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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Hays County is one of 14 entities across the country that's having funds taken back by the federal government for failing to meet spending deadlines.
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President Denise Trauth said the move to virtual is temporary, and that classes are expected to resume in person at the end of the month.
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The county commissioners previously delayed giving the funds to the school districts because of books they felt were inappropriate.
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These Texas State students are turning invasive plants from the San Marcos River into menstrual padsA research team has spent the last few months harvesting water hyacinth as part of an effort to turn invasive species into sustainable and functional materials.
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A recent audit of the program found that, as of Sept. 30, Hays County spent about $166,000 — or 2.4% — of the nearly $7 million it was awarded from the federal government.
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Mark Gleason conserva su puesto en el Sitio 5. La competencia por el Puesto 6 fue extremadamente reñida: Jude Prather obtuvo un puñado de votos por encima de Mark Rockeymoore.
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Mark Gleason will keep his Place 5 seat. The Place 6 race was extremely close: Jude Prather had just a handful of votes more than Mark Rockeymoore.
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The Indigenous Cultures Institute is asking Hays County for $10 million dollars to build a 10-acre Indigenous cultures center in San Marcos. They hope to use the space for Indigenous arts and language revitalization classes and a community garden where people can learn about native plants and herbal medicines.
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The city received the official designation earlier this year. It will celebrate its mermaid pride at a parade and street fair Saturday.
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Mano Amiga, a local nonprofit focusing on criminal justice reform, wants to end legal penalties for marijuana possession in the city by next year.