
Raquel Villatoro
Reporter at Tyler Morning Telegraph
she/they • unt alum • journalism/history • first-gen 🇸🇻 • houstonian • now: reporter at the waco bridge • prev: health reporter @tylerpaper/@report4america
Articles
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2 months ago |
kdhnews.com | Raquel Villatoro
As West Tyler grows and expands with new businesses and more families moving in, a new UT Health East Texas facility aims to meet the healthcare needs of the area. For Petra Hawkins, City of Tyler councilmember District 3, seeing this happen in West Tyler is exciting. Hawkins remembers when West Tyler was mainly trees. Now, there is a Chick-Fil-A coming across from the healthcare facility and Sam's Club on the other side of Loop 323.
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2 months ago |
tylerpaper.com | Raquel Villatoro
As West Tyler grows and expands with new businesses and more families moving in, a new UT Health East Texas facility aims to meet the healthcare needs of the area. For Petra Hawkins, City of Tyler councilmember District 3, seeing this happen in West Tyler is exciting. Hawkins remembers when West Tyler was mainly trees. Now, there is a Chick-Fil-A coming across from the healthcare facility and Sam’s Club on the other side of Loop 323.
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2 months ago |
brenhambanner.com | Raquel Villatoro
As West Tyler grows and expands with new businesses and more families moving in, a new UT Health East Texas facility aims to meet the healthcare needs of the area. For Petra Hawkins, City of Tyler councilmember District 3, seeing this happen in West Tyler is exciting. Hawkins remembers when West Tyler was mainly trees. Now, there is a Chick-Fil-A coming across from the healthcare facility and Sam’s Club on the other side of Loop 323. kAm“xE’D 366?
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2 months ago |
kdhnews.com | Raquel Villatoro
At The Coco Bean in Tyler, families gathered Saturday for a vendor market and Easter egg hunt. Kids dashed to get the brightly colored Easter eggs on Saturday morning. Parents with strollers walked around the market browsing offerings from various local vendors. In addition, kids played games and watched baby chicks. Some kids grabbed chicks to play with more closely as parents took pictures nearby.
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2 months ago |
kdhnews.com | Raquel Villatoro
Nearly 200 people turned out Saturday for CampV's fourth annual Easter Egg Hunt, doubling the nonprofit's attendance from the previous year. CampV, a 20-acre one-stop nonprofit for veteran resources headquartered in Tyler, aimed to provide a space Saturday for families to connect and relax and participate in Easter activities. - Villatoro, a Report for America Corps member reporting for the Tyler Morning Telegraph, can be contacted at [email protected].
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