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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In Texas, wills are not legally required. But dying without one means greater anguish and expense for family members. -
Bruce McCandless III calls the image of his father's historic walk in space "terrifying and beautiful at the same time." -
There are few options for Texas families who want to bring orphaned young relatives to the United States, but it is possible. -
La universidad ahora podrá recibir ciertos préstamos y subvenciones. Pero le tomó 137 años alcanzar el porcentaje requerido de estudiantes hispanos para obtener la designación de institución al Servicio de la Comunidad Hispana. -
The former U.S. attorney general says gerrymandering and voter suppression measures keep many Texas lawmakers from having to face the state's increasingly diverse electorate -
The university is now eligible for special grants and loans, but it took 137 years to grow its Latino student body beyond 25%.
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The FDA recently approved the Pfizer vaccine for kids age 12-15. A health official says it should be available in Texas by as early as Thursday. -
“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. -
An economist says when it comes to borrowing and spending, particularly in times of crisis, the answer is complicated.
