Emily DePrang

Emily DePrang is a staff writer at The Texas Observer, where she covers public health and criminal justice. Her reporting has appeared in The Atlantic, Black Book, Bitch, Nerve, FHM, and others. A former nonfiction editor of the Sonora Review, DePrang has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from the University of Arizona and a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. In 2013, DePrang won the Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists for public interest magazine journalism and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for an essay published in Fourth Genre.

Grand Jury Acquits HPD Cop Who Killed Unarmed, Disabled, Mentally Ill Houston ManJun 15, 2013
On Monday, a grand jury declined to indict the Houston police officer who in September shot and killed Brian Claunch, a mentally ill, wheelchair-bound [...] Full Story
U.S. Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Fourth Amendment on DWI Blood DrawsJun 07, 2013
The Supreme Court determined that alcohol dissipating over time does not create an exigent circumstance overriding the whole Fourth Amendment thing. Full Story
Sighting in with the NRAMay 30, 2013
I expected a tea party rally with heavy security. Or at least an information booth on outfitting your bunker for the coming race wars. But no. The NRA exhibits were nerdy good times for people who think guns are interesting. Full Story
Report: Listing Child Sex Offenders Violates Human RightsMay 01, 2013
Human Rights Watch released an extensive report that makes a case for exempting minors from the requirements that lump juvenile sex offenders in with adults. Full Story
Want Not: Homeless Vet Ticketed for Looking for Food, Houston City Council Okay With ThatApr 18, 2013
Pop quiz. Which is worse: A) someone starving to death, or B) littering? If you answered B), you might want to run for Houston [...] Full Story

Life On the ListMay 31, 2012
When Josh Gravens was 12 years old, he made a terrible mistake. He and his sister, who was 8, had sexual contact, twice. “Like, [...] Full Story
Edwards vs. Miles IV: The Final Showdown (Maybe)May 22, 2012
Texas House District 146 looks like a dragon drawn with an Etch-a-Sketch. That’s because the largely black and Hispanic district on Houston’s south side [...] Full Story
Much Ado About LykosMay 16, 2012
It began with a kerfuffle that escalated to a brouhaha. By the end, the affair involved two grand jury investigations, the Texas Rangers and [...] Full Story
The Power of MarriageMay 08, 2012
David Gonzales is soft-spoken and retiring, with a light, crisp, Latin American accent. He is 35 but looks younger, has bright brown eyes and [...] Full Story
The Power of MarriageMay 08, 2012
David Gonzales is soft-spoken and retiring, with a light, crisp, Latin American accent. He is 35 but looks younger, has bright brown eyes and [...] Full Story