about me

After growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, I went to college at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications and earned both my B.S. and M.S. in journalism through Medill's Accelerated Masters Program.

During college, I took classes in computer science, Spanish, political science and legal studies, while also working at The Daily Northwestern and serving as president of Northwestern's nationally renound mock trial team.

I also interned doing audience engagement research and data analysis for KQED, the Bay Area's NPR and PBS member station, and did two fellowships with The Texas Tribune: one in reporting, and another in audience engagement.

Now, I'm a 2022-2024 Hearst Fellow completing my first rotation as a business and breaking news reporter for The Houston Chronicle.

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The Texas Tribune

Texas lawmakers advance bills blocking access to gender-affirming health care despite opposition from LGBTQ Texans, medical associations

Before undergoing gender confirmation surgery at age 17, Indigo Giles had to get approval from a doctor, a therapist and the hospital where the surgery would be performed to ensure there were no options left besides surgery.

The Houston Chronicle

Historic Houston Heights feed store moves from 1928 location to make room for new housing project

Just five minutes from the busy streets and soaring skyscrapers of downtown Houston stands a simple one-story building that has hardly changed since it was built nearly a century ago.

The Houston Chronicle

'Souls to the Polls' event draws Black churchgoers to vote early in northwest Houston

Hundreds of Black churchgoers formed a miles-long caravan of vehicles to cast their votes after church in a "Souls to the Polls" event. A recent study found that Black voters in Texas are disproportionately likely to have their mail-in ballots and their mail-in ballot applications rejected under a 2021 state law that restricts voting by mail.

The Texas Tribune

What you need to know about abortion in Texas

The U.S. Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional protection for abortion in a much-anticipated ruling Friday that will greatly affect access to reproductive health care in Texas and beyond. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions from our readers.

The Texas Tribune

Texas GOP’s bills targeting transgender children have exacted a mental health toll, even if they don’t become law

Maya was scared. At just 10 years old, she faced a difficult task: convincing a conservative-leaning group of legislators not to advance legislation that would label her mother a child abuser and revoke the license of her doctor for providing gender-affirming medical care.

The Houston Chronicle

When the Astros win big, so do Houston's businesses

Baseball fans across America have been demanding, “We want Houston.” And Houston’s businesses agree. The owners of EaDo Shirt Company, a local sports merchandise company, said they make upwards of one-third of their sales during the baseball postseason when the Astros are competing.

contact me

For any pitches or tips for The Houston Chronicle, you can email me at megan.munce@chron.com. I take pitches and write stories about:

  • Local Houston businesses, big and small
  • Business and consumer trends, with a focus on Houston
  • New retail store openings in the Houston area

You can also follow me on Twitter to keep up with my latest work and more Houston news.