KWBU • November 4 2024

Ready for Election Day? Here's what to know if you're voting Tuesday

Early voting for the 2024 election has wrapped up and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. If you didn't make it to the polls in the last two weeks, don't panic. You can still vote on Tuesday. When and Where can I vote? McLennan County will have 46 polls open Tuesday from 7am - 7pm. If you plan to go after work, and lines are long, remember - Texas voters have a right to vote as long as they were in line before 7pm. Registered McLennan County voters can vote at any polling location in the county. H...

Texas Standard • August 15 2023

‘You have to ask for help’: San Antonio nonprofit forges community for veterans through knife-making

Role: Reporter & Producer
Awards: TMA Anson Jones, MD, Award for Radio News
Every month, San Antonio nonprofit Reforged holds a free knife-making class for veterans and first responders. The class is about spreading the love of the tradition of bladesmithing. The group also focuses on creating peer-support for a group of people that often struggles with PTSD and depression.

KWBU • October 18 2024

Texas House District 56's Special Race could set new precedent for retiring representatives

Looking at my sample ballot for McLennan County, I see all the races I expected.At the top, there’s President & Vice President, US Senator, then a bit further down State Representative for District 56, a court of appeals seat, State Representative for District 56 … Wait… that can’t be right.But it is.Earlier this year, after almost two decades representing HD 56, Charles “Doc” Anderson, a Republican, said he wouldn’t run for reelection. Then in August, he announced he’d retire early, leaving the...

Class Project • May 1 2024

Texas Harm Reduction Alliance works to combat overdoses, despite hostile legislation

Role: Reporter, Photographer & Writer
In the last few decades, overdose rates in Ausin have increased due to fentanyl contamination. Local groups, like Texas Harm Reduction Alliance, work to curb these overdoses.

KWBU • October 11 2024

County Commissioner Precinct 2 up for grabs in November Election

A lot of big decisions affecting Waco and surrounding towns are made by the five members of the McLennan County Commissioners Court. And this year, there’s only one contested race on the ballot - Precinct 2.The precinct covers East Waco and the eastern swatch of the county…making it the most competitive council district. And the only one that’s been held by a Democrat.The seat was held by Patricia Chisolm-Miller until she unexpectedly died earlier this year. Between Miller and her predecessor, L...

June 9 2024

“Hot, Sweaty and Sexy”: Heel dance brings feelings of empowerment to its practitioners

Austin Woman Magazine • November 1 2022

Ruthie Foster: Not Folk, Just Ruthie

Role: Reporter & Writer
Ruthie Foster discusses her musical changes and recent accolades since being on the February 2008 cover of Austin Woman.

In 2008, Ruthie Foster had just played at a festival in Australia and was about to receive her first awards nomination. Fourteen years, seven albums and nine Blues Music Awards later, she is back in full swing, touring the East Coast, releasing a new album and becoming the first woman (and woman of color) to receive a star in front of Austin’s iconic Paramount Theater.

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Texas Standard • July 12 2023

What you need to know about fecal contamination at Texas beaches

Role: Reporter & Producer
As the summer heats up, beaches become a popular destination to cool off for a weekend. For many Texans, this often means a trip to South Padre Island, Corpus Christi, Galveston and other Gulf Coast beaches.

Class Project • September 24 2021

New Senate Bill Threatens the Mental Health of Transgender Athletes

Texas Standard • June 16 2023

Tornado kills 3, injures more in Texas Panhandle

Role: Reporter & Producer
A tornado ripped through the small town of Perryton in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday, killing at least three people and leaving many more injured.

Texas Standard • July 28 2023

Young thespians share what it’s like to share a title role

Role: Reporter & Producer
Every summer, Zilker Summer Theatre puts on a new show. This year's show, Matilda, is lead by two young actors.

Austin Woman Magazine • December 1 2022

Chelsea Elliott: Vision for the Future

Role: Reporter & Writer
When Chelsea Elliott began half Helen at just 22, she had no idea the reach her new organization would eventually have. Over the past 10 years, the organization has grown from a small one-woman show providing early-detection screenings and outside referrals, to a full-service eye clinic on wheels serving underserved children and adults throughout the Austin community.

Austin Woman Magazine • September 1 2023

Yazmin Castañeda: More Than Clothes

Role: Reporter & Writer
Inspired by her family history and travels, Yazmin Castañeda had always dreamed of opening her own small business. In 2020, she created Origin Mexico, with a focus on connecting small artisan families in Mexico to an international market.

Texas Standard • July 19 2023

Meet Christabell Nuñez, this year’s Mrs. Texas Plus America

Role: Reporter & Producer
In a small hotel ballroom, Christabell Nunez was named Mrs. Texas Plus America. And with the title came a lot more recognition and volunteer engagements. She spoke with the Standard about her new role.

Austin Woman Magazine • January 1 2023

Alice Arterberry: Building a Legacy

Role: Writer & Reporter
Growing up, Alice Arterberry always knew she wanted to create something one day. In college, she thought this meant simply becoming an architect and designing buildings. But Arterberry has since successfully co-created an interstate architecture firm focused on holistic design.

Texas Standard • July 11 2023

Aurora’s self-driving semis aim to be on Texas highways by 2024

Role: Reporter & Producer
In Texas, big rigs often overrun the highways from Austin to Dallas and Houston and major highways in between. One of the most popular of these routes, the Dallas-Houston route along I-45, is about to get a new kind of big rig.

Texas Standard • August 3 2023

Texas has highest rate of family annihilation cases in U.S., new study shows

Role: Reporter & Producer
Gun violence is not a new phenomenon in the U.S. In fact, it is so common, much has been made over how many have seemingly become desensitized to coverage of such deaths.

The Fuel Online • August 22 2019

Viral ASL interpreter has roots in Judson ISD

Role: Reporter & Writer
At a recent Twista concert, all eyes were not on the artist, but the ASL interpreter who seemed to be more into the music than the performer.

The Fuel Online • February 24 2020

Judson alumni completes “World’s Toughest Row” in his journey to recovery

Role: Reporter & Producer
Upon the return from military service, many veterans find that the transition to civilian life can be extremely difficult and oftentimes. One marine, John Fannin, found a unique way to work through that.