We’re a small team of investigators and builders giving Texans the information they need to fight back. We dig up the facts, build the tools to track what’s happening, and get the results to the people who can use them.
Saul Elbein | The Investigator
Saul has spent 15 years reporting on climate, energy, and environmental risk for Texas Monthly, The Hill, and National Geographic. Over that time, he has learned that what looks like one local problem is often part of a much bigger pattern — and that you only really understand it by listening to the people living through it. He reads the records, follows the pattern, and helps people understand how their local fight fits into a much bigger story — then turns that knowledge into plain-English stories communties can use.
Greg Randall | The Architect
Greg Randall builds systems that help Future Heist see patterns. A builder across physical and digital worlds, he develops the scrapers, trackers, and digital tools behind projects like NewsSifter and the Texas Water Signal Project. When a dry well in one county lines up with a sudden water shortage in another, Greg’s systems catch it — turning isolated local stories into a statewide map of theft.
The Extended Network
Future Heist works because of the people on the ground. The real crew is ranchers, nurses, local organizers, and digital creators who carry these stories where they can do the most good.
We bring the reporting, the tools, and the megaphone. They bring the trust, the relationships, and the local knowledge that turn information into action.