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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Nadine Lee led DART through negotiations to keep the agency together. -
People without legal status in North Texas are living in fear amid ramped up ICE enforcement, and it's impacting the region's construction industry. -
Dozens of speakers expressed concerns over the possible loss of service in three DART member cities holding withdrawal elections this spring. -
The Dallas-based carrier said it's discontinuing service to and from the two major airports in an effort to "refine its network." -
Regional leaders greenlit a study looking at a corridor that could extend DART's current rail service. -
Interfaith leaders want residents to know the vital need for public transit in Highland Park and University Park as the two cities prepare to hold withdrawal elections. -
North Texans say they're waiting anxiously to reach family and friends back in Iran amidst the major military campaign that began in the country Saturday morning. -
The convention center's website said resident input and advocacy encouraged planners to make the building safer for migratory birds. -
Addison City Council voted Tuesday not to rescind its withdrawal election. Farmers Branch, meanwhile, cancelled the May 2 election after DART put forward a new funding deal. -
The decision will keep DART in Plano for at least another six years.
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Four cities have confirmed they're considering a new DART plan to keep the agency intact. -
Regional Transportation Council Director Michael Morris called it a "great day" for North Texas.
