Jia Chen
Freelance reporter and photographerJia Chen is a freelance journalist and photographer for Texas Public Radio. She began with TPR working as the Bexar County selected Summer Arts Intern in 2021. Her coverage includes arts & culture, technology, politics, and more. She holds a BA in Communication from University of Texas at San Antonio, and has lived in San Antonio for over 20 years.
Her emphasis is in photojournalism and adds to storytelling and reporting with elements of visual media, including videography. Other than reporting for her community, she enjoys cooking Chinese food, road-trips, and roller-skating.
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In Uvalde, a groundbreaking was held for a new elementary school to replace the facility that was the site of the worst school shooting in Texas history. -
The Luminaria Festival dazzled downtown San Antonio Saturday night at Hemisfair Park. -
Didn't catch the rare spectacle? We've rounded up some photos of the celestial event, snapped as the moon charted its path over U.S. skies. -
Personas de todas las religiones llenan la sinagoga de San Antonio para una vigilia de solidaridad con Israel. -
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai, and Congressman Joaquin Castro were among the hundreds who gathered at Temple Beth-El, one of the oldest congregations in the U.S.
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The mural includes a list of names of the people who have died in police interactions along with images of Baltasar Rodriguez, who died in 2021 and whose friends designed the mural. -
Conservadores temerosos de que estadounidenses post-Dobbs podrían ser 'aliados', dijo Stacey Abrams a Planned Parenthood del sur de Texas. -
Abrams told the crowd that more than a year after the overturn of Roe V. Wade, abortion rights activists have been aligning with some conservatives who fear the consequences of the Supreme Court decision in states like Texas.
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Trabajadores de RAICES realizan mítines para llamar la atención sobre despidos previstos -
The union representing RAICES workers held rallies in San Antonio and Dallas Saturday to denounce planned layoffs. RAICES said those layoffs were not yet decided.
