Stella M. Chávez, KERA News

Stella M. Chávez

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Dallas, TX, United States

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Past articles by Stella:

Wick Allison, Publisher Who Launched D Magazine, Dies At 72

Allison, a fifth-generation Texan born and raised in Dallas, founded D Magazine in 1974. He died Tuesday from bladder cancer. → Read More

'I Am An Example': A Dallas Immigrant From Congo Overcomes Barriers To Graduate College

We first met David Kapuku in the fall of 2014 , during an orientation for refugee students at Conrad High School in Dallas. He was the students’ guide, → Read More

Police Confront Hundreds Of Protesters On Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge In Dallas

Protests continued around North Texas Monday evening with one in Dallas resulting in police firing smoke bombs at a crowd on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. → Read More

Family Of Man Who Died Of COVID-19 Suing Dallas Meat Plant

The family of a man who died of COVID-19 has sued the West Dallas meat processing plant where he worked. The suit alleges Quality Sausage Company didn’t → Read More

This Texas Teen Worries About Prom, Graduation — And The Economy

Izcan Ordaz voted for the first time in Texas’ Democratic primary on March 3, or Super Tuesday. As an 18-year-old high school senior, he was excited for → Read More

KERA Earns 10 Statewide Awards From Texas AP Broadcasters, Including 4 Firsts

KERA has collected 10 statewide awards from the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters. Four of those were first-place awards, and two KERA reporters — Stella → Read More

Amid COVID-19 Spread, Dallas County Orders Residents To Shelter-In-Place

Dallas County has ordered residents to stay home – shelter in place – in an effort to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. It's one of the most → Read More

Live Updates: Trump Live At Louis Vuitton Ribbon Cutting, Thousands Line Up For Dallas Rally

Updated 4:06 p.m. President Trump has landed in North Texas. Before a 7 p.m. campaign rally at the American Airlines Center in Dallas tonight, he'll visit → Read More

Live Updates: Trump Arrives In Dallas, Reacts To Turkish Ceasefire

Updated 1:52 p.m. President Trump has landed in North Texas. Before a 7 p.m. campaign rally at the American Airlines Center in Dallas tonight, he'll visit → Read More

Trump's North Texas Trip Includes Dallas Rally, Visit To Louis Vuitton Facility

President Trump is visiting North Texas Thursday. Before a 7 p.m. campaign rally at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, he'll visit a new Louis Vuitton → Read More

Fort Worth Program Brings Latino, African American History Into Classrooms

Elias Valverde, a social studies teacher at Fort Worth’s Paschal High School, spent a recent morning talking to his ninth-graders about the history of La → Read More

How Some Colleges Are Keeping Students From Dropping Out

Four out of 10 students who go to college end up with college debt but don’t graduate. David Kirp, a University of California, Berkeley professor and the → Read More

Study Shows How Immigrants Help North Texas Economy

A new study shows immigrants have a big impact on the North Texas economy. The group New American Economy says it wants to use this new data to show how → Read More

Grand Prairie ISD Appoints Interim Superintendent

The Grand Prairie Independent School District has appointed an interim superintendent following the death last week of Superintendent Susan Simpson Hull. → Read More

Alliance Airport Lands Grant For Amazon Air Hub

Fort Worth Alliance Airport is getting financial help to build a taxiway extension that will help Amazon’s new regional air hub. Alliance Airport is → Read More

Dallas Church Prepares To Receive More Asylum Seekers

When 56 asylum-seeking migrants arrived in Dallas, they were greeted in their native Spanish. “Bienvenidos (Welcome).” One by one, they stepped off the bus → Read More

In Fort Worth ISD, Teachers Earn More Money To Work In Some Schools

Just a few years into her teaching career, Cindy Reyes was considered one of the best in the Fort Worth school district. So it’s not surprising she got a → Read More

Here's Why Plano's ParkScore Far Outranks That Of Other Texas Cities — Again

Once again, Plano is getting high marks for its park system. In its annual ParkScore index, The Trust for Public Land ranked Plano 15th out of the 100 → Read More

Tuition-Free College Gives Dallas County Students A Promising Start

As a senior in high school, Jose Alvarez said he didn’t think he’d be able to attend college. He didn’t understand the application process and didn’t think → Read More

May 4 Election Will Bring Change To Fort Worth School Board

The May 4 local elections could have big implications for the Fort Worth Independent School District. Three longtime members are not seeking another term. → Read More