critical patients to the larger care centers. But the smaller, “critical access” hospitals are dealing with COVID-19 patients, too.
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Hospitals across Texas are struggling under the weight of the state’s worst COVID-19 surge yet. And the situation is likely to get worse.
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This election was the first in decades to not include a straight ticket voting option on ballots across Texas. The change could hurt and help both parties, depending on the race in question.
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On Election Day 2020, the Hispanic Conservatives of San Antonio continued a trend that’s held steady throughout the election season — “Trump trains.”
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Also, the statewide total vote soared to about 9.7 million, compared to just under 9 million in 2016.
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A new form of political expression is becoming more popular due to COVID-19 restrictions — car caravans. In Boerne, New Braunfels and other parts of...
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After three months of protests calling for an end to police violence, San Antonio activists are out on the streets in force this week. They previously...
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In Bergheim, Texas, just north of San Antonio, there’s a skunky smell in the air.
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Though the census deadline has been extended to the end of October, certain areas in Texas remain undercounted — even compared to the national average....
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The oil and gas industry has become more active in the Permian Basin in recent years, and west Texas residents have complained of noxious smells and...