Brendan Walsh

Austin

Senior Editor, Americas Hub at Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News editor in Austin, with a focus on LatAm and Texas. Opinions are my own.

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Articles

How Harvards Endowment Lost Its Investing Edge: Big Take

Sep 30, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Brendan Walsh

With more than $50 billion in assets as of June 2023, Harvard’s endowment remains the biggest in higher education. But poor performance over the past 20 years means its status is under threat.
As Downtown Offices Sit Empty, Outlying Areas Thrive: Big Take

Aug 27, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Brendan Walsh

The US office market is splitting in two: Investors are writing off the value of older buildings downtown as newer developments outside traditional business hubs become prestige destinations. Such disparities are taking root from LA to Boston as aging business districts contend with empty offices, while newer hubs—in some cases only blocks away—fare better or even thrive.
Kamala Harris Endorsements After Biden Drops Out of 2024 Race: List

Jul 21, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Brendan Walsh

Notable Democrats including Bill and Hillary Clinton and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich were quick to endorse Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential candidate after Joe Biden dropped out of the race. Other high-profile figures, including some potential rivals to Harris, focused their statements on praise for Biden without commenting on who his replacement should be. Read more: Harris Lines Up Backers, Raises Cash as Biden Drops Out: TOPLive
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Leaves Democratic Party to Become a Republican

Sep 22, 2023 | bloomberg.com | Brendan Walsh

Photographer: Tony Gutierrez/APDallas Mayor Eric Johnson said he’s leaving the Democratic party to become a Republican, citing his commitment to law and order and fiscal conservatism and bucking a local shift away from the GOP. “Local elected officials have failed to make public safety a priority or to exercise fiscal restraint,” Johnson wrote in a column in the Wall Street Journal.
Texas Locks Down Prisons to Search for Drugs After 16 Killings

Sep 6, 2023 | bloomberg.com | Brendan Walsh

Follow Bloomberg reporters as they uncover some of the biggest financial crimes of the modern era. This documentary-style series follows investigative journalists as they uncover the truth.
Texas Locks Down Prisons to Search for Drugs After 16 Killings

Sep 6, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Brendan Walsh

(Bloomberg) -- Texas is locking down all its prisons and searching for contraband in response to a surge in violence that has included 16 inmate-on-inmate homicides this year. Visitation will be canceled until further notice and movement within correctional facilities will be limited. Texas also plans to increase screenings for narcotics by deploying drug-sniffing dogs and creating “specialized search teams,” according to a state corrections department statement released Wednesday.