Joy Diaz
Texas Standard reporter Joy Diaz has amassed a lengthy and highly recognized body of work in public media reporting. Prior to joining Texas Standard, Joy was a reporter with Austin NPR station KUT on and off since 2005. There, she covered city news and politics, education, healthcare and immigration.
Originally from Mexico, Joy moved to the U.S. in 1998 when her husband Luis was transferred from his job in Mexico City to Virginia. While there, Joy worked for Roanoke NPR station WVTF.
Joy speaks English and Spanish (which is a plus in a state like Texas). She graduated from Universidad de Cuautitlán Izcalli in Mexico City with a degree in Journalism. In 2008 she took a break to devote herself to her two young children, before returning to the KUT studios. She loves reading, painting and spending time engaging with the community.
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From Texas Standard . According to the latest numbers from 2016., construction is a $75 billion industry in Texas. It’s an industry we’ve reported on... -
From Texas Standard . If the latest catalyst for states going their own way was the Paris Climate Agreement, in Texas it was SB4. That’s the law banning... -
From Texas Standard: Many folks will be watching the State of the Union to hear what President Trump might say about immigration. The latest White House... -
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From Texas Standard . Lots of folks will soon be southbound, spending the holidays with family and friends in Mexico. There are the usual warnings about... -
From Texas Standard . I don’t want to downplay how complicated issues of race are, but in a way, race in the United States is a pretty easy to... -
From Texas Standard: South of the border, there’s big news with implications for Texas. The AP reports Mexico's ruling party pushed a bill through the... -
From Texas Standard . Scouting has long been considered a path for young people to learn life skills, but a program along the United States-Mexico...
