Aaron Barker
Aaron Barker is the Texas Regional Digital Content Director for FOX Local. He joined the Dallas-based team in 2025.
An award-winning journalist and meteorologist, Aaron came to FOX Local from FOX Weather, where he served as a senior digital content producer.
Aaron spent nearly a decade in Houston before moving to Dallas. While there, he covered historic events like Hurricane Harvey, Tropical Storm Imelda and the Great Texas Freeze.
A Mississippi State alumnus, Aaron spends his free time practicing photography, seeking out the best Texas barbecue and hanging out with his dachshund-beagle mix, Addison.
The latest from Aaron Barker
Cyclosporiasis in Texas: List of foods linked to some outbreaks
A Cyclosporiasis outbreak across the U.S. continues, and Texas is among more than a dozen states that are reporting cases of the parasite that can cause explosive diarrhea.
Chase on I-45 ends with officer-involved shooting
A chase through several Texas counties Monday ended with an officer-involved shooting.
WATCH: Butterflies swarm Texas coast during mass migration
A video shows a swarm of butterflies surrounding vehicles crossing Corpus Christi Bay earlier this month.
Texas on track to be hit by big batch of Saharan dust
A massive plume of dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa is bound for Texas.
Texas forecast to be hit by huge plume of Saharan dust
A large plume of dust from the Sahara Desert is forecast to hit Texas last this weekend or early next week.
Tropical Storm Arthur makes landfall on Texas coast
Tropical Storm Arthur has made landfall on the Texas coast just hours after it formed.
Potential Tropical Cyclone 1 could make landfall in Texas while dumping flooding rain
NOTE: PTC 1 has become Tropical Storm Arthur. Updates for this story have moved here.
Area along Texas coast being monitored for potential tropical development
An area along the Texas coast is being watched by the National Hurricane Center this week.
National Hurricane Center expands Gulf area-to-watch toward Texas
The odds of a disturbance in the Gulf of America spinning up some tropical development have slightly increased.
Ex-Turkey Leg Hut owner admits to hiring arsonists to burn down bar, feds say
A former owner of Turkey Leg Hut has admitted to hiring arsonists to burn down a bar six years ago, according to federal prosecutors.