Natalia Alamdari

Water Reporting Fellow

Natalia Alamdari is a water reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune. She is a graduate student at the University of Missouri, where she also received her bachelor's degree in journalism. For the past five years, she's bounced around the Midwest, covering the Missouri legislature for the Columbia Missourian and also reporting for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Omaha World-Herald. Born and raised in Houston, she is happy to return to her home state where she can always find a good taco.

Recent Contributions

In years-long fight over proposed South Texas landfill, flood risks now take center stage

by Natalia Alamdari June 22, 2018

Webb County officials say they want to rely on the latest science to ensure the site is safe from floods. The company behind the proposed landfill thinks opponents are playing politics to delay construction.

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South Texas — already ground zero for immigrant family separations — hit with disaster-level flooding

by Natalia Alamdari June 21, 2018

Some migrants, unable to cross the border, have chosen to wait out the storms exposed on the bridges connecting the United States and Mexico.

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Melania Trump visits separated migrant children in McAllen, Texas

by Natalia Alamdari Updated: June 21, 2018

The first lady "supports family reunification" and wanted to meet separated children for herself, a spokesperson said.

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Houston is on the short list to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention

by Natalia Alamdari June 20, 2018

The state's biggest city is competing against Miami Beach and Milwaukee. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner made the announcement Wednesday and indicated the city will also go after the 2024 GOP convention.

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Harris County sets election over $2.5 billion bond to fund flood protection projects after Harvey

by Natalia Alamdari June 12, 2018

Voters will weigh in on the bond proposal on Aug. 25, the one-year anniversary of when Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas.

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