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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Chances of a mid-census Redistricting in Texas is talk of Austin
Shortly after Tarrant County went through a controversial Redistricting vote, lawmakers in Austin think about redrawing congressional lines to give the Trump administration some wiggle room in 2026.
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New McKinney Mayor Bill Cox says local issues beat out partisan politics
Bill Cox won the heated runoff election to lead the Collin County city. He talks about his goals and the future development of McKinney on Lone Star Politics.
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Decision 2026: Colin Allred ‘seriously considering' running again
NBC 5’s Phil Prazan and Gromer Jeffers with the Dallas Morning News sit down with former Dallas Congressman Colin Allred and talk about his plans for the next election cycle.
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Lone Star Politics: June 8, 2025
Texas Lawmakers end the session with a ban on phones in public schools, new restrictions on app stores and cannabis. Then, more property tax relief and water projects come in front of voters.
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Trump vs. Musk: a national feud with Texas impacts
President Donald Trump and the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, used to be allies. Now, they launched a war of words against each other. Texas Republicans are caught in the middle along with Musk’s growing business empire and new Starbase city along the Gulf Coast. Gromer Jeffers at the Dallas Morning News tells us what to watch.
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The “tax man” in the Texas Senate debriefs Lone Star Politics after session
Houston Republican Paul Bettencourt talks with Lone Star Politics about raising the homestead exemption, public schools funding, and affordable housing. He lays out what voters have in front of them this fall to raise the homestead exemption or not.
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Cell phone ban coming to Texas public schools
Lone Star Politics speaks with Rep. Caroline Fairly, R – Amarillo, about the incoming law to ban cell phones in public school classrooms. School districts must have a written plan to keep phones off campus or in a safe storage space. Phil Prazan and Gromer Jeffers with the Dallas Morning News also recaps the recent legislative session.
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Former McKinney city councilman Bill Cox wins runoff for mayor
Former city councilman and mayor pro-tem Bill Cox won a runoff for McKinney mayor Saturday against Scott Sanford, a former state lawmaker and church pastor.
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Race for McKinney mayor heads to run-off June 7
Candidates with two competing visions of the City of McKinney will face off June 7 in a run-off election for mayor. NBC 5 political reporter Phil Prazan explains what’s at stake.
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Texas lawmakers leave Austin without eliminating the STAAR test
Texas lawmakers left Austin making big changes to your local public school, but a last-minute deal over eliminating the STAAR test fell through. NBC 5 political reporter Phil Prazan talked to the man inside the room when the deal fell apart.
