Zach Despart is a politics reporter for The Texas Tribune. He investigates power — who wields it, how and to what ends — through the lens of Texas government. He previously covered Harris County for the Houston Chronicle, where he reported on corruption, elections, disaster preparedness and the region’s recovery...

Zoya Teirstein worked at amNewYork and Haaretz before coming to The Verge. She loves hiking, science, and technology (most of the time). She also writes about environmental at Grist.org.