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Darla Cameron
Darla Cameron is the chief product officer at The Texas Tribune. She guides product development and management, engineering and design, working closely across the organization to deliver the Tribune’s journalism in fresh and innovative ways that build trust with more Texans. Before May 2024, Darla was the managing editor for visual journalism, overseeing the work of the photo, multimedia and data visuals teams. Previously, she was the data visuals editor, leading a team of developers at the intersection of graphics and news applications. Before moving to Texas, Darla worked at The Washington Post and the Tampa Bay Times. She is a Colorado native with a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. She also serves on the board of Investigative Reporters and Editors.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Coronavirus in Texas cities: See how social distancing could reduce stress on hospitals
New estimates from University of Texas at Austin researchers show what it would take to spread out hospitalizations in 22 Texas metro areas.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas counties with coronavirus: Case updates and what we know
There are cases in each of the state’s five largest urban areas, though the virus has now also appeared in counties spanning from East Texas to the Gulf Coast. Officials expect statewide testing capacity to increase soon.
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Texas 2020 Elections
How are the top Democratic U.S. Senate candidates in Texas different? We asked them 11 questions to find out.
To help voters make sense of the U.S. Senate race, we asked the top candidates in the 2020 Democratic primary a series of simple questions designed to help voters understand their political and policy-based differences.
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Graphics and data reporting
The best of the Tribune’s storytelling with data and graphics in 2019
The Tribune’s data visuals team published more than 100 graphics about Texas politics and policy this year. Here’s a look back at some of our favorites.
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Broken Border
The number of migrant children in Texas shelters dropped dramatically in 2019
For the sixth month in a row, the number of migrant children in Texas shelters decreased in November.
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Politics
Here’s what Texans in Congress are saying about impeaching President Donald Trump
The Texas delegation is split along party lines.
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Families Divided
More than 4,900 migrant kids are living in Texas shelters, but that number is dropping
As of July 18, Texas’ 35 state-licensed shelters had permission to accommodate up to 6,286 children, according to the state health commission. With 4,937 kids living in them, that means they’re at 78% capacity.
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Graphics and data reporting
How a Supreme Court decision on the census citizenship question could affect representation in Texas
The U.S. Supreme Court could soon alter the political future of Texas when it decides whether the Trump administration can ask about citizenship on the upcoming census.
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Graphics and data reporting
T-Squared: Data visuals team adds two new developers
Carla Astudillo and Mandi Cai will work on the award-winning team of developer-journalists that uses data to find and tell stories about Texas.