BEAUMONT, Texas — 12News is happy to welcome Daniela Taboada-Palau as the newest addition to the newsroom.

Taboada-Palau, who joined the team last week, will be covering general news here in Southeast Texas.

"We're ecstatic to have Daniela on the team," said news director Ginny Sweeney. "She'll bring a fresh voice to our coverage of the news in Southeast Texas."

She was born in Mexico City, but has spent nearly all her life in in Houston where she eventually attended the University of Houston. She earned her bachelor of arts degree in journalism with a double minor in political science and Hispanic journalism in May 2025.

Taboada-Palau has completed internships at Fednet, where she was a U.S. Capitol intern, and at KPRC in Houston.

Find her on Facebook at Facebook.com/DanielaTaboad

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