KENS 5 reporter Megan Reyna to leave San Antonio in late February for KHOU role

Departure scheduled for the end of February

KENS 5 evening reporter and multimedia journalist Megan Reyna is leaving the San Antonio station at the end of February 2026, marking another high-profile on-air move in the city’s closely watched local-TV landscape.

Reyna has announced she will begin a new job in Houston in March, joining KHOU as a reporter. The shift returns her to the Houston area, where she has personal ties, and comes after roughly three years with KENS 5.

Career path: Texas roots and stops in multiple markets

Reyna’s career has included reporting roles in multiple U.S. cities before her San Antonio tenure. She joined KENS 5 in 2023 after working in Lubbock, Texas, and Huntsville, Alabama. Her previous work has earned industry recognition, including an Alabama Broadcasters Association award and a regional Emmy nomination.

In public messages about her move, Reyna has framed the decision as both personal and professional, describing the Houston job as a long-held goal and citing life changes that include an upcoming marriage and a desire to live closer to family.

What changes like this mean for viewers

For local-TV audiences, individual departures can alter the tone and continuity of nightly newscasts, particularly when the journalist has been a frequent presence on major stories. Reyna has regularly appeared in KENS 5 evening coverage and has emphasized the importance of the relationships built with sources and families who share personal experiences on camera.

Reyna has also said she intends to remain connected to San Antonio after the move, and that her work in Houston could still place her in occasional collaboration with KENS 5.

Part of a broader period of newsroom churn

Reyna’s exit is the latest in a multi-year run of changes affecting San Antonio television news, with departures spanning both on-air roles and behind-the-scenes positions. The movement has included career changes, relocations to other Texas markets, and exits linked to shifting newsroom operations.

• Reyna is set to leave KENS 5 at the end of February 2026 and start at KHOU in March.

• Her KENS 5 tenure began in 2023, following reporting work in Texas and Alabama.

• She has cited personal milestones and a return closer to family as key factors in the move.

Reyna has characterized her departure as bittersweet, while expressing continued affinity for San Antonio and its community.

KENS 5 has not announced, in the same public forum, how it will fill the day-to-day reporting responsibilities associated with Reyna’s departure. For now, viewers can expect her to remain on air through the remainder of February.