Miranda Suarez
Tarrant County Accountability ReporterMiranda Suarez is KERA’s Tarrant County accountability reporter.
Before coming to North Texas, she was the Lee Ester News Fellow at Wisconsin Public Radio, where she covered statewide news, including election security and politics, as well as local police and military issues in the city of Madison.
Originally from Massachusetts, Miranda started her journalism career at WTBU, Boston University’s student radio station. Her first public radio jobs were at WBUR, where she was a newscast intern and later a fellow on the business desk. During an internship at Boston 25 News, she conducted an investigation into mental health counseling services at Massachusetts colleges and universities that was nominated for a 2019 New England Emmy.
Miranda is always looking for stories of the weird and wonderful — whether it’s following a robot around a grocery store or sampling cheeses at a Wisconsin cheese contest. Outside of journalism, she loves reading, road trips and Dungeons & Dragons.
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John Wright ran in the Democratic primary for Tarrant County Constable Precinct 8. His opponent accused him of lying about where he lived.
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Executive Chief Deputy Charles Eckert is a veteran of more than 30 years at the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office. He’s in charge of the day-to-day jail operations.
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The county jail system has about 200 open detention officer positions, and corrections officers are working mandatory overtime, according to the county.
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Precinct 8 constable candidate John Wright has been disciplined for over his two-decade career as a deputy constable, according to public records obtained by the Fort Worth Report and KERA News.
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The incumbent constable, Michael Campbell, filed a lawsuit alleging his Democratic primary opponent, John Wright, doesn’t actually live in Precinct 8 and should be declared ineligible for office.
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The state found medical neglect and other problems at the Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility near Lubbock.
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Candidates generally have to be residents of the districts they're running to represent, but what does being a resident really mean?
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The Texas 2nd Court of Appeals denied Dean's appeal.
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The case contesting Deputy Constable John Wright’s eligibility for Precinct 8 constable will continue to trial March 1, after 48th District Court Judge Chris Taylor denied a request to throw it out.
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State inspectors found problems like medical neglect and missing documentation at the Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility in West Texas.
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The Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility in Garza County has been out of compliance with state standards since December.
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The county has now agreed to pay at least $1.6 million in jail lawsuit settlements in recent years.