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Alana Rocha
Alana Rocha was the director of news partnerships for The Texas Tribune until June 2022. She was previously a multimedia reporter, after working in television and radio news for eight years. Alana covered politics for stations in Florida, Kansas and Texas and traveled the country reporting from the 2012 and 2016 presidential campaign trails. She was the lead reporter on several award-winning projects and launched “The Brief,” a daily audio update. A native of Tampa, Florida, Alana received bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from the University of Florida.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Swamped with voter requests, the Texas secretary of state’s office has become a focus of frustration
A small elections staff, many working from home because of the pandemic, is trying to process a record number of requests for registrations and mail-in ballot applications.
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Split Decision 2020
Chip Roy and Wendy Davis face off on women’s health, managing the coronavirus and being a Washington disruptor
Roy, the one-term Republican congressman who represents the Austin-area district, squares off with Davis, his Democratic challenger, in our Split Decision virtual debate series.
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Coronavirus in Texas
For this COVID-19 “long-hauler,” symptoms have persisted for months: “I’m uncomfortable literally all day long”
In the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, listen to Brittani Castle detail how the coronavirus has come to dominate her life.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Watch Tony Gonzales, Gina Ortiz Jones debate as they vie to replace U.S. Rep. Will Hurd
The Navy and Air Force veterans running to represent Texas’ 23rd Congressional District highlight their differing views on the economy and deaths at Fort Hood in our “Split Decision” video series.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Out of savings and without enough money for food, this North Texas woman is running out of options
Carrie Mansfield says that while more relief from the government would be welcome, she really just wants to get back to work. Listen in the weekend edition of The Brief podcast.
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Split Decision 2020
Watch state Rep. Sarah Davis and Democratic challenger Ann Johnson debate hurricane relief, flipping the House and more
In our “Split Decision” series, we asked the two attorneys about issues important to voters in this Houston-area district.
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Split Decision 2020
Watch John Cornyn and MJ Hegar debate the pandemic, police reform and voting
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a three-term Republican incumbent, and Democratic challenger MJ Hegar, answered the same set of questions for our “Split Decision” virtual debate series.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas eased restrictions for nursing homes — but she still can’t see her mom and knows that isolation can be deadly
Jimmie Arnold’s mother-in-law and mother were in the same nursing home in Bryan when Gov. Greg Abbott barred all visitation to limit the spread of the coronavirus. In the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, listen to why Arnold says after six months, it’s taking its toll.
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Coronavirus in Texas
“It’s pretty hard to learn how to draw an IV online”: This nursing student is grateful for hands-on training this semester
In the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, listen to why a University of Texas at Austin sophomore says attending in-person labs during the pandemic is worth the risk.