https://matthew-bovee.com/categories/personal-story/Recent content in Personal Story on Matthew Bovee | Investigative ReporterHugoen-usWed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://matthew-bovee.com/blog/my-journey-from-texas-to-nebraska/Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://matthew-bovee.com/blog/my-journey-from-texas-to-nebraska/<p>Two decades ago, I left the Texas Hill Country for Lincoln, Nebraska. People ask me why — especially now that they&rsquo;ve seen my reporting on Nebraska&rsquo;s water wars, TIF scandals, and state government. Here&rsquo;s the story behind the move from Texas to Nebraska.</p> <p><img src="https://matthew-bovee.com/images/s-my-journey-from-texas-to-nebraska-eef106.jpg" alt="How an investigative reporter made the move from the Texas Hill Country to the Cornhusker State"></p> <p>It was not a mid-career crisis or a romantic idea about the plains. It was a story assignment, and I have spent the twenty years since trying to explain to people that the decision made itself. My journey from Texas to Nebraska turned out to be the making of a career.</p>