Marisa Charpentier | KUT
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Marisa Charpentier joined KUT as a digital producer in January 2020. After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin with degrees in journalism and Plan II Honors in 2018, she worked as a reporter for Community Impact Newspaper, covering the Central Texas communities of Cedar Park and Leander.
She is originally from St. Louis but grew up in Flower Mound, Texas.
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The number of Texans who have died from COVID-19 is more than 24,000 and growing. It's the second-highest number of deaths behind New York state. An Austin man has memorialized every Texas death.
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Shane Reilly has turned his front yard in Austin into a memorial for Texans who have lost their lives to COVID-19. -
South by Southwest will host an online event next year, but plans for a physical one are still in the works, the organization announced Tuesday. -
The City of Austin is working to open a portion of the convention center to serve as a shelter for Hurricane Laura evacuees. -
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Lee esta historia en español. The release of body camera footage in the police killing of Mike Ramos is being delayed, the city said Sunday. The Austin... -
Lee esta historia en español. When recent UT Austin graduate Kevin Robles woke up Thursday morning, he checked his phone, saw the breaking news... -
UT Austin will require students, faculty, staff and visitors to wear face coverings in campus buildings this fall, interim President Jay Hartzell... -
Water parks, recreational sports programs for adults, driver education programs and food-court dining areas in malls can reopen this month with certain... -
High school senior Rey Garza knows a lot about adapting to “new normals.” He was 9 when he lost vision in his right eye, and when he entered his... -
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