Natalia Contreras

Natalia Contreras

Senior 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.

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Redistricting between the primary and general elections means some voters might not have had a say in who’s on the ballot.

Experts say a hyperpartisan environment can erode trust in independent election administration.

The state said any voters removed even though they had already provided citizenship documentation to DPS should be restored to the voter roll.

Secretary of State Jane Nelson wrote a letter to federal immigration officials in April after the SAVE program incorrectly flagged U.S. citizens .

Some lawmakers pressured the Texas Secretary of State’s Office to fix problems with the state-wide voter registration system ahead of the midterm election.

Several states have used the revamped database to verify voters’ citizenship, but the judge said this threatened their privacy and voting rights.

Gov. Greg Abbott said he wants lawmakers to take action to allow only registered Republicans to vote in Republican primaries

A law written to allow state oversight in Harris County is allowing state officials to fix problems in a small county along the Rio Grande.

Some local officials say a new chief state election official this summer could complicate preparations at a busy time.