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 transit agency's new budget doesn't make any service changes but riders are worried about future funding. -
Several Joppa residents are concerned over the impact of a new data center in the neighborhood — which has already faced decades of environmental injustice from heavy industry nearby. -
Amid a nationwide shortage of transit workers, the new program will give high school students a chance to make $33 an hour after graduation. -
Rainbows could make a comeback on Cedar Springs — at least on the sidewalks. -
The plaza will tie together three popular trails tying Uptown and the Design District as part of a larger 50-mile loop around the city. One of its designers says it is meant to create "portal moments" for cyclists and pedestrians passing through. -
A handful of conservative voters in Hood County say they're either voting for Democrats or sitting out the election. -
Nearly 80% of respondents said their city or county doesn't have the infrastructure to support more data centers. -
Police are blocking off all roads surrounding the American Airlines Center Sept. 7 through 11 for the convention. -
The long-awaited Five Mile Creek Greenbelt in south Oak Cliff will connect three parks, schools and other landmarks. -
Council member Moses Garcia and acting Police Chief Jesus Mancillas were arrested last week, the latest shakeup among leadership in the southern Dallas County city. -
A new report from Environment Texas highlights the need for stronger regulations against microplastics. -
After a lengthy and sometimes contentious search, DART has offered a contract to Nathaniel Ford, who was president and CEO of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority for 13 years.
