Phil Prazan is an award-winning reporter who focuses on policy, politics, and government. He is 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-winning team covering natural disasters, and an Emmy-nominated team investigating 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 known as 1895 Films, a documentary production company in Venice Beach, California. Much of his work focused on MLK: The Assassination Tapes, a documentary that aired on the Smithsonian Channel. In 2013, the documentary won a George Foster Peabody Award and was nominated for a national Emmy.
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 serves 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 also holds a Master's degree in History from Florida Atlantic University, winning the best thesis in his graduating class titled "Making and Breaking the Governor: How the Strong Governor Survived Reconstruction in Florida but not in Texas."
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.
The Latest
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Abbott orders halt to Texas data center permits amid voter opposition
The move puts new projects on hold amid growing public opposition to AI data centers. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan has the latest on the data center debate.
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Texas pauses data center permits as Abbott orders industry audits
The move puts new projects on hold amid growing public opposition to AI data centers.
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Major AI companies say their products will commit crimes. Where are the police?
Leaders and researchers at frontier artificial intelligence labs say the products they’re making may hack into other companies and have a possibility of harming or even killing humans. Lone Star Politics asks Brendan Steinhauser from the Alliance for Secure Ai where is law enforcement?
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Democrat in Central Dallas County aims to unseat powerful Republican House Member
Allison Mitchell is the Democratic candidate running against the powerful Chairman of the Texas House Ways and Means Committee, Morgan Meyer. Lone Star Politics speaks to her about he uphill battle in the Park Cities and central Dallas. Meyer has not yet responded to a request for an interview.
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Will Congress ever get the national debt under control? Lubbock Republican wants to try.
Lone Star Politics speaks with U.S. House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington, R – Lubbock. He held a field hearing in Dallas to begin forming a bipartisan coalition to get a handle on the soaring national debt and the large entitlement programs that are driving the deficit.
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NBC 5/Telemundo 39 station group Texas voter poll
Economy and inflation are top issues according to likely voters surveyed in the NBC 5 Dallas/Telemundo Station Group Texas Voter Poll. NBC 5’s Larry Collins and Phil Prazan tell us the details.
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DOJ charges nine people with illegal voting in Tarrant County
Nine people were charged with illegal voting in a joint operation with the Department of Justice, Homeland Security, and the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan has the details.
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Nine charged in illegal voting investigation in Tarrant County, DOJ says
A joint operation with the DOJ and Homeland Security led to charges against nine people for voting or trying to vote in 2024 and earlier elections.
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Lone Star Politics: Sept. 13, 2026
Lone Star Politics is looking at the big headlines from the RNC midterm convention. Plus, a sit down conversation with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says $40 trillion national debt is “manageable.”
In an interview with Lone Star Politics, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the $40 trillion national debt is still manageable if the economy continues to grow. But, he warns, they must cut down on spending from the government to make sure the debt doesn’t get “unmanageable.”
