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Hannah Norton
Hannah Norton

State Reporter

Hannah covers the local impact of statewide politics and the Texas Legislature for Community Impact in partnership with Report for America. A May 2022 graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, Hannah previously covered Missouri politics for The Columbia Missourian and the European Union for Euractiv Media. A native of Seattle, Hannah enjoys traveling, spending time outdoors and listening to live music. Follow Hannah on X, formerly known as Twitter: @hannahnorton89.
Latest from Hannah Norton
Green and white mail-in ballots on a table
Supreme Court will not review bid to expand voting by mail in Texas
A voting machine after a ballot was submitted.
What to know about voting early in the May 4 election
A concrete batch plant in McKinney
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick urges TCEQ to halt permits for cement plants
Interim City Manager Jesús Garza and Mayor Kirk Watson at an Austin City Council meeting on Aug. 16, 2023.
Austin officials forecast $3.8M budget shortfall
The outside of a voting site at Austin City Hall.
Austin voters could decide on changes to election rules, city charter in November
Trees in Kingwood
Texas cities and nonprofits receive $15.4M for tree planting, education
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks during a press conference on electric generation March 9, 2023.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asks Texas senators to look into ending property taxes
Texas Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City, and other local leaders speak at an April 10 news conference at the Texas AFL-CIO headquarters in Austin.
‘Without warning’: Local leaders confirm 66-plus UT staff laid off under DEI ban
A birds-eye view of a Texas neighborhood
Here’s why large Texas counties are holding property appraisal board elections in May
The UT Tower at the University of Texas at Austin.
UT cuts staff, closes campus engagement center under anti-DEI law
Georgetown City Council is considering the height restrictions on buildings downtown as part of the Downtown Master Plan update. (Brooke Sjoberg/Community Impact)
Georgetown City Council recommends new downtown building height restrictions
A rendering of the Austin Avenue pedestrian bridge
Georgetown City Council selects design for Austin Avenue pedestrian bridge
Two Texas National Guard soldiers at the Texas-Mexico border.
Texas immigration law remains on hold after late-night appeals court ruling
A paper tax form
3.8M Texans can file taxes for free with IRS pilot program
Amy and Steve Bresnen, married attorneys and lobbyists, speak with reporters on March 22 in Austin.
Texas Medical Board proposes guidance on medical exceptions to abortion ban
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (left) shakes hands with Gov. Greg Abbott during their joint inauguration ceremony Jan. 17.
State leaders say Texas is poised to pass school vouchers in 2025
Nanda Kirkpatrick (left), executive director of Care Net Pregnancy Center, said expectant mothers decide to carry their babies to term about 90% of the time after seeing an ultrasound. (Tony Bullard/Community Impact)
Following decade of decline, fertility rates rise in Harris County
A statue of a woman holding the scales of justice
Texas officials ask appeals court to uphold state immigration enforcement law
A Texas DPS vehicle
Appeals court blocks Texas immigration law hours after Supreme Court OKs it
Gov. Greg Abbott discusses border security at a May 8 press conference at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
Texas can deport migrants as legal battle continues, Supreme Court rules