About

Jason Heid is a senior editor at Texas Monthly with a focus on stories about medicine, science, technology, and business. He was previously editor-in-chief of Austin Monthly, digital editorial director for D Magazine, and an editor at the Dallas Morning News. He began his career as a suburban newspaper reporter, and eventually executive editor and publisher, of several newspapers serving suburbs of Dallas and Fort Worth. He was born in Springfield, Illinois, grew up in Denton, Texas, and earned a history degree at Trinity University in San Antonio. He lives in Austin with his wife Robyn and Labrador retriever Vincent.