Justin has written extensively for The Daily Texan, Texas Student Television News and Drift Magazine in addition to his work as a journalism student. He has worked as a photographer for all three outlets, and has been a fact checker for Drift Magazine and a copy editor for The Daily Texan. He has also been a producer at The Drag Audio Production House, gaining experience in multi-media coverage across a variety of mediums. Now, he covers the Texas Legislature as TSTV’s Associate News Director. Justin has a strong passion for politics, government and accountability, and believes in the role of the free press as a watchdog. When he’s not covering a story or taking photos, you can find Justin exploring one of the Texas hill country’s hiking trails or reading the latest John Grisham novel.

Justin is a student officer for UT’s chapter of NLGJA, the National Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists, and helped restart the campus chapter. He is also a cardholding student member of NLGJA and of NPPA, the National Press Photographers’ Association. Justin is a also member of the Texas Capitol Press Corps, credentialed in both the House and Senate. He was the lead writer for a team that won a second place Division I Pinnacle Award for Best Editorial from the College Media Association for coverage of UT’s DEI-related firings following the implementation of SB-17 at Texas public universities.