Julian Esparza
Reporter/Anchor
East Texas
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Julian Esparza is a reporter and weekend anchor at KLTV/KTRE.
Julian is from McKinney, Texas and graduated from the University of North Texas in 2019 where he majored in journalism and minored in political science and history. During college, Julian interned with NBC 5 in Dallas and CBS Sunday Morning in New York City. In addition, Julian also worked as a reporter at UNT’s student-run TV station, ntTV.
Julian was awarded a Lone Star EMMY Student Production Award for his work at ntTV.
Julian is very excited to be here and telling the stories of East Texans!
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William Davis, 37, of Hallsville, has been convicted on a charge of capital murder. A jury is hearing testimony to determine whether he will get the death penalty or serve life in prison.
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The second day of sentencing has begun for a former Tyler nurse found guilty of injecting air into his patients’ bloodstreams.
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The first witness was called by the prosecution. The witness, who was named Larry, said he worked with William Davis’ father.
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Davis, a former East Texas nurse, is accused of killing patients during his time working at a Tyler heart hospital.
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The trial of a former East Texas nurse accused of killing patients during his time working at a Tyler heart hospital continued Monday.
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The state rested its case in the murder trial for William Davis, a former East Texas nurse accused of killing patients during his time working at a Tyler heart hospital, Wednesday morning.
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The trial of a former East Texas nurse accused of killing patients during his time working at a Tyler heart hospital continued Tuesday.
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The trial of a former East Texas nurse accused of killing patients during his time working at a Tyler heart hospital continued Monday.
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The prosecution presented more witness testimony Friday in the trial of a former East Texas nurse accused of killing patients.
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Testimony continued Thursday in the trial of a former East Texas nurse accused of killing patients during his time working at a Tyler heart hospital.
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The seventh day of the trial for a former East Texas nurse accused of killing patients during his time working at a Tyler heart hospital got underway Wednesday.
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The sixth day of the trial for a former East Texas nurse accused of killing patients during his time working at a Tyler heart hospital got underway Tuesday.
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The fourth day of the trial of a former East Texas nurse accused of killing patients during his time working at a Tyler heart hospital got underway Friday.
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Day three of the trial for a former East Texas nurse accused of killing patients began in Thursday.
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The trial for a former East Texas nurse accused of killing patients began in Tyler Tuesday.
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The trial of William Davis, the former East Texas nurse who is accused of killing patients, entered its second day Wednesday.
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COVID-19 transmission levels in East Texas remain at some of the highest levels seen at any point during the pandemic.
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The school board of Tyler Independent School District met on Monday night to discuss whether or not to require masks for those in its schools.
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As the number of COVID-19 patients in area hospitals continues to rise, East Texas funeral homes say they’re now seeing another increase in COVID-19 related deaths.
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As the clock ticked past midnight, a new law banning abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy took effect Wednesday in Texas after a last-minute effort by abortion providers to stop the law was unsuccessful.
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After cutting the property tax rate by .09 cents in 2020, the new budget proposes raising that rate by 1.09 cents. If approved, the new property tax rate would be .2699 cents per $100 valuation.
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This week marks one year since then 18-year-old Tyress Gipson of Jacksonville was reported missing. He has never been found, despite four people being arrested in connection with his disappearance.
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Days after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the Refugee Services of Texas is now working to help hundreds of Afghan nationals resettle in the Lone Star State.
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In their latest report, the centers for Medicare and Medicaid says 82.4% of nursing home residents nationwide have been vaccinated, and 60% of nursing home staff has been vaccinated. In Texas, the numbers are slightly lower. 77.1% of residents are vaccinated and 56.7% of staff are vaccinated.
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Two East Texas lawmakers are moving forward, refiling bills relating to mask mandates and transgender students participating in sports.
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The City Council voted Aug. 11 to examine traffic crash history on Grande Boulevard between Gleneagles Drive and Shady Oaks Drive an area with a history of multiple traffic accidents.
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As East Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb faster than at any point in the pandemic, vaccinations are trending upwards again.
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Dr. Renee Hebbeler-Clark has been busy treating not only a growing number of COVID-19 patients, but also those who have recovered from the virus and are still experiencing lingering health effects. She’s one of a team of doctors who have seen patients since the hospital’s COVID-19 recovery clinic opened in May.
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Elvis is alive -- in a Smith County real estate showing.
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The Texas State Teachers Association president said school districts should have local control when it comes to mask mandates.
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East Texas athletes and coaches got a look inside the 62,000 square foot facility on the corner of Cumberland Road and South Broadway Avenue in Tyler.
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This afternoon, the Tyler Area Metropolitan Planning Organization made an update to their Metropolitan Transportation Plan and Transportation Improvement Program to include the extension of Legacy Trail by just over two miles.
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The arrest affidavits for the three shooting suspects is painting a better picture of the events that happened just prior to the first quadruple homicide in Cherokee County history.
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A body was found at a Tyler ISD job site at the Tyler Legacy High School campus on Saturday.
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The Tyler Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Dr. Kristen Walls as the new Tyler Legacy High School principal Thursday morning.
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Carter Blood Care says they’re facing a critical shortage of blood − one not seen in the last 30 years.
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For the first time since November 2014, oil prices traded as high as $76.98 a barrel Tuesday.
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The family of the woman shot and killed over the weekend in Tyler is asking those responsible to come forward.
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Tyler police continue to investigate a weekend shooting that left one woman dead and two men injured.
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Woman killed, 2 men injured in Tyler shooting Friday night; police looking for as many as 5 suspects
The incident was reported at 11:30 p.m. at 3709 Troup Hwy. in a parking lot.
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20-year-old Christian Whiteside is being remembered by those who knew him best as an outgoing and loving friend, son and father.
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Among the possible uses for that money, replacing lost revenue due to COVID-19, road and bridge infrastructure, and construction of a new courthouse.
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The Gladewater Round Up Rodeo gets back in action tonight after last year's rodeo was canceled due to COVID-19.
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His bond was set at $300,000 with conditions which were not stated. He bonded out a short time later.
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Over half of Texans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, but here in East Texas, vaccination rates are lower on average than other regions of the state.
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One year ago this week, protests were held worldwide after the death of George Floyd with many calling for police reform in America.
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As travelers return to the skies, the Tyler Pounds Regional Airport is continuing work on their airport master plan. It looks at areas the airport can improve and develop over the next twenty years.
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In a 17-13 vote Monday evening, the Texas Senate approved Representative Matt Schaefer’s permitless carry bill − allowing Texans that are not banned from possessing a gun to carry without a license.
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After years of studies, plans to expand a portion of Old Jacksonville highway from four to six lanes were created. If constructed, the expansion would go from Loop 323 to FM 2813.
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Right next to their downtown station, the Tyler Police Department is transforming the old AT&T building into their new crime lab.