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T-Squared: John Thornton, the Tribune’s founder, is stepping down from our board after 13 years

The visionary venture capitalist had the idea for our nonprofit news org and put the people and money in place to bring it to life. We would not be here today without him.

John Thornton, co-founder of The Texas Tribune, speaks at The Texas Tribune office in Austin on Dec. 6, 2022.

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