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Trump Is Spending Billions on Border Security. Some Residents Living There Lack Basic Resources.

by Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, and Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and photography by Cengiz Yar, ProPublica,

Five Newsroom Partners Join ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Investigative Initiative

by ProPublica,

Texas AG Ken Paxton Won’t Face Federal Corruption Charges as He Gains Momentum for Likely Senate Run

by Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune,

A Texas School Board Cut State-Approved Textbook Chapters About Diversity. A Board Member Says Material Violated the Law

by Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune,

How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn

by Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune, photography by Shelby Tauber for ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.

by Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Ellis Simani, ProPublica,

This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.

by Ellis Simani, ProPublica, and Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

Trump Is Sending Migrants From Around the World to Guantanamo. One Mother Speaks Out About Her Son’s Detention.

by Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica, Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica,

These Soldiers Risked Their Lives Serving in Afghanistan. Now They Plead With Trump to Let Their Sister Into the U.S.

by Lomi Kriel, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

A Trump DOJ Could Bring an End to the Yearslong Investigation of His Ally Ken Paxton

by Vianna Davila, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

If Trump Makes Cuts to Medicaid, Texas Officials Could Seize the Opportunity to Further Slash the Program

by Lomi Kriel and Jessica Priest,

Trump’s Near Sweep of Texas Border Counties Shows a Shift to the Right for Latino Voters

by Jasper Scherer, Zach Despart and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune, and Perla Trevizo and Dan Keemahill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

El sheriff fronterizo pro armas y provida que perdió la lealtad de sus vecinos por ser tachado de “blando” con la inmigración

por Perla Trevizo, ProPublica y The Texas Tribune, fotografía por Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica,

“Del Rio, Texas”: How a Race for Sheriff Became a Referendum on Immigration

by Gerardo del Valle and Perla Trevizo,

Watch: How the Race for Sheriff in Del Rio, Texas, Became a Referendum on Immigration

by Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica, and Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

A Pro-Gun, Anti-Abortion Border Sheriff Appealed to Both Parties. Then He Was Painted as Soft on Immigration.

by Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, photography by Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica,

She Supports Trump’s Anti-Immigration Policies. Texas Incorrectly Flagged Her as a “Noncitizen” on Its Voting Rolls.

by Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, James Barragán, The Texas Tribune, Vianna Davila, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Natalia Contreras, Votebeat,

¿Está atrapado en el atraso por la acumulación de solicitudes en Texas para tener Medicaid y cupones de alimentos? ¿Conoce a alguien en esta situación? Ayúdenos a informar.

por Jessica Priest y Lomi Kriel, ProPublica y The Texas Tribune, y Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune,

A pesar de las constantes advertencias, Texas se apresuró a despojar a millones de personas de Medicaid

por Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune, y Lomi Kriel, ProPublica y The Texas Tribune,

Greg Abbott Boasted That Texas Removed 6,500 Noncitizens From Its Voter Rolls. That Number Was Likely Inflated.

by Vianna Davila and Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, James Barragán, The Texas Tribune, and Natalia Contreras, Votebeat,

In Texas’ Third-Largest County, the Far Right’s Vision for Local Governing Has Come to Life

by Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune, and Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

Uvalde City Officials Release Dozens of Missing Videos From Officers Responding to Robb Elementary Massacre

by Lomi Kriel and Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Zach Despart, Terri Langford, Pooja Salhotra and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune,

Caught in Texas’ Medicaid and Food Stamp Application Backlog? Know Someone Who Is? Help Us Report.

by Jessica Priest and Lomi Kriel, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune,

Despite Persistent Warnings, Texas Rushed to Remove Millions From Medicaid. That Move Cost Eligible Residents Care.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune, and Lomi Kriel, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

This College’s 38-Acre Land Donation to a Christian School Drew Little Attention. Experts Say It Appears to Violate the Law.

by Jessica Priest,

Uvalde Police Failed to Turn Over All Body Camera Footage From Robb Elementary Shooting, Department Says

by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune, and Lomi Kriel, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

Uvalde City Officials Release Shooting Records That Provide New Details, Reaffirm Previous Reporting

by Lomi Kriel and Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Zach Despart, Terri Langford and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune,

“Now Is the Time to Take Action”: Carbon Monoxide Poisonings After Hurricane Beryl Are the Highest Since Texas Winter Storm

by Lexi Churchill,

West Texas Pastor Who Used Illegal Donations From Churches to Campaign for Office Is Fined $3,500

by Jessica Priest,

Judge Denies Texas Attorney General’s Efforts to Use Consumer Protection Law to Shut Down a Migrant Shelter

by Alejandro Serrano and Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune, and Vianna Davila, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

Texas Is the Largest GOP Stronghold Without Pro-School Voucher Legislation. Gov. Abbott Is on a Crusade to Change That.

by Jeremy Schwartz,

Ken Paxton Has Used Consumer Protection Law to Target These Organizations

by Vianna Davila,

Texas’ Attorney General Is Increasingly Using Consumer Protection Laws to Pursue Political Targets

by Vianna Davila,

​Uvalde Police Will Face More Active Shooter Training as Part of $2 Million Settlement Between City and Families

by Lomi Kriel, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune,

Texas Appeals Court Orders Dismissal of Lawsuit Against ProPublica, Texas Tribune

by Perla Trevizo,

“I Refuse to Be Told What to Do”: Facebook Posts Show a Conservative School Board Member Rejecting Extremism

by Jeremy Schwartz,

Help ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Report on School Board and Bond Elections in Your Community

by Jessica Priest, Jeremy Schwartz, Lexi Churchill and Dan Keemahill,

Former Far-Right Hard-Liner Says Billionaires Are Using School Board Races to Sow Distrust in Public Education

by Jeremy Schwartz,

She Campaigned for a Texas School Board Seat as a GOP Hard-Liner. Now She’s Rejecting Her Party’s Extremism.

by Jeremy Schwartz,

“El camino correcto”: desde Venezuela a Juárez y desde Nueva York a Denver, la odisea de una familia en busca de asilo

por Gerardo del Valle,

Lo que un incendio en un centro de detención en México nos revela sobre la política de inmigración de Estados Unidos.

por Perla Trevizo,

“The Right Way”: From Venezuela to Juárez and New York to Denver, One Family’s Asylum Journey

by Gerardo del Valle,

Biden Was Warned U.S. Border Policies Made Tragedy Inevitable. Then a Deadly Fire Broke Out.

by Perla Trevizo,

Texas School Districts Violated a Law Intended to Add Transparency to Local Elections

by Lexi Churchill and Jessica Priest,

ProPublica and Partners Win 2024 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability

by ProPublica,

Soldiers Charged With Violent Crimes Will Now Face More Scrutiny Before They Can Simply Leave the Army

by Vianna Davila and Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Davis Winkie, Military Times,

Nearly Two Years After Uvalde Massacre, Here Is Where All the Investigations, Personnel Changes Stand

by Lomi Kriel and Lexi Churchill,

New EPA Rule to Slash Cancer-Causing Emissions From Sterilization Facilities

by Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune,

Check Your State: Here Are the Active Shooter Training Requirements for Schools and Law Enforcement

by Lexi Churchill and Lomi Kriel,

Under Ken Paxton, Texas’ Elite Civil Medicaid Fraud Unit Is Falling Apart

by Vianna Davila,

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