Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera’s death ruled suicide
Austin American-Statesman • • nation
Key Points:
- Tony Plohetski is a national award-winning journalist known for his investigative and accountability reporting, which has led to indictments and new state laws in Texas.
- He has been with the Austin American-Statesman since 2000 and has served as senior reporter for KVUE since 2013, working in partnership with the station.
- Plohetski was the lead reporter for the Statesman’s 2022 Uvalde school shooting coverage, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and received the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism.
- His work has earned him over two dozen national and state journalism awards, including the Edward R. Murrow Award, Hillman Prize, Sidney Award, and multiple regional Emmys
