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Austin Biz Journal hires Chmais to cover retail and restaurants

Sahar Chmais

Sahar Chmais is joining the Austin Business Journal to cover restaurants, retail and entertainment.

She comes from The Hays Free Press in Austin, Texas, where she was a senior reporter writing about topics ranging from politics to human interest.

She was also a reporter on guns and the Second Amendment at WhoWhatWhy, a global nonprofit news organization. She was also an editorial intern at Texas Connect.

Chmais earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.

Mariam Ahmed

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