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David Pasztor is a senior editor, overseeing coverage of demographics, voting and criminal justice, and writing coach. Over three decades, David worked for the Kansas City Star; the Dallas Times-Herald; New Times Inc., a publisher of alt-weeklies; and the Texas Observer. David initially retired in 2008 but was lured back into journalism in 2014, when he first joined the Tribune as a night news editor and projects editor. He retired for a second time in 2016, but was lured back to the Tribune in 2019 as a part-time story-editor. He returned full-time in 2022.
Tune in to "God & Education" — the final part of our "God & Governing" documentary-style series — to see how lawmakers' personal religious beliefs played into abstinence education and school voucher debates in 2015 Texas legislative session. Full Story
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Check out "God & Marriage" — part 4 of our "God & Governing" documentary-style series — to see how lawmakers' personal religious beliefs drove the same-sex marriage battle during the 2015 Texas legislative session. Full Story
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Check out "God & Life" — part 3 of our "God & Governing" documentary-style series — to see how lawmakers' personal faith guides the abortion fight in the Texas Legislature. Full Story
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Tune in to "God & Guns" — part 2 of our "God & Governing" documentary-style series — to see how lawmakers' religious beliefs played into the gun rights debate during the 2015 Texas Legislature. Full Story
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In the 2015 Texas legislative session, state lawmakers weren't shy about using their religious beliefs to defend their policymaking. Check out "God & Governing," our documentary series on the role lawmakers' personal faith played in their legislating. Full Story
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