Best of Austin®

Best Breaking News Reporter

Patrick Svitek

You know those reporters who rarely sleep? Who never eat? Who only exist to write, report, and fire off new tweets? That, it seems, describes the composition of Texas Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek, whose byline shows up endlessly on the political site’s pages. Take Oct. 13, for example. Svitek had a hand in the production of five stories: on Texas’ Ethics Commission, the presidential race, a congressional campaign, state finance reports, and a forecast of the state’s economy. The next day he filed two more, and posted who knows how many little nuggets on Twitter. A man this busy deserves our recognition.