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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DART elections in the suburbs will impact the future of public transit in North Texas.
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Dallas Area Rapid Transit's recently appointed board chair Randall Bryant sat down with ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº as four cities prepare to vote whether to leave the agency.
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The DART board this week reviewed potential service changes if four member cities leave the agency.
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Carrollton Mayor Steve Babick said the city hasn't made a decision to leave DART, but a withdrawal election is still on the table.
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The Addison City Council voted 4-3 against calling an election to possibly withdraw from regional transit.
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The new Dallas bus terminal at Harry Hines begins service on Dec. 9.
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The transit agency commemorated the civil rights icon, whose refusal to give up her seat sparked a bus boycott.
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Addison City Council will vote next week whether to call for a withdrawal election to leave DART. It would be the fifth city to do so.
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Recent data shows that changing local and state policies are contributing to growing housing stock, but much of it is still out of reach for lower-income renters.
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Plano's proposal would eliminate regular bus routes in the city but keep rail, including the new Silver Line.
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Dallas leaders say they haven't committed to a path for the bullet train — but their delay could cost them crucial federal dollars for the project.
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North Texas leaders say cities need more transit investment — not less. A new draft plan from the Texas Department of Transportation calls for greater investment in public transit to address the region’s rapid population growth.