Riane Roldan
Hays County ReporterRiane Roldan is the Hays County reporter for KUT. Previously, Riane covered politics, immigration and the environment during internships at The Texas Tribune and the Austin American-Statesman.
Riane graduated from Emerson College with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and grew up in Miami, where she attended Miami Dade College. Born to Cuban and Chilean families, she speaks Spanish and is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
Riane is also an alumnus of the Chips Quinn Scholars Program for Diversity in Journalism and won the first place award for in-depth reporting from the Florida College Press Association Miami.
You can email her at rroldan@kut.org.
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A new student-made art installation in San Marcos depicts the Coahuiltecan creation story and the five guardians of the San Marcos River. -
In taking this step, San Marcos joins several other local governments in Texas that are weighing abortion rights in their communities after Roe v. Wade was overturned. -
The news comes at a time when Central Texas is already dealing with one of the hottest and driest summers on record and bracing for even more heat and drought conditions in the coming months. -
Tras las protestas, San Marcos seguirá adelante con la exención fiscal para un gran estudio cinematográfico, tal y como estaba previsto. -
The film studio project has been criticized by many for its location on the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer.
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A grassroots group, known as Protect the River, has sprung up in response to the film studio's development. Its goal is to protect the San Marcos River and the Edwards Aquifer from development. -
Have you ever wondered how much water will be flowing from the San Marcos Springs in the next 10 years? 20 years? 50 years? Researchers at Texas State University's Meadows Center are working on a new public dashboard to answer those questions for communities statewide. -
The approval came after community members expressed concern about the studio's proposed location on a chunk of the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone. -
San Marcos City Council is weighing what kind of economic incentives to give to a company that’s trying to build a full-service film studio on land that’s on the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer. -
Un grupo de reforma de justicia criminal anunció que ha recogido y verificado más de 4,600 firmas en apoyo de su campaña para poner fin a que se aplique la totalidad de la ley sobre la marihuana de baja cantidad en San Marcos.
