Elizabeth Trovall covers energy and immigration for Marketplace from Houston.
Previously, she worked as the Houston Chronicle’s immigration reporter. Her coverage included the “Haitian Odyssey” series, which detailed the cross-continental journeys of Haitian migrants.
A world traveler at heart, Elizabeth’s first journalism job was at Business News Americas in Santiago, Chile. She has also reported from the U.S.-Mexico border and throughout her home state of Texas. Her reporting has earned recognition from the Headliners Foundation of Texas, Best of the West, NABJ, NASW, and others. She was also a 2023 Livingston finalist.
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