Some samples of my work:

Newsletters

La Estrella is IndyStar’s first Spanish-language newsletter

Indianapolis community reporting

• FedEx shooting: Why FedEx in Indianapolis is much more than just a job for many Sikhs
• ‘We are not OK’ Asian-American Hoosier women call for action on anti-Asian violence
• ‘There’s damage done’: Hoosiers work to heal from Trump’s Muslim travel ban
• How Indiana’s Burmese community is leading a movement for democracy in Myanmar
• ‘We move the economy’: How Latino-owned businesses are meeting unique challenges
• Her welding skills opened doors. Now she’s helping other Latinas break into the industry
• People needed jobs, but language was a barrier. He set up a Spanish-language workshift to help
• BLM Indianapolis activist lied about being Black
• Hard-hit Indianapolis Latino community demands action in pandemic
• Yound Latinos in city leadership program slam Mayor Joe Hogsett
• Why immigrants are more at risk of COVID-19 infection
• Young Hoosiers step up to help undocumented families who don’t qualify for assistance
• Businesses struggle in May without Indy 500
• Carmel gives tax payers assurance over City Center Phase 2 delays
• Westfield uses redevelopment funds to settle dispute
• How Westfield plans to fund its $35 million Grand Junction Plaza

Immigration reporting in South Texas

• Dreams On Hold Series: College grad worries about DACA’s end, family separation
• Dreams On Hold Series: High school student’s future uncertain after DACA ends
• Dreams On Hold Series: What is DACA and who qualified?
• Dreams On Hold Series: Are you a DACA recipient? Know your rights
• Dreams On Hold Series: You have DACA What Now? Here’s what you should know

Cops, crime, breaking news reporting in South Texas

• Texas homeowner shoots intruder as Hurricane Harvey makes landfall
• Six days after reporting domestic violence, Noemi Villarreal was dead
• Texas judge linked to road rage case, records show
• Police confirm body found in Nueces County is missing Corpus Christi woman
  Police rule missing woman’s death a homicide
• Family of Flour Bluff runner killed in Corpus Christi shooting seek public’s help
• Unsolved Corpus Christi homicides: Searching for answers, waiting for justice
• Man dies after officer-involved shooting on city’s Northside
  Dewboy Lister was youth leader, advocate for unity
  Video: Family, friends remember Dewboy Lister
• How to help Sutherland Springs shooting victims Video: Sutherland Springs shooting: What we know
• Woman arrested after video shows assault on Miller High School student

 ‘Off The Record’ was a series of live music sessions I hosted inside the Corpus Christi Caller-Times newsroom:

• Off The Record Sessions: The Blind Owls
• Off The Record Sessions: Independent Thieves
• Off The Record Sessions: Zombie King
• Off The Record Sessions: Hope & Hostility
• Off The Record Sessions: Leopold and His Fiction

Things to do/Entertainment and live event coverage in South Texas

• Fiesta de la Flor 2018 full coverage
• Spring Break 2018 full coverage
• El Dusty helps aspiring Corpus Christi artists
• Selena gets Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Google Doodle celebrates Selena, her legacy
• It’s National Taco Day! check out our favorite Taquerias in Corpus Christi
• Bidi bidi baby Selena photo shoot goes viral
• Texas State Aquarium celebrates milestones, looks to expand reach
• 10 things to see and do at Dia de Los Muertos Street Festival
• Fans show love for Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull in Corpus Christi