Natalia Contreras

Natalia Contreras

Reporter, Votebeat Texas

Natalia Contreras has covered a range of topics as a community journalist including local government, public safety, immigration, and social issues. Natalia comes to Votebeat from the Austin American-Statesman, where her reporting focused on impacts of government policies on communities of color. Natalia previously reported for the Indianapolis Star, where she helped launch the first Spanish-language newsletter, and at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Natalia was born in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Federal judge says the rule in SB1 discriminates against voters with disabilities, but lets it stay in place for the May 3 election.

A new bill responds to court rulings that have restricted the state’s authority to supersede decisions by local prosecutors.

The Justice Department under Biden had challenged a GOP-led redistricting that diluted the political power of minorities.

Senate Bill 16, if approved, would apply to currently registered voters, and restrict some voters to only congressional elections.

How Guadalupe County’s Citizens Elections Academy is strengthening trust in voting

Election officials say they struggle to comply with current minimums because of costs and equipment needs.

Michele Carew took heat from critics over the way she conducted Hood County’s 2020 elections. Now she’s taking over in Bexar County, one of the state’s largest.

La campaña legislativa de poner fin al programa genera preocupación entre los líderes de los condados por el impacto económico en los contribuyentes y los inconvenientes para los votantes.

A legislative campaign to end the program has county leaders nervous about the costs to taxpayers and the inconvenience to voters.

The state decertified a widely used type of electronic pollbook after problems in November. Will a fix arrive in time for the next election?