Gus Contreras
Digital Producer, ReporterGus Contreras is a digital producer and reporter at KERA News. Gus produces the local All Things Considered segment and reports on a variety of topics from, sports to immigration. He was an intern and production assistant for All Things Considered in Washington D.C.
He is a first-generation American from El Paso, and attended UT-Arlington. He was the sports and managing editor of The Shorthorn, UTA’s student newspaper.
A sports nut, he enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family. When he’s not trying to cook Mexican food at home, Gus enjoys finding new taco places in North Texas.
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Residents in the Dallas school district will vote on a 13-cent tax increase this November.The school board Thursday night approved a recommendation for an… -
The top local stories this morning from KERA News:The annual Texas sales tax holiday starts on Friday as children prepare to return to school. The Texas… -
One of the iconic figures in North Texas news made some news himself this week.WFAA-TV anchor John McCaa announced he'll retire next spring after 34 years… -
The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Texas school districts will soon receive letter grades for the first time as the state prepares to roll… -
The top local stories this morning from KERA News:The city of Fort Worth is staring down the barrel of a $1.6 billion pension problem. The retirement fund… -
Almost half of all renters spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent, and with the lack of affordable housing, it’s no wonder more than 500,000… -
The top local stories this morning from KERA News:The Trump Justice Department says it proved that Dallas-based AT&T's mega-merger with Time Warner will… -
The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Firefighters to the west of North Texas are battling two wildfires. The Texas A&M Forest Service reports… -
The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Health officials are urging people to take precautions in the extreme heat after Dallas County recorded… -
The future of transportation seems jam-packed with high-tech gizmos, like bullet trains, self-driving cars, flying taxis and Hyperloop.And yet, the future… -
The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Guitar players the world over idolize Stevie Ray Vaughan, but the guitar player he idolized was his big… -
The top local stories this morning from KERA News:A court hearing begins in Austin on Wednesday stemming from comments radio show host Alex Jones made…
