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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Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he plans to move ahead with a redistricting effort to benefit Democrats — a direct counter to Texas Republicans' plan to pick up five Congressional seats. -
County commissioners have already voted to shut down the county's rental and utility assistance office and fund local nonprofits instead. -
The medical examiner's office identified him as Richard Gutkowski. According to the sheriff's office, he was arrested for criminal trespass and booked into the jail July 29. -
Kimberly Phillips died of malnutrition and dehydration after three weeks in the Tarrant County Jail. Her daughter is suing the county for information about her incarceration and death. -
The Department of Human Services provides rent, utility and hygiene assistance to people in need. The county budget department recommended closing it and outsourcing its work. -
Some commissioners and community members criticized the new, less frequent meeting schedule as undemocratic. -
Texas lawmakers could redraw the state's congressional maps during the ongoing special session. President Donald Trump has said he wants to pick up five more seats through a map redraw. -
Tarrant County told rental assistance employees to find new jobs. County now says that was a mistakeCounty commissioners have not yet voted to get rid of the Department of Human Services, but it could be eliminated during upcoming budget discussions. -
Commissioner Manny Ramirez says the county could partner with local nonprofits to do the same work as the Department of Human Services. -
Trelynn Wormley's mother sued over her son's overdose death in county custody. The lawsuit alleged the jail has a pattern of letting in dangerous contraband, but a federal judge decided the claims were too weak. -
A small group of Tarrant County residents challenged more than 15,000 voter registrations last year. A new software could help the county keep ahead of those challenges, the elections administrator said. -
Chasity Congious gave birth in her cell in 2020. Her baby later died.
