Marisa Charpentier
Assistant Digital EditorMarisa Charpentier is KUT's assistant digital editor. She joined KUT as a digital producer in January 2020. After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin with degrees in journalism and Plan II Honors in 2018, she worked as a reporter for Community Impact Newspaper, covering the Central Texas communities of Cedar Park and Leander.
She is originally from St. Louis but grew up in Flower Mound, Texas. You can email her at mcharpentier@kut.org.
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Doctores locales han visto un incremento en las peticiones para vasectomías y salpingectomías desde que la prohibición de abortos en Texas esta en efecto. Alguna gente ve esto como una manera de mantenerse sin hijos, mientras otras personas quieren evitar embarazos de alto riesgo. -
Local doctors have seen a surge in requests for vasectomies and salpingectomies since Texas' abortion bans went into effect. Some people see this as a way to remain childfree, while others want to avoid high-risk pregnancies.
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The shelter currently has more than 700 animals, including 67 dogs that are staying in popup wire crates because all other kennels are full. To help with the problem, the shelter is waiving adoption fees and hosting a “Clear the Crates” event on Saturday. -
A los residentes del Congress Mobile Home Park de la Avenida South Congress se les dijo este verano que no se les renovaría el contrato de alquiler y se les dio 60 días para marcharse. -
Los CDC utilizan una métrica llamada Niveles Comunitarios de COVID-19 para ayudar a la gente a entender cómo se está propagando la enfermedad en su condado. -
The CDC uses a metric called COVID-19 Community Levels to help people understand how the disease is spreading in their county. Hays County is at the “medium” spread level.
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When it was announced early last year that the long-running post office on Speedway would be closing, concerns — and gossip — began swirling through the neighborhood. Now, new details are coming out about the building's future. -
Huston-Tillotson’s roots date back to 1875, predating UT Austin as the city’s oldest institute of higher learning. -
Las autoridades sanitarias dicen que ahora hay "propagación comunitaria" de la viruela del mono en Austin y en el condado de Travis. Esto es lo que tienes que saber. -
Monkeypox is now spreading through the Austin and Travis County community at such a rate that the source cannot be traced back to a single person or group, Austin Public Health says.
