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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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Attorneys for a former police officer in Balch Springs accused of killing an unarmed 15 year-old have…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Monday morning storms are bringing North Texans relief from recent high temperatures. National Weather…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:A large portion of North Texas, including most of Tarrant and portions of Dallas, Denton and Wise…
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Hundreds of kids are still separated from their migrant parents, despite Thursday's deadline for the Trump administration to reunite…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:A funeral service will be held Thursday morning for Dallas Police officer Earl "Jamie" Givens. The…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:National Guard troops sent to the U.S-Mexico border nearly four months ago have made a dent in illegal…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Ongoing debate about growth and development in Plano continued at Monday night's City Council meeting.…
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One of the biggest surprises from the "Still On The Edge" series showed up early in Courtney Collins' reporting process. When she sat down to review data,…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Some transportation relief is coming for parts of Fort Worth. The last segment of the $1.6 billion North…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:There's been a sharp increase this year in Texas students arrested for threatening violence, according…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Some Texas Democrats running for office are managing to out-fundraise their Republican opponents. Recent…
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An effort in Arlington aims to establish term limits for public officials, but Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams says he doesn't think it would be good for…