Lauren Terrazas
ProducerLauren Terrazas is an El Paso native and produces "Morning Edition" and "Fronteras" for Texas Public Radio. She began her work in broadcasting as an intern at KTEP, El Paso’s public radio station. While at KTEP, she went to become a production assistant and then chief announcer for "Morning Edition."
Lauren supervised part-time student employees and interns while producing local public affairs programs. She also created KTEP’s first production handbook.
She received her bachelor of arts degree in organizational and corporate communication from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2017 and is currently pursuing her master’s in public administration at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Cancer is the leading cause of death among Latinos and this demographic also faces a greater risk for Alzheimer’s disease, but Latinos are largely underrepresented in clinical research trials. A program at UT Health San Antonio is working to close that gap. -
After the magazine 'Texas Monthly' published Arthur D'Andrea's comments to Bank of America investors, Gov. Greg Abbott asked for and received his resignation. D'Andrea will formally depart when his replacement is appointed. -
A new study reveals how immigrants benefit the U.S. economy — and society as a whole. -
The University of Texas at San Antonio was awarded a $5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to further address injustices within democracy and civil society. -
Frustrated by the perception of the border as a lawless land, two Texas border natives embarked on a 1,200-mile journey to capture the region’s untold stories. Their project is now being resurrected in a new music collaboration. -
Deputies were able to detain about 50 of the immigrants. But officials expressed concern for those who fled into the woods as San Antonio braced for a hard freeze Thursday night. -
While February is formally recognized as Black History Month, the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum believes Black culture should be celebrated year-round. -
The Alazán-Apache Courts are the oldest public housing units in the city and are a prominent feature in this mostly Mexican American neighborhood. The initial demolition plans for the 1939 complex called for the relocation of several residents to other housing communities or to switch them to Section 8 vouchers. But officials with the San Antonio Housing Authority, SAHA, recently pivoted from their plan, canceling its partnership with the NRP Group to demolish the structure. -
San Antonio’s economic segregation is perhaps most reflected in the city’s near West Side, located just west of downtown. The construction of highways in the 1960s physically separated the area from the city center and blocks of homes were torn down in the name of urban renewal. -
