Reyes also thanked viewers for welcoming her into their homes, sharing their stories and talking to her about traffic. “I will miss the opportunity to serve you more than anything,” she wrote, adding that she would still be in Houston and encouraging viewers to follow her on social media. “But we still have a whole month together, there are no tears yet.

Prior to joining KPRC 2 in 2020 to replace Jennifer Reina (who is now at KHOU 11), Reyes has been a morning host for KVUE Austin since 2017. Reyes was born in Monterrey, Mexico and grew up in Houston. Graduate Antonio. She previously worked as a web editor for click2houston.com, a reporter and web editor for News92FM KROI, and KTAB-KRBC Abilene. More recently, Reyes has been part of the morning news group along with co-hosts Owen Conflenty and Sophia Ojeda, longtime meteorologist Anthony Yanez, and consumer investigative reporter Amy Davis.

The last exit from KPRC 2 came about a week after anchor and reporter Brandon Walker left the station after working there for over eight years. Since early 2022, Walker has been the station’s interim 4:00 pm host after the departure of former evening host Chris Gutierrez led to a shift reshuffle for on-air talent. In January, Courtney Zavala, longtime co-host of KPRC’s daily lifestyle show. Houston Lifealso abruptly left her post.