
Pablo Arauz Peña
Growth and Infrastructure ReporterPablo Arauz Peña is the Growth and Infrastructure Reporter for .
As a tech-savvy journalist, he has a range of concrete experiences in broadcast, digital and print newsrooms.
Pablo got his start in public media as a ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº news intern in 2014. Since then, his journalism has taken him to Hollywood and Alaska — and back. After graduating from The University of Texas at Arlington in 2018, he covered celebrity news and red carpet events for The Associated Press in Los Angeles as an entertainment reporter intern. He also worked throughout Southern California as a freelance news producer for NPR member station KCRW.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Pablo spent more than a year in Alaska where he covered education, local government and Indigenous communities for KTOO Public Media, the NPR member station in Juneau. He won an award for a on the parallels between the recent pandemic to the 1918 influenza pandemic and its impact on Indigenous communities.
Now after making his way back to ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº, Pablo aims to deliver the highest quality journalism to his home community with a passion for local news and proven talent that has made his career.
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The agency showed off the first of 476 buses it will roll out in the next couple of years.
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Some local leaders are already considering the idea of withdrawing their city from the DART system, even as the agency is working to send them additional transit money.
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Bird experts say the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center is one of the deadliest buildings in Dallas for birds. Advocates want the redesign to be more bird-friendly.
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After years of construction, North Texans can start riding the new commuter rail line Oct. 25.
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Riders will see fewer bus routes and longer wait times under service changes rolling out next year.
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Dallas Area Rapid Transit asked several cities to commit to supporting the agency as they requested additional funds through a new program. But only two have.
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Residents in rural Granbury say a proposed new power plant next to a Bitcoin mine will only make their health problems worse.
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Directors voted to delay a final decision on service changes for at least two weeks to give the agency more time to communicate how they'll impact member cities.
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Two flood planning projects along the Trinity River are ranked as top priorities in the first-ever statewide flood plan.
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Climate advocates welcomed the news of the factory's possible closure, but said they will continue to hold the city accountable.
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Residents in Hood County, south of Fort Worth, say their elected officials are keeping them from voting to incorporate their community, giving them more power to control noise and environmental pollution from a nearby data facility. Rural North Texans say a Bitcoin mine is 'ruining their lives' while elected officials deny them a vote
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The agreement pushes back the Marvin Nichols reservoir's proposed completion by 20 years. Rural landowners say their land and livelihoods are still under threat.