Stella M. Chávez
Immigration/Demographics ReporterStella M. Chávez is KERA’s immigration/demographics reporter. Her journalism roots run deep.
She spent a decade and a half in newspapers – including seven years at The Dallas Morning News, where she covered education and won the Livingston Award for National Reporting, which is given annually to the best journalists across the country under age 35. The award-winning entry was “Yolanda’s Crossing,” a seven-part DMN series she co-wrote that reconstructs the 5,000-mile journey of a young Mexican sexual-abuse victim from a small Oaxacan village to Dallas.
For the last two years, she worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,where she was part of the agency’s outreach efforts on the Affordable Care Act and ran the regional office’s social media efforts.
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Texas has played a key role in abortion legislation. Roe v Wade, the landmark case the Supreme Court overturned, started in Dallas. Sarah Weddington and Linda Coffee, two young North Texas lawyers, were the driving force behind Roe in 1973. Stephanie Cole, associate professor of history at the University of Texas at Arlington spoke with KERA reporter Stella Chavez about what we can learn from this history. -
Funerals for some of the 21 victims of the school shooting in Uvalde are scheduled for the next few days.
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President Biden is traveling to Uvalde, Texas, to mourn with the community. It's his second visit to a community that's been devastated by a mass shooting in less than two weeks.
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A Robb Elementary School fourth grade girl lost two of her best friends in the shooting. She was in the classroom across the hallway and frantically called her parents for help. Now, she says she's trying to stay strong for her family and friends.
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The Democratic runoff for Congressional District 30 is one of the most closely watched races this election cycle. The candidates are seeking to fill a seat held for three decades by veteran Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson.
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Natural gas leaks are more prevalent in communities of color and low-income neighborhoods, according to a new report published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology,
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Dallas Animal Services is setting up a hotline for residents to call if they spot a coyote. The announcement comes after a coyote attacked a toddler on his porch.
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The U.S. evacuated more than 76,000 Afghans after the military ended its operation there, but not everyone has moved to permanent housing yet. Curtis Ried, special advisor to the White House on Afghan resettlement, was in North Texas recently and spoke with KERA.
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This is the second story in a four-part series. Read the first, third and fourth stories. Step inside Today’s Discount Food Mart near the corner of Park Lane and Fair Oaks Avenue and you’ll likely be greeted with música norteña, a type of regional Mexican music. The store is stocked with a rainbow of helados (popsicles), tortillas and an array of Mexican spices.
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North Texas immigrant advocates are welcoming the Department of Homeland Security’s decision that grants Temporary Protected Status to Cameroon, but say it should have happened sooner. The designation for the Central African country allows Cameroonian nationals to remain and work in the U.S. for 18 months.
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From politicians of all stripes to celebrities like Kim Kardashian — and a cross-section of Texans — supporters of Melissa Lucio are urging the state of Texas not to execute her later this month. That was the message at a rally Thursday night in Dallas.
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Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, Arlington resident Olena Prokhorenko Ogiozee tried to convince her mom to leave. Like many Ukrainians, 68-year-old Nataliya Prokhorenko didn’t want to abandon her city or country
