Gus Contreras
Digital Producer, ReporterGus Contreras is a digital producer and reporter at KERA News. Gus produces the local All Things Considered segment and reports on a variety of topics from, sports to immigration. He was an intern and production assistant for All Things Considered in Washington D.C.
He is a first-generation American from El Paso, and attended UT-Arlington. He was the sports and managing editor of The Shorthorn, UTA’s student newspaper.
A sports nut, he enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family. When he’s not trying to cook Mexican food at home, Gus enjoys finding new taco places in North Texas.
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:A challenge of an abortion-related restriction in Texas returns to court on Monday in Austin. The law…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has again been outpaced by his Democratic challenger when it comes to…
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For someone seeing downtown Dallas for the first time, it's hard to believe: a half-mile-wide swath of open land, almost in the shadows of the…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:American Airlines shares closed at an almost two-year low on Wednesday. The drop comes after the Fort…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Three University of Texas professors will ask a federal appeals court in New Orleans to revive their…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:The Texas Education Agency has launched a search for organizations to help school districts overhaul…
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Sunday was a good day for Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Chin — one of the best ever, actually.Before Sunday's game against the Detroit Tigers, Rangers…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:It's been about a year since the first dockless bike-share companies entered Dallas, and now you may…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Some of the $5 billion in federal funding announced for disaster recovery projects in the state will…
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There's a big, chunky building with tiny, obscured windows along Bryan Street in Old East Dallas that is a bit of a mystery. A pair of reporters think…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:Fire crews in Palo Pinto County are still working on putting out a wildfire thought to have been started…
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The top local stories this morning from KERA News:At least five counties in North Texas have banned the use of fireworks on this Independence Day as the…