McNeely reported on the Texas Legislature for the Austin American-Statesman from 1978 to 2004.
AUSTIN, Texas — Dave McNeely, a longtime political reporter and columnist for the Austin American-Statesman newspaper, has died. He was 85.
McNeely joined the Statesman in 1978 and covered the state Capitol until his retirement in 2004. After he left the Statesman, McNeely continued writing columns for The Texas Observer and several newspapers across the state.
McNeely covered his first session of the Texas Legislature while still a student at the University of Texas in 1963. He graduated from UT in 1963. He later earned a master’s degree in government from the school.
He was married to former KVUE News Director Carole Kneeland until her death from cancer in 1998. He later married Kathryn Terwey Longley.
Services for McNeely are pending.