Stella M. Chávez
StellaChávezisKERA’seducation reporter/blogger. Her journalism roots run deep: She spent a decade and a half in newspapers – including seven years at The Dallas Morning News, where she covered education and won the Livingston Award for National Reporting, which is given annually to the best journalists across the country under age 35. The award-winning entry was “Yolanda’s Crossing,” a seven-partDMN series she co-wrote that reconstructs the 5,000-mile journey of a young Mexican sexual-abuse victim from a smallOaxacanvillage to Dallas. For the last two years, she worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,where she was part of the agency’s outreach efforts on the Affordable Care Act and ran the regional office’s social media efforts.
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The multilingual website and hotline are available in English, French, Arabic and Spanish and was launched by the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas. -
Texas farmers say this week's winter storm was unlike anything they've experienced before. The below-freezing temperatures as well as power and water outages have severely disrupted the country's food supply chain.
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The travel ban, which affected mostly Muslim-majority and African countries, faced several legal challenges and was eventually upheld by the Supreme Court.
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Guy Reffitt of Wylie has been charged with unlawful entry and obstruction of justice. He’s at least the fourth North Texan to face charges related to the attack.
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Genetic sequencing helped county officials determine that a 20-year-old Dallas man was infected with the new variant of the virus.
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Los latinos representan alrededor del 40% de la población de Texas, y sus votos podrían ser fundamentales para las elecciones. Las campañas están revelando el hecho de que no existe un bloque “latino”. Los reporteros de la radio pública en todo Texas escuchan a estos votantes discutir los temas que les preocupan y dan su opinión sobre el rumbo que debería tomar la nación.Esta es la última historia de una serie sobre votantes latinos en las elecciones 2020.
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Latinos comprise about 40% of the population in Texas, and their votes could be critical to races up and down the ballot. Campaigns are rediscovering the fact that there is no solid “Latino” bloc. Public Radio reporters across Texas are listening to these voters discuss the issues they care about and give their thoughts on where the nation should be heading.This is the final story in a series about Latino voters in the 2020 Election.
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The Dallas resident surrendered her dog, Muffy, to the city's animal shelter after she couldn't afford treatment for a leg condition. Now she faces animal cruelty charges and possible deportation.
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The current Black Lives Matter protests have taken some cues from the 1960s civil rights movement — but they also stand apart in a number of ways.
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While the current president closes borders and shuts off avenues to asylum, George W. Bush is making a statement about immigration with his paintbrush.
