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.

The decision could make it harder for some to vote, and has left county officials scrambling.

Party leaders say too few volunteers signed up. They still plan to hand count ballots cast on Election Day.

Voter registration cards still haven’t gone out in some counties, thanks to the mid-cycle redistricting and problems with a state system.

The ruling said activist Laura Pressley’s case was moot, because the state has already banned the practice she challenged.

Deadlines are based on postmarks, which may be later than when you dropped something in the mail.

Texas shares entire voter registration list with the Trump administration

Republicans in Dallas and Williamson counties force a change that will affect voters in both parties.

State election officials did not initially check state records before telling counties to investigate the citizenship of 2,724 registered voters.

GOP push to exclude some noncitizens raises questions over the future of redistricting.

Dallas Republicans say they’ve raised more than $400,000 to pay for the hand count. It’s not yet clear if the party has secured the hundreds of polling locations needed and the supplies.