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shortly after graduating from UNC Chapel Hill where she studied both multimedia journalism and political science. Before moving to Texas, Annie interned at The Washington Post on their graphics team. She is now a proud member of the Tribune鈥檚 news apps team where she develops interactives, analyzes datasets and creates graphics. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eb8a8f8a85828e87ab9f8e938a989f9982899e858ec584998c"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="49282d2827202c25093d2c31283a3d3b202b3c272c67263b2e">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("cf-hash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var e,r,n,i,c=t.previousSibling,a=c.getAttribute("data-cfemail");if(a){for(e="",r=parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16),n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)i=parseInt(a.substr(n,2),16)^r,e+=String.fromCharCode(i);e=document.createTextNode(e),c.parentNode.replaceChild(e,c)}}}catch(u){}}();/* ]]> */</script></span> </a></li> </ul> </div> <section id="contributions"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2>Recent Contributions</h2> <div class="contributions"> <nav class="pagination"> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://localdebt.texastribune.org/">The Texas Tribune's Local Debt Explorer Gets an Update</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://localdebt.texastribune.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/04/LocalDebtExplorer-Lead_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/04/LocalDebtExplorer-Lead_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a>, <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-03 06:00"> April 3, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Use our Local Debt Explorer to find out how much tax-supported debt is held by your city, county and school district. <span>The data is collected by the </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://www.brb.state.tx.us/lgs/lgspubs2014.aspx">Texas Bond Review Board</a><span> and reflects each entity’s debt load as of August 2014.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://localdebt.texastribune.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/texting-and-driving-ordinances/">Look at Texting-and-Driving Ordinances in Texas</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/texting-and-driving-ordinances/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/16/TextDriver_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/16/TextDriver_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Stefan Kloo</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-01 06:00"> April 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/texting-and-driving-ordinances/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB80/" target="_blank">A bill that would enact</a> a statewide texting-while-driving ban is advancing in the Texas Legislature, and it could affect some local ordinances already in place. Here's a look at which municipalities currently have restrictions.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/texting-and-driving-ordinances/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://txlege.texastribune.org/">Reintroducing the Texas Legislative Guide</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://txlege.texastribune.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/TxLegeGuide-leadart002_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/TxLegeGuide-leadart002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a>, <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a> and <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-13 06:00"> March 13, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>We've given your go-to resource for the 84th legislative session a new look. With easier navigation, larger videos and a better mobile experience, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a> is the best place to learn more about the session.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://txlege.texastribune.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/01/texas-donors/">The Top GOP Donors and Bundlers in Texas</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/01/texas-donors/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/TopTexasDonors-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/26/TopTexasDonors-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman / John Jordan</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 1 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-03-01 06:00"> March 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/01/texas-donors/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Iowa and New Hampshire have the first presidential nominating contests, but there’s a key Republican primary fight going on in Texas: the money chase. </span><span>Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at GOP donors and bundlers in high demand. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/01/texas-donors/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/school-vaccine-exemptions-high-pockets-texas/">See Vaccine Exemptions in Texas by School District</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/school-vaccine-exemptions-high-pockets-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/04/CooperImmunization1258_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant County in Fort Worth."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/04/CooperImmunization1258_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant County in Fort Worth." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Cooper Neill</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant County in Fort Worth.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a>, <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a> and <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Feb 2015 13:02:47 -0600" title="2015-02-05 13:02"> Feb. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/school-vaccine-exemptions-high-pockets-texas/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>More than 38,000 Texas students — about 0.75 percent of the state's overall school-age population — had nonmedical exemptions to school immunization laws in the 2013-14 school year, according to state data. Search our table to see the totals for your district or private school.</span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/05/school-vaccine-exemptions-high-pockets-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://hospitals.texastribune.org/">News App: Texas Hospitals Explorer</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://hospitals.texastribune.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/03/HospitalExplorer_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/03/HospitalExplorer_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a>, <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> and <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 3 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-03 06:00"> Feb. 3, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-aeba89ef-4ca9-f44c-2e64-5652a48fff94">We’ve revamped our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://hospitals.texastribune.org/" target="_self">Hospitals Explorer</a>, using the <span>most recent Medicare data analyzed by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Use our updated tool to<span> learn more about the quality of care available at Texas hospitals that reported Medicare data.</span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://hospitals.texastribune.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/22/few-texas-hospitals-reap-medicare-bonuses/">Few Texas Hospitals Reap Bonuses for Performance</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/22/few-texas-hospitals-reap-medicare-bonuses/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/31/HospitalExplorer-1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/31/HospitalExplorer-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> and <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 22 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-22 06:00"> Jan. 22, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A slim majority of Texas hospitals earned bonuses from Medicare this year for treating their patients well. But many are also being fined under a different Medicare program </span>for treating their patients poorly.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/22/few-texas-hospitals-reap-medicare-bonuses/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/all-roads-lead-to-texas/">2016 Presidential Hopefuls Have Deep Ties to Texas</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/all-roads-lead-to-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/unnamed_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/unnamed_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a>, <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a> and <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 9 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-09 06:00"> Jan. 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/all-roads-lead-to-texas/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Of the two dozen or so politicos floated as serious presidential contenders, an uncanny number have a legitimate Texas connection.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/all-roads-lead-to-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/23/tribunes-best-quotes-2014/">In Their Own Words: Best Quotes of 2014</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/23/tribunes-best-quotes-2014/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/23/2014_Quotes_copy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416175720/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/23/2014_Quotes_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: John Jordan</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a> and <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-23 06:00"> Dec. 23, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/23/tribunes-best-quotes-2014/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In a year in which the governor got indicted, candidates duked it out in races for every statewide political office and Ebola came to Dallas, there were plenty of contenders for this list. But we’ve done our best to collect the most noteworthy quotes of 2014.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/23/tribunes-best-quotes-2014/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <nav class="pagination"> </nav> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" rail cell w-4 hide-for-medium-down"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150416175720/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/christine-ayala/">Christine Ayala</a> </dd> <dd> <a 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