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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Republican County Judge Tim O'Hare questioned the need for early polling locations at colleges during a meeting last week. -
Last week, Republican Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare questioned the county's proposed early voting locations at colleges. -
Republican County Judge Tim O'Hare said it's not the county's job to get more college students, or any group, to vote. -
Anthony Johnson Jr.'s death in custody in April was ruled a homicide. Two jailers await trial for murder. -
Group homes serve people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. -
Crystal Mason was accused of voting illegally in Tarrant County but was acquitted in March. The Tarrant County DA appealed the acquittal. -
Rev. Ryon Price got a trespass warning on July 2, after he spoke over his allotted time at a Commissioners Court meeting. -
Tarrant County was considering switching out Cesar Chavez Day for Veterans Day on the county calendar. -
The Mental Health Jail Diversion Center offers treatment instead of jail time for people suspected of low-level, nonviolent crimes. The center didn't get any money in the latest county budget proposal. -
The county is considering lowering the property tax rate again this year. -
Robert Miller died in Tarrant jail custody in 2019 under disputed circumstances. -
Ballot Verifier allows people to compare physical and electronic votes to see if they match reported results.
