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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"There was fire on the buildings on either side of her vehicle. I told her to drive through front yards, the sidewalk, anything to get out."
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A new TV series revisits the case of a Tyler hospital serial killer, William Davis. Criminologist Dr. Bryanna Fox speaks about her death row interview with him for the show.
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Beatty was convicted in 2004 of strangling his mother and burying her in the backyard.
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Methodist Dallas Medical Center has confirmed two healthcare workers were shot and killed near the labor and delivery area this morning.
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Two suspects are in custody after the remains of two missing people were found in Trinity County.
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In an exclusive interview with KLTV 7, Texas Death Row inmate Robert Roberson says he is innocent and did not kill his daughter, Nikki Curtis. Roberson’s sentence stems from events that unfolded on January 31, 2002.
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A massive show of solidarity is expected Friday from law enforcement agencies from around East Texas and across the state.
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A hostage situation is ongoing in the Oakland community in Cherokee County.
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A hearing is underway to decide whether an inmate convicted in his daughter’s death receives a new trial.
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By now, many of us are familiar with getting a COVID-19 test. But now, a different type of test for the virus is being conducted in East Texas. Researchers are finding the virus in our wastewater.
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$800 million from the American Rescue Plan was made available to Texas schools this fall − primarily to assist districts with COVID-19 testing. So far, the vast majority of that money has gone unspent.
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For Thanksgiving, it will be the highest we’ve seen in eight years. Today in Tyler, the average is $3.03. A year ago on this day, it was $1.79 just because fewer people were traveling.
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Mask wearing, hand washing, and staying home helped play a role in bringing down the number of flu cases during the 2020-2021 season, according to the CDC.
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Community spread of COVID-19 in East Texas has reached its lowest level in several months.
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Kids ages 5 to 11 are now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC gave final recommendation Tuesday night to move forward with vaccinating kids.
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The fifth day of testimony in the sentencing phase of the capital murder trial for a former nurse found guilty of injecting air into is patients’ bloodstreams started Wednesday morning.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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His bond was set at $300,000 with conditions which were not stated. He bonded out a short time later.
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Less than a day after tornadoes moved through three East Texas counties, Chopper 7 got a look at some of the damage left behind in Cherokee, Rusk, and Panola counties.
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In a hearing today, the Texas legislature heard from ERCOT about the mass power outages caused by last week’s winter storm.
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For Cody and Patience Rushing, they expected the birth of their third child to be much like the previous two ─ going to a hospital and delivering there. That is, until Wednesday morning.
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For the first time in United States history, a black woman has been sworn in as vice president.
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