Born in Kerrville, Texas

Attends Camp La Junta; meets Tommy Redhorse

Graduates from Tivy High School, Kerrville

Enrolls at University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Meets future wife Eleanor Vance at UNL

Earns BA in Journalism from UNL

Marries Eleanor Vance

Earns MA in Journalism from UNL; joins Lincoln Journal Star

Leaves Journal Star to become freelance investigative journalist

Purchases Victorian home in Lincoln's Near South neighborhood

Establishes Thomas Redhorse Memorial Scholarship at Camp La Junta

"The Settlement Machine" investigation begins

"The Settlement Machine" published in Texas Monthly

Wins George Polk Award for Legal Reporting

Wins Sigma Delta Chi Award for Investigative Reporting

Joins Camp La Junta Board of Trustees

"Tax Increment Financing Scandal" investigation begins

Pulitzer Prize finalist for "The Ghost Lobbyists"

Wins Gerald Loeb Award

"The Aquifer War" investigation begins

Wins John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism