Lauren McGaughy is an experienced reporter with in-depth knowledge of state politics, national trends, and international affairs. She has covered the Legislature in two states, one presidential election and foreign policy in Washington, DC. She currently covers Texas politics for The Dallas Morning News. Based in Austin, she focuses on crime and punishments and LGBTQ rights. Previously, she covered Texas politics for the Houston Chronicle and Louisiana politics for NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune.
In Washington, she was the U.S. Department of State reporter for the Asahi Shimbun, the world’s second-largest newspaper, where she focused on U.S.-Sino and U.S.-Korean relations.