Community Pulse
What residents are talking about in Dallas County, TX public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
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In the News
12 articlesRecent coverage of Dallas County, TX from local and regional media.
Abigail Ruhman
Abigail Ruhman is a member of KERA's specialty beats team as its Health Reporter. Abigail was previously the statewide health reporter for the Indiana Public Broadcasting News Team, covering health policy. They graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor’s in journalism and a Bachelor of Arts with a dual emphasis in sociology and women's and gender studies.
Emily DeMotte
Texas will ban hemp products containing certain intoxicating cannabinoids starting July 31, and local businesses are feeling the strain — and even...
Alexsis Jones
Alexsis Jones is a member of KERA’s morning team, as its Morning Show Producer. Alexsis was previously the Local Content Manager and Co-Producer of the West Texas Dispatch at KACU in Abilene, TX. Alexsis graduated from ACU with a bachelor’s in AD/PR and minors in English and Marketing. In her free time Alexsis enjoys reading, photography, and watching video essays over obscure topics.<br/>
Marissa Greene | Fort Worth Report
Politics Texas AG Ken Paxton, GOP officials call on Republicans to ‘fight’ for Tarrant County Marissa Greene | Fort Worth Report, Cecilia Lenzen | Fort...
Priscilla Rice
Communities Reporter A heart for community and storytelling is what Priscilla Rice is passionate about. She brings her...
Energy & Environment
Energy & Environment Electrical power outages will affect...
Megan Cardona
Megan Cardona is the Dallas Accountability Reporter for KERA News, covering city government and issues impacting Dallas residents. She was born and raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and previously worked at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Caroline Love
Caroline Love is the Collin County government accountability reporter for KERA and a former Report for America corps member.<br/><br/>Previously, Caroline covered daily news at Houston Public Media. She has a master's degree from Northwestern University with an emphasis on investigative social justice journalism. During grad school, she reported three feature stories for KERA. She also has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Texas Christian University and interned with KERA's Think in 2019.
Texas News
Manoo Sirivelu, Camille Phillips, Patricia Lim Experts, officials and residents say the slower pace of the rainfall — over several days instead of hours — combined with new sirens and...
Environment & Nature
Environment & Nature KERA features stories about the environment and nature in this...
Dallas Observer
Original reporting and compelling writing on local news, restaurants, arts and culture have made the Dallas Observer a vital resource for readers who want to understand and engage with their community.
Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela
Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela joins KERA News from El Paso, Texas where he graduated as a first-generation immigrant from the University of Texas at El Paso. Prior to joining KERA, Emmanuel worked at KFOX/KDBC El Paso, El Paso Matters and KERA News as an intern. Outside of work, Emmanuel enjoys collecting physical media like movies, music and comics.