Alvaro ‘Al’ Ortiz

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

General Assignment Reporter

Alvaro ‘Al’ Ortiz is originally from Spain. He worked for several years in his home country and gained experience in all platforms of journalism, from wire services to print, as well as broadcast news and digital reporting. In 2001, Al came to the United States to pursue a Master’s degree at the Journalism School of the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he graduated in 2003. Shortly after that, he moved to Washington, D.C. to work for Azteca America, the U.S. operation of TV Azteca, one of Mexico’s biggest television networks. Al moved again in 2004 and arrived in Houston to spearhead Azteca America’s Texas News Bureau. Since then, Al has also worked for Spain’s EFE News Services, the Houston Chronicle and the U.S. House of Representatives.

Houston Matters

Environmental Regulators Rejected NASA’s Offer To Monitor Air Pollution After Harvey

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Posted on · An investigative story by the LA Times reports the space agency offered to deploy a sophisticated airplane to monitor pollution levels over the area the hurricane impacted. The TCEQ says the data it would have collected wouldn't have been useful because it wouldn't have been gathered at ground level.