Joy Diaz
Producer, Texas StandardTexas Standard reporter Joy Diaz has amassed a lengthy and highly recognized body of work in public media reporting. Prior to joining Texas Standard, Joy was a reporter with Austin NPR station KUT on and off since 2005. There, she covered city news and politics, education, healthcare and immigration.
Originally from Mexico, Joy moved to the U.S. in 1998 when her husband Luis was transferred from his job in Mexico City to Virginia. While there, Joy worked for Roanoke NPR station WVTF.
Joy speaks English and Spanish (which is a plus in a state like Texas). She graduated from Universidad de Cuautitlán Izcalli in Mexico City with a degree in Journalism. In 2008 she took a break to devote herself to her two young children, before returning to the KUT studios. She loves reading, painting and spending time engaging with the community.
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“People need to kind of just consider it the way we want to package and present ourselves to each other.” -
Texas’ Muslim community has grown by leaps and bounds since Imam Islam Mossaad’s childhood, when there was only one mosque in Austin.
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An economist says when it comes to borrowing and spending, particularly in times of crisis, the answer is complicated.
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Some deeds include covenants that prohibit future owners from selling, renting or allowing the property to be used by people of certain races or ethnicities. The language was outlawed by the 1968 Fair Housing Act.
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"We're making history about history."
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“You are in isolation, but you are not alone. Reach out.”
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A Texas A&M rhetoric expert says despite the unconventional event, President Biden's address was "textbook."
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The group's self-proclaimed leader, Lolita Lebrón, was prepared to die for Puerto Rico's independence. She survived, and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.
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The oral history project weaves together numerous hours of interviews with Texas Latinos over the last year.
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"What really keeps me going is the support of the community and patients being so thankful."
