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#62 - Jayme Lozano Carver & Alejandra Martinez, Rural Texas Water Infrastructure Issues

#62 - Jayme Lozano Carver & Alejandra Martinez, Rural Texas Water Infrastructure Issues

FromTalk+Water


#62 - Jayme Lozano Carver & Alejandra Martinez, Rural Texas Water Infrastructure Issues

FromTalk+Water

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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
May 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief Dr. Todd Votteler talks with Texas Tribune reporters Jayme Lozano Carver and Alejandra Martinez about the Tribune’s Broken Pipes series, which examines the state's deteriorating water infrastructure.Jayme Lozano Carver is the Texas Tribune's first Lubbock-based reporter, covering the South Plains and Panhandle through a partnership with Report for America. She previously worked for Texas Tech Public Media, Lubbock's NPR station, where she spearheaded "Rural Healthcare: The Other Texas Drought," a series for PBS' "Frontline" on rural hospital closures in Texas. She also covered a broad range of topics for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, including climate change, agriculture, entertainment, and health care. Born in Levelland, Carver is a native of the South Plains area and studied at South Plains College and Texas Tech University. She loves to talk about her cats, horror movies, and pro wrestling.Alejandra Martinez joined the Texas Tribune in the fall of 2022 as a Dallas-based environmental reporter. She was previously an accountability reporter at KERA, where she began as a Report for America Corps Member and then covered Dallas City Hall. Before that, she worked as an associate producer at WLRN, South Florida's public radio station. Martinez studied journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and interned at KUT and NPR's Latino USA. She's a native of the Aldine area of Harris County and speaks fluent Spanish.Take a deep dive into the world of water with those making waves.
Released:
May 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (74)

Talk+Water takes a deep dive into the world of water with those making the waves. Todd H. Votteler, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Water Journal & Texas+Water, interviews a special guest making a unique contribution in the water profession.