Phil Prazan is an award-winning reporter who focuses on policy, politics and government. He will be the co-anchor of Lone Star Politics Sundays at 8:30 a.m. on NBC 5.
Prazan joined NBC 5 in July 2023, after spending three years at NBC 6 in Miami as an investigative reporter. Prior to WTVJ-TV, he spent five years as a political and investigative reporter at KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas. While covering the Texas Capitol he was on an Edward R. Murrow award winning team covering mental health in public schools, an Emmy award winner for covering natural disasters, and Emmy-nominated for an investigation into Texas higher education. Before that he worked as a general assignment reporter in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Prazan began his career as a researcher for Tom Jennings Productions, now called 1895 Films, a small documentary company in Venice Beach, California. Much of his work focused on MLK: The Assassination Tapes, a documentary which aired on the Smithsonian Channel. In 2013, the documentary achieved a George Foster Peabody Award and a national Emmy nomination.
His broadcast career has also earned him recognition from organizations like the Iowa Broadcast News Association, the Texas Associated Press, and the Association for Professional Educators. While in Texas he has planned, organized, and moderated local debates and statewide forums. He also served on the Texas Secretary of State’s Advisory Board for Elections.
Prazan grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and received his degree in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin. Prazan is currently working towards a master’s degree in history and is taking Spanish classes. He is an avid reader, loves being active, and enjoys exploring new places. He is passionate about the human drama: what people do, why they do it, and how it impacts the rest of us. He recognizes he’s one of the few people lucky enough to live their passion professionally.
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Texas lawmakers send property tax relief package to governor
After a bitter several-month-long feud between top Republican leaders, the Texas legislature sent a bipartisan property tax relief package to Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to sign into law. Thursday, the Republican-led House and Senate signed off on three bills after both chambers struck a deal earlier this week.
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Texas lawmakers send property tax relief package to the governor to sign
Governor Greg Abbott says he will sign the new property tax relief package after Texas lawmakers send it to him. The Texas House has been debating the final product. NBC 5’s Political Reporter Phil Prazan reports from the capitol.
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Democrat Roland Gutierrez hopes to challenge Ted Cruz for US Senate
Democratic Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who has pushed for police accountability and tougher gun laws after the Uvalde school shooting, announced Monday he will run for U.S. Senate in 2024.
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Miami-Dade, Heat Cutting Ties With FTX Following Crypto Exchange Bankruptcy
Miami-Dade County and the Miami Heat announced Friday they will be terminating their business relationship with FTX following the news the cryptocurrency exchange will be filing for bankruptcy.
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US Treasury Inspector General to Probe Florida Migrant Flights
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General will look into whether the state of Florida misused federal tax dollars when it moved 48 recent migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in September.
