Pablo Arauz Peña
Growth and Infrastructure ReporterPablo Arauz Peña is the Growth and Infrastructure Reporter for KERA News.
As a tech-savvy journalist, he has a range of concrete experiences in broadcast, digital and print newsrooms.
Pablo got his start in public media as a KERA news intern in 2014. Since then, his journalism has taken him to Hollywood and Alaska — and back. After graduating from The University of Texas at Arlington in 2018, he covered celebrity news and red carpet events for The Associated Press in Los Angeles as an entertainment reporter intern. He also worked throughout Southern California as a freelance news producer for NPR member station KCRW.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Pablo spent more than a year in Alaska where he covered education, local government and Indigenous communities for KTOO Public Media, the NPR member station in Juneau. He won an award for a historical piece on the parallels between the recent pandemic to the 1918 influenza pandemic and its impact on Indigenous communities.
Now after making his way back to KERA, Pablo aims to deliver the highest quality journalism to his home community with a passion for local news and proven talent that has made his career.
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The road will be partially closed on a stretch in Far North Dallas. -
The idea to construct a high-speed railway between Houston and Dallas seems to be gaining momentum. -
High speed rail in Texas is big talk in a state ruled by cars. Still, a plan to build a bullet train connecting Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston was a major focus at this week's Southwestern Rail Conference in Hurst. -
The Regional Transportation Council voted to seek federal funding for 59 electric buses. -
The new rules address longstanding issues such as assaults on transit workers, collisions and exposure to infectious diseases for agencies like Dallas Area Rapid Transit and Trinity Metro. -
EV chargers are popping up across the region — but "charging deserts" remain. -
Trinity Metro is extending its on-demand ride service to Mansfield this summer. -
The union representing DART workers say the agency is taking away long-standing policies. DART says it's already adopted some union recommendations and is meeting "in good faith" to hear workers' concerns. -
Hexel Colorado says it's possible to live in Dallas without a car — in fact, it makes life easier. -
Leaders showed enthusiasm for a bullet train to Houston but not to other North Texas cities.
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The station begins service Monday and replaces the Trinity Rail Express' Richland Hills station, which closes for service on Saturday. -
A volunteer for Dallas elections is raising concerns over accessibility to the county's only elections office.
