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