Kristen Cabrera | Texas Standard
Kristen Cabrera is a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine, where she saw snow for the first time and walked a mile through a blizzard. A native of the Rio Grande Valley, she graduated from the University of Texas-Pan American (now UTRGV) and is a former KUT News intern. She has been working as a freelance audio producer, writer and podcaster. Email her: kcabrera@kut.org
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Three Gillespie County election staffers left their jobs last week because they faced threats and harassment. The secretary of state’s office is sending trainers to prepare new staffers to run this November’s balloting.
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Texas Highways Magazine took note of 15 small shops all around the state and what makes them so special.
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A leaked memo says the company could start to run out of warehouse workers in some states by 2024.
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A new book tells the story of the influential Houston producer with interviews of the people who knew and worked with him.
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In the span of six months, two men held at Texas prisons have been killed in fires. The cost of upgrading fire alarms systemwide is $55 million.
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The Texas Institute of Letters, a nonprofit literary honor society founded 85 years ago, says “parents should get involved and read some of these books, not just base their ideas or fears on some list.”
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“If they’re going to spend money, let’s spend it wisely,” says Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker.
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Texas surface streets can actually absorb a lot more traffic than we think.
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A Vanity Fair writer says the military has struggled to properly respond to the deaths, leaving grieving families feeling frustrated and forgotten.
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The summer travel season is likely to be a busy one, with more demand for jet fuel and gasoline leading to higher prices for consumers.
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The cruise industry is testing the waters with “simulated cruises” to determine how a voyage would work under CDC-approved safety restrictions.
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After hurricanes and a winter storm, many Black homeowners lack the resources to repair the homes they worked so hard to buy.