Andy Lusk
RFA Mid-cities Communities ReporterAndy Lusk is KERA's mid-cities communities reporter. He is a returning Report for America corps member, having spent two years with KUCB, the NPR member station serving Alaska’s Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. While in Alaska, Andy was an award-winning general assignment reporter with a focus on local and tribal government. When he's not reporting, he's usually out hiking. Andy is an alumnus of New York University.
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Some of Funk's cremated remains will be aboard two separate space flights: one to orbit the earth and return, and another to head into deep space and not come back. -
The Southlake City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Sept. 15 to deny a permit to the 2026 Pride Kel-So festival. This would have been the second iteration of the event. -
A major fire recently broke out at a Sand Branch dumping ground. Residents didn’t have a way to put it out, so fire crews came in from neighboring areas, trucking in water from miles away. Activists are looking for a permanent solution to the lack of infrastructure. -
Hundreds gathered in the morning hours at the 9/11 Flight Crew Memorial in Grapevine to mark the 25th anniversary since the September 11, 2001 attacks. -
Aviator and late-life astronaut Wally Funk, a longtime Grapevine resident, died in July at 87 years old. Loved ones came together Sept. 1 to honor her memory. -
Irving Mayor Al Zapanta sat down with KERA's Andy Lusk to discuss his goals, DART, data centers and the city's role in the growing Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. -
Trent Kelley, a 25-year Grapevine Parks and Recreation employee, took the department's helm this month. -
New requirements for short-term rentals went into effect July 31. Irving's code enforcement director breaks down the specifics. -
Although Bedford officials don't anticipate any data center projects in the near future, they're redoing their zoning ordinance. -
Bedford officials are looking into new sidewalk connections to boost walkability throughout the city. -
The funding approved by the Texas Water Development Board helps pay for efforts to reduce flood risks along North Delaware Creek. -
As part of a new green initiative, livestock are taking over some landscaping duties on Irving public lands.
