Mayra Moreno
A journalist with years of experience, Mayra has reported all over the state of Texas. She comes back to her hometown of Houston from KENS 5 in San Antonio, where she worked as the weekend anchor and reporter for four years.
Mayra's television career started at the Rio Grande Valley's news leader, KRGV-TV Channel 5 News in Weslaco, TX. Mayra covered an array of stories; from border-crime issues, to hurricane coverage and other problems affecting the community. A few years later, Mayra found her way back to Houston a as a fill-in anchor and reporter for KIAH-TV's CW 39 News.
Throughout her career, Mayra has covered many notable stories. During her time at the CW, she was one of the many journalists to report live from Fort Hood after the deadly 2009 shooting. In San Antonio, Mayra was nominated for a Lone Star Emmy on an investigation into the city's DWI no refusal program, where blood samples began piling up and caused a backlog at the courts. Mayra also covered some major weather-related events: from the deadly Memorial Day floods of 2013 and 2015 in the San Antonio area, to the tornado that tore through Acuna, MX later that year.
Mayra is happy to return home to Houston. She's a proud alum of the University of Houston, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a double major in Journalism and Spanish.
Mayra loves being involved in the Hispanic community. When she's not talking to kids at local schools about the importance of staying in school, Mayra loves to spend her free time with family and friends, working out and cooking.
Mayra loves to hear from viewers, whether it's to say hello or pitch a story idea, be sure to drop her a line at Mayra.Moreno@abc.com. She is also very active on social media look for her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Mayra's Stories
10,000 gifts distributed for school children during Navidad en el Barrio's 37th Christmas Program
At Navidad en el Barrio's annual gift-wrapping party, organizers and volunteers distributed gifts to over 10,000 schoolchildren, many of whom might otherwise have nothing to open on Christmas Day.
Immigration advocates call for readiness ahead of Trump's mass deportation plan
Raiding schools has always been off-limits, but the Trump administration has said that will not be the case with him. The immigrant community is advised to create an emergency plan ahead of Trump's promised deportations.
Former Houston park ranger accused of luring and attacking men charged with federal crimes
The FBI said the former Houston park ranger was indicted for repeatedly abusing his authority by stopping, detaining, and assaulting victims who were visiting city parks at night.
Qué Pasa Houston? Here things to do in Houston this weekend
Looking for things to do in Houston? Here are family-friendly events you can attend this weekend, including a toy drive and a tamale festival you can't miss.
Qué Pasa Houston? Here are the events happening in the area this weekend
The holidays are officially here, and that means there are plenty of lighting events in and around the city.
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church to host memorial for former ABC13 News Anchor Chauncy Glover
You can watch the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church ceremony live wherever you stream ABC13 starting at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Texas study finds that erectile dysfunction drugs improve blood flow and may help men live longer
Researchers conducted a three-year-long study that involved about 500,000 men aged 40 and up and found health improvements in men who took drugs for erectile dysfunction.
Families of 3 victims killed in Second Ward helicopter crash seek $50 million in damages
The 17-page lawsuit states that two more relatives were supposed to be on that flight, including a cousin of the young boy who died and the mother of that cousin. However, the cousin felt sick so they decided to skip the tour.
Houston's biggest Dia de los Muertos Parade celebration to take over downtown Saturday
The city's biggest Day of the Dead celebration will get underway Saturday at 2 p.m. with a free festival downtown, right before our live parade broadcast at 6:30 p.m.
'Walking pneumonia' cases rising among children, CDC says
The infection is causing what's called "Mycoplasma pneumonia." The rate of cases at emergency rooms had been increasing over the past six months with the peak hitting in August.