Here's how Texans can get involved in their party conventions
Participants in party conventions set rules, elect leaders and set the platform. Party leaders say getting involved is easy. Full Story
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Sierra Juarez
Sierra Juarez was an audience engagement fellow for The Texas Tribune. Previously, she interned at the Austin American-Statesman. She graduated from the University of Texas, where she studied journalism and Spanish and helped lead her school's chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists as its vice president. A native Texan, she loves anything and everything Texas, including the politics. Outside of work, she loves cooking her family's recipes, reading and listening to podcasts.
Past Contributions
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Houston-area Reps. Shawn Thierry and Garnet Coleman talk public education, the Texas primaries and sexual harassment
We livestreamed our conversation with Reps. Shawn Thierry and Garnet Coleman. Watch the full video, or check out our recap. Full Story
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Texas mother: The extent of the state’s maternal mortality rate is sobering
Our readers asked a Texas mother, who experienced birth complications, and The Texas Tribune’s Marissa Evans about the state’s increasing maternal mortality rate and what the state is doing to improve the situation. Here’s what they had to say. Full Story
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![Syreeta Lazarus poses for a portrait while at the park with her family. Lazarus has recovered from multiple complications after giving birth. She credits knowing her body well enough to have noticed warning signs.]()
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