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Journalist | Co-author of Kingdom Quarterback, a book about Kansas City and Patrick Mahomes | Features editor and writer at @TheHustle | mdent05@gmail.com

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Mark Dent’s Biography

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I’m a journalist living in Austin, TX., reporting on just about everything: politics, sports, cities, jurisprudence religion, tech, entertainment, fashion, business and more. My work has appeared in the New York Times, Texas Monthly, Slate, VICE, The Dallas Morning News and many other publications.

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The Last Five Glamour Shots Locations in the United States

The Last Five Glamour Shots Locations in the United States

How just a few studios behind big-hair '90s photography survive ... for now. A glamour shot of a Glamour Shot…

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A New Pipeline Through the Hill Country Is Pitting the Oil Industry Against Landowners

A New Pipeline Through the Hill Country Is Pitting the Oil Industry Against Landowners

On the day of the explosion, Randy Zgabay's grandmother kept him inside. His grandfather would usually hold R…

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PSU's future has trustee candidates divided

PSU's future has trustee candidates divided

The politicization of Penn State's Board of Trustees and how two opposing sides have different visions for th…

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Spanier still highly visible at Penn State

Spanier still highly visible at Penn State

The lingering awkwardness of Graham Spanier in Happy Valley

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Colleges, universities slow to offer multiyear athletic scholarships

Colleges, universities slow to offer multiyear athletic scholarships

I filed more than 80 FOIA requests, conducted over 40 interviews and built my own database to illustrate how …

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The Last House

The Last House

Everyone always talked about Joe Paterno's simple house. For six months, I conducted tons of interviews and s…

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Frisco Was a Welcoming Place for Indian Immigrants. Then Came the Influencers.

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By Mark Dent Verified
| Texas Monthly Verified
In April 2008, a couple hundred Hindu devotees spread out on the floor of a landscaping company’s former warehouse in Frisco to witness guru Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji bless the land that would become Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple. While parts of Frisco had filled up with houses over the past decade, this portion of the city, several miles east of the Dallas North Tollway, featured empty fields and farms. Coit Road, now a major thoroughfare, was a gravel street.
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Frisco Was a Welcoming Place for Indian Immigrants. Then Came the Influencers.

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World News 2 hours ago Khamenei's other sons appear at his funeral in Iran as new supreme leader remains in hiding RNS - Nasser Karimi • 2h TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has yet to make an appearance in the funeral ceremonies, which are … U.S. Politics Now Catholic legal aid group for immigrants nears collapse as US withholds funds ncronline.org - Robert Moore • 23m For 40 years, a ministry of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso has provided legal...
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If The United States Ever Wins a Men’s World Cup, They’ll Have FC Dallas to Thank

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Note: This story was originally published on November 23, 2022. In honor of Team USA’s historic 2026 World Cup run, we’re republishing it now. As you prepare to watch England and the United States play in the men’s World Cup on Friday, try to imagine another matchup between the two countries. The year is 2042, and FIFA is holding the 27th installment of the world’s most popular sporting event. Watering holes across the United States are packed.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I covered my local high school basketball team for the website kchoopscoop.com. I got paid like $100 the whole year.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

What does it mean to be a journalist?

You can make other people happy, whether it's through a fun blog post or a well-researched investigative project that helps change policy.