Five days a week, we bring you the news. In Fact Daily is Austin's daily dose of city hall and local politics for those who need to know. In Fact Daily is independent and privately owned by In Fact News Inc. We stick to the facts. We strive to get it right and be fair to all; when we err we correct it fast.

Austin's daily electronic newswire covering city hall and local politics

Our Team

Jo Clifton, who joined the In Fact staff in November of 1998 when the publication was still a weekly. She became editor and publisher in mid-2000. Over the past 30 years, she has worked as a reporter, lawyer and judge. She has worked for the El Paso Times, the Austin American-Statesman and the Texas Observer, among others. Her email is editormail@infactdaily.com.

Steven Pickering is an award-winning but self-effacing radio newsman with a sly sense of humor and the endless patience required to wait outside of crime scenes or cover Planning Commission hearings. Pickering is originally from Duncanville, Texas. He graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Radio, Television, and Film. A life-long Texas resident, Steven has worked for several radio stations and as a freelance contributor for two newspapers. He covers meetings of the City Council and various boards and commissions, while keeping an eye on other events, such as elections for In Fact Daily. You may email him at steve@infactdaily.com.

Mark Richardson is a veteran journalist with 25 years of experience in both print and broadcast media. He has worked as a reporter and editor for newspapers in Austin, Temple, Corpus Christi and Las Vegas, as well as the Associated Press. He has also served as a reporter, anchor and assignments editor in radio and television newsrooms in Austin, Temple, and Houston. Mark covers City Council, various boards and commissions and environmental issues, and serves as copy editor. He is a journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. You may email him at mark@infactdaily.com.

Kimberly Reeves began her career in journalism in Houston with the story of Thirteen Coins, a topless club that opened a stone's throw away from Spring Woods High School. The community outrage led to the state's sexually oriented business ordinance. Little did Kimberly know, 20 years later, she would still be covering zoning—as well as numerous other issues—for In Fact Daily. After a brief stint as a high school journalism teacher in South Texas, Kimberly has written for newspapers and magazines in Austin, Houston and Dallas, primarily on business, real estate, technology and education. She also has worked in television in the Austin and Dallas markets as an assignment editor. You can reach her at kimberley@infactdaily.com.

Jacob Cottingham is a graduate of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York and was the founding Executive Editor and Publisher of Savannah SNITCH in Savannah, Georgia. He also served as the founding Managing Editor of The South magazine, where his editorial direction guided the magazine to 12 awards, including an individual recognition for Best Series from the Magazine Association of the Southeast. Heading westward, Cottingham traveled the country in a vintage Airstream for 10 months before deciding that Austin was the perfect place for him to live. His vagabond days behind him, he now writes for a variety of regional and national publications from the comfort of an actual home. You can email him at jacob_cottingham@yahoo.com.

Business Manager Pam Fridrich keeps the wheels on the machine. She handles subscriptions and puts together In Fact Weekly, the compilation of the daily for those who don’t have the inclination to read the publication online. For questions about your subscription, contact her at pam@infactdaily.com.

Journalist Ken Martin founded In Fact in 1995 as a weekly. Four years later, Martin decided to expand the publication to five days a week. Ken continues his editorial work as editor of The Good Life Magazine.