
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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Advocates are calling on the city to use a legal tool to close plants in West Dallas and Joppa.
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The agency is proposing cuts to bus routes and light rail frequency and an increase in fares for paratransit riders.
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The state Water Development Board agreed with rural landowners that two regional water plans are at odds over the proposed reservoir in Northeast Texas.
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The city council voted unanimously to rename three lakes along the Trinity River as the Three Sisters Lakes.
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The Regional Transportation Council approved more than $74 million in federal funds and local matches for bike trails and school route projects across North Texas.
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After a chaotic few months, regional transit leaders, cities and DART advocates are regrouping.
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One Dallas council member said all three transit agencies in North Texas — DART, Trinity Metro and DCTA — should be "dismantled."
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DART leaders are split over whether to give member cities total control over who represents them.
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is seeking public input on a controversial rule change for how to pay industry fees for ozone non-attainment.
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Local leaders are regrouping after months of debate over funding for Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
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The new bike plan gets rid of shared bike lanes and prioritizes safety "for everyone," one advocate says.
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House Bill 3187 didn't get a second hearing before last week's deadline. But an identical version in the Senate could still advance in the few weeks remaining in the regular session.