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.
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What comes next as Texas Democrats prepare to take power
Incoming Democratic leaders are preparing to staff major state offices, make key appointments and navigate a Legislature where Republicans still control the Senate.
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Texas Democrats prepare for historic shift in state government
Incoming Democratic leaders prepare to staff major state offices and navigate a Legislature where Republicans still control the Senate.
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Texas' incoming Democratic leaders begin building their teams
Newly elected Democrats are preparing to staff major state offices as they get ready to take power in Austin in January.
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Texas Republicans assess Election Day losses and shifting voter priorities
NBC 5 political reporter Phil Prazan breaks down the Republican response to Election Day results, including questions about the party’s messaging and what may have contributed to Democratic gains. While many Republican members of Congress held onto their seats, Democrats made gains in several statewide races.
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Breaking down the 2026 midterm election results
NBC 5 political reporter Phil Prazan shares his takeaways from the 2026 midterm election, which saw Texas turn blue with wins from Talarico, Hinojosa, and more.
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National attention turns to Texas as voters decide key Election Day races
Several key races in Texas are drawing national attention as voters head to the polls on Election Day. With results expected in the coming hours, local experts connected to the North Texas community offer insight into the elections. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan has the latest.
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Record early voting in Texas puts North Texas suburbs in election spotlight
More than 7.7 million Texans cast ballots during early voting, with Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Denton counties emerging as key areas to watch on Election Day.
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The most important Texas races not on your radar
From the Texas Attorney General to the Railroad Commission, these positions are powerful. Republicans and Democrats are in hard-fought elections to win them over. NBC DFW’s Phil Prazan speaks with Gromer Jeffers, political writer at the Dallas Morning News about the election day to come.
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Builders Bloc may find their moment in an election full of ticket-splitters
Daniel Lubetzky and Ashley Phillips from the Builders Bloc join Lone Star Politics to talk about how ticket splitters will likely decide these close Texas elections. Builders Bloc aims to get beyond “us vs. them” thinking and get people to vote for the individual, not the party label.
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“Historic” November election finds Republicans trailing in early vote
More than seven million Texans have already voted. Democratic primary voters have the advantage over Republicans according to early vote data. Lone Star Politics speaks with Ross Hunt from Hunt Research about the all-important election day turnout which will decide all statewide races.
