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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Beatty was convicted in 2004 of strangling his mother and burying her in the backyard.
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KLTV’s Julian Esparza got a bird’s eye view of damage in the daylight following storms that ripped through Hughes Springs Friday night.
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Emergency crews responded to a structure fire at a house in Tyler at the corner of Broadway and Houston St.
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Police in Marshall are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday afternoon at a gas station.
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A Smith County Sheriff’s Deputy was involved in a head-on crash with a suspected wrong-way driver, according to the Smith County Sheriff’s Office.
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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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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 prosecution continued to call witnesses as day four of the sentencing phase of the William Davis trial got underway Tuesday.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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It was ten months ago today in the Tyler City Council chambers where officials announced the first cases of COVID-19 in Smith County. Now 306 days later, much has changed.
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Speaking virtually today at the annual economic outlook, economist Dr. Ray Perryman says after a few hard months in 2020, the East Texas economy is showing signs of recovery.
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A couple that lives next to the Starrville Methodist Church watched Saturday night as 21-year-old Mytrez Woolen crashed into their yard.
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A TJC Campus police officer shot someone who was armed while responding to a call.
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Prior to her COVID-19 diagnosis, Uyria Kemp says she was a healthy 24-year-old with no serious pre-existing conditions. She's been in the hospital for about a month with severe, long-term effects from the virus.
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Congressman Louie Gohmert says the economy was in good shape, until COVID-19 forced closures across the country and left many out of work.
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