Why The New York Times is expanding in Texas

For many people, Texas brings to mind politics and barbecue.

“People know it as a big, red state,” said Fernando Alfonso III, The New York Times’ first Texas-based editor and the leader of a new team of reporters and editors in the state, which has been in the works since last year.

But, he added, “it’s also a cultural force, from Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ fueling a Western-fashion revival, to shows like ‘Landman,’ to the endless fascination with Texas cuisine.”

The new hub of Times journalists aims to capture all of that and more in its reporting.

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