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Bayliss Wagner
State politics reporter
Bayliss is a reporter on the Austin-American Statesman's state politics desk, with areas of coverage including women's healthcare, LGBTQ+ issues and data. In the past, she reported for USA TODAY and The Philadelphia Inquirer and taught English in Marseille, France. She graduated from Swarthmore College in 2021 with a major in English and minors in Computer Science and French.