Carolina Cuellar
RGV Reportercarolina@tpr.org
Carolina Cuellar reports for Texas Public Radio from the city of McAllen where she covers business and border issues. Her position is made possible by Report For America — a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
A scientist-turned-journalist, she worked on the science desk at KQED, for various science news outlets, and has written about dog DNA criminal forensics and the largest fire in Santa Cruz County history, the CZU Lightning Complex wildfire that started in August 2020. Her work has appeared in ABCNews, The Mercury News, and science sites such as Inside Science and Mongabay.
Cuellar, a first-generation college graduate, holds a master’s degree in science communication and a bachelor’s in molecular, cellular and developmental biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She was born in Bogotá, Colombia and grew up in Stockton, California after emigrating to the United States.
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It's estimated that half a million people live in colonias along the Texas-Mexico border. These communities lack basic needs for the residents, including running water, storm drainage and sewage. What are the challenges of living in a colonia? Who is responsible for improving the substandard conditions? -
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The residents of some of the lowest-income communities in the nation often have to drive long distances for groceries and basic services. But over time, they have overcome inaccessibility by starting businesses themselves.
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Migrantes que sobrevivieron accidente de Brownsville enfrentan un futuro incierto.
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Four men who survived the May crash are now living in the Rio Grande Valley, and they depend on donations as they recover from their injuries.
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Agua tóxica en las colonias del sur de Texas les cuesta a los residentes salud y dinero
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For decades, residents of some of the poorest neighborhoods along the border have dealt with foul and even toxic drinking water, all while paying some of the highest prices for this basic need. Now, several hundred colonia residents are suing a company that they allege has routinely ignored their pleas for help and even ushered in a predatory market that profits off the problem.
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Las colonias y el sueño americano son lo mismo para los residentes
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La confusión persiste tras el fin del Título 42
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At least two dozen families search for help after the EF1 tornado that ripped through the South Texas community on May 13.
