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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Mano Amiga, a local criminal justice reform group, announced it collected more than enough signatures to get an ordinance on the ballot that would end all low-level marijuana enforcement.
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KUT is launching a second ATXplained series just a little farther down I-35 in San Marcos. Here's how you can ask a question for SMTXplained.
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La votación temprana comenzó esta semana. Hay dos elecciones para la junta escolar y una consulta popular sobre bono para Hays CISD en la boleta.
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Early voting started this week. There are two school board races and a big bond for Hays CISD on the ballot.
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recognized Dripping Springs as a Bird City Texas Community. The designation has been awarded to only seven other cities in the state and recognizes the city's efforts to protect and celebrate its fluffy-winged neighbors.
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Republicans and Democrats in the county decided who their party's nominees will be in the November general election. One county commissioner seat — for Precinct 2 — will head to a runoff.
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Republicans and Democrats in the county decided who their party's nominees will be in the November general election. One county commissioner seat — for Precinct 2 — will head to a runoff.
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El Condado de Hays está perdiendo otros $ 1.7 millones en fondos federales de su Programa de Asistencia de Alquiler de Emergencia.
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Hays County is losing another $1.7 million in COVID-19 rent relief. Here's where the program stands.Advocates warned last month that the county could continue to lose money until it's all gone.
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El Condado de Hays es una de las 14 entidades de todo el país a las que el gobierno federal ha retirado los fondos por no haber cumplido los plazos para entregar el dinero.