Staff Reporter

Irene Wright

Covers: Healthcare, environmental economics, environmental health

Irene Wright covers health, environment, and business for Dallas Morning News. She is a second year master's student in health and medical journalism at the University of Georgia. Irene received a B.A in Ecology from the University of Georgia in May 2021.

Latest Stories

Midlothian’s cement and steel industries form the foundation of a growing city

The city has stayed true to its roots by reinvesting in its downtown heritage.

By Irene WrightReal EstateOct 17, 2022Member Exclusive

Why multigenerational housing figures into Mansfield’s future

‘Who are the people that get to call Mansfield home when we’re all gone?’ asks one city leader.

By Irene WrightReal EstateOct 12, 2022Member Exclusive

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build what it's calling the next-generation sports arena in...

Toyota’s mobility vision comes into focus with a next-gen sports arena

The Japanese automaker’s 10,000-person facility will combine sports, mobility and sustainability in Tokyo.

By Irene WrightBusinessAug 29, 2022Member Exclusive

Hanwha Solutions is looking at sites in Dallas and Fort Worth, as well as several other...

Q Cells eyes Dallas and Fort Worth locations for $2 billion solar manufacturing facility

The plant could bring thousands of jobs to the chosen region, though a decision isn’t expected until later this year.

By Irene WrightEnergyAug 26, 2022

Cameras mounted on a Waymo Via were on display in June at Waymo's autonomous trucking...

Waymo and Daimler become newest partners in Dallas-to-Houston self-driving truck tests

Autonomous freight trucks will traverse the Interstate 45 corridor in the coming weeks.

By Irene WrightTechnologyAug 24, 2022Member Exclusive

Jules Lairson, chief operating officer and director of strategy and business development for...

Breast pumping rooms for working mothers aim to boost retention, recruitment

Lactation suites are coming to Dallas this fall, thanks to Work & Mother.

By Irene WrightJobsAug 18, 2022

The 20-story Trinity Towers sold to Hammes Partners in 2021 and is now home to the corporate...

Nanoscope Therapeutics moves its corporate headquarters to Dallas

The company’s eye disease gene therapy is in clinical trials.

By Irene WrightHealth CareAug 16, 2022

Solar panels at Lily Solar in Scurry, TX on Thursday, August 11, 2022.

How does the Texas sun get turned into electricity for your home?

A sprawling facility 40 miles southeast of Dallas is part of the state’s growing solar energy industry.

By Irene WrightEnergyAug 13, 2022Member Exclusive

Vistra, the state’s biggest power generator, said on Aug. 5, 2022, that it had bought back...

Texas power generators Vistra and NRG are buying back over $2 billion of their own shares

And Irving-based Vistra, the state’s biggest power generator, said Friday that its board of directors authorized spending an additional $1.65 billion on buybacks.

By Irene WrightEnergyAug 5, 2022Member Exclusive

Oncor reported a $60 million boost in its quarterly profits following a period of high heat...

Oncor reports a $60 million boost in profits from Texas’ summer heat wave

The state’s largest regulated utility says the rise in electric demand was directly tied to ‘one of the hottest summers here in Texas in recent memory.’

By Irene WrightEnergyAug 4, 2022Member Exclusive