Jakob Maurer
Reporting Fellow
The Texas Tribune
Jakob Maurer joins the Tribune as a German Arthur J. Burns Fellow and is based in Austin for the summer. He resides in Frankfurt, Germany, and is a political reporter for Frankfurter Rundschau, a national newspaper. As part of the international exchange program, Jakob will dive deep into Texan culture and politics, focusing on immigration and Latinx issues. He studied journalism in Mainz, Germany, and Valencia, Spain, where he improved his Spanish. Jakob is from Regensburg, Bavaria, and is disappointed his fellowship ends before Wurstfest in New Braunfels.
Stories from Jakob Maurer
Many Americans Say Immigration Is Out of Control, but 24 Hours on the Texas-Mexico Border Showed a New Reality. Will It Last?
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Policies
Teacher Center
Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation
Koo and Patricia Yuen
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