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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New polling data released Tuesday says more Latinos are voting for their first or second time this election. -
Two Dallas City Council committees have opposing requests on their lists of legislative priorities. -
DART's board of directors was unable to pass a draft budget before a final vote later this month. -
Analysts say parts of the state are becoming more competitive — but Texas likely won't turn blue anytime soon. -
A group of DART riders is speaking out as DART eyes a spending cap and member cities call for funding cuts. -
The Sunrise Movement Dallas has launched a campaign to eliminate parking minimums in the city. -
The board voted on some reductions in services for DART's proposed budget.
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Highland Park's town council voted Tuesday to approve a resolution calling for reduced DART funding. -
Some North Texas cities — including Rowlett, Irving and Plano — want to cut funding for DART, but riders and the agency say that would hurt the services it provides. -
A new group of transit riders and advocates is pushing back against proposed funding cuts to North Texas' largest transit agency. -
Richard Jackson made the comments at a city council meeting Tuesday, but a city spokesperson said he was not referring to riders. -
Members of DART's board of directors find themselves in a heated debate: Do they represent the agency, or the cities that want to cut its funding?
