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DOJ Blasts Law Enforcement’s Uvalde Shooting Response in New Report, Calls for Agencies to Prioritize Training

by Lomi Kriel, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune, and Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

Reports Analyzing the Police Response to a Mass Shooting Can Leave Unanswered Questions — if They’re Released at All

by Lexi Churchill and Lomi Kriel,

Why We’re Publishing Never-Reported Details of the Uvalde School Shooting Before State Investigators

by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and FRONTLINE,

“Someone Tell Me What to Do”

by Lomi Kriel and Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Jinitzail Hernández, The Texas Tribune,

New Uvalde School Shooting Documentary and Investigation Reveal Details of Law Enforcement’s Flawed Response

by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and FRONTLINE,

Texas Judge Orders Release of Uvalde Shooting Records

by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune,

A Texas Billionaire’s Associates Are Trying to Sink a School Tax Election via Their Dark Money Nonprofit

by Jeremy Schwartz and Dan Keemahill,

Book Bans in Texas Spread as New State Law Takes Effect

by Jeremy Schwartz,

Texas Took Over Its Largest School District, but Has Let Underperforming Charter Networks Expand

by Kiah Collier and Dan Keemahill,

The Many Times Ken Paxton Refused to Defend Texas Agencies in Court

by Jessica Priest and Vianna Davila,

The Texas Attorney General Is Supposed to Represent State Agencies. Ken Paxton Has Repeatedly Refused To.

by Vianna Davila and Jessica Priest,

“The Reporting Gave a Number of Us Pause”: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Rethink Funding for Child ID Kits After Investigation

by Jeremy Schwartz,

Judge Rules Texas DPS Must Release Withheld Documents Related to the Uvalde School Shooting

by Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and William Melhado, The Texas Tribune,

Impeached Texas Attorney General Partnered With Troubled Businessman to Push Opioid Program

by Kiah Collier,

Texas Pulls Funding for Child ID Kits After Investigation Finds Little Evidence of Their Effectiveness

by Jeremy Schwartz,

Texas Public Records Transparency Bill That Got Lost Amid GOP Infighting Finally Headed to Governor’s Desk

by Vianna Davila,

Texas Bill to Increase Transparency in Public Records Law Left in Limbo Despite Passing Legislature

by Vianna Davila,

Texas Legislature Closes Gun Background Check Loophole

by Jeremy Schwartz,

Churches’ Role in Local Election Prompts Calls for Investigations

by Jessica Priest,

After a Soldier Died by Suicide, His Family Was Denied the Police Records. Texas Law Makes That Possible.

by Vianna Davila,

Inside 30 Years of Former NFL Player Kenny Hansmire’s Troubled Businesses

by Kiah Collier and Lexi Churchill,

A Former NFL Player Persuaded Politicians That His Child ID Kits Help Find Missing Kids. There’s No Evidence They Do.

by Kiah Collier and Jeremy Schwartz,

Trio of Texas Churches Donated to Political Candidate Despite Clear IRS Prohibition

by Jessica Priest and Jeremy Schwartz,

The ProPublica-Texas Tribune Investigative Unit Wins Texas Managing Editors Awards

by ProPublica,

The Army Increasingly Allows Soldiers Charged With Violent Crimes to Leave the Military Rather Than Face Trial

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

Feds Advance Portable Generator Safety Rule to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

by Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Suzy Khimm, NBC News,

“He Has a Battle Rifle”: Uvalde Police Waited to Enter Classroom, Fearing Firepower From Gunman’s AR-15

by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune,

Uvalde District Attorney Fights Release of Public Records Against Wishes of Most Families

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune, and Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

Closing Critical Gun Background Check Loophole Gains Bipartisan Support in Texas

by Jeremy Schwartz and Kiah Collier,

Texas Governor Says Most Gun Crimes Involve Illegally Owned Weapons. That’s Not True for Mass Shootings.

by Jessica Priest and Perla Trevizo,

Despite Decades of Mass Shootings in Texas, Legislators Have Failed to Pass Meaningful Gun Control Laws

by Jessica Priest and Perla Trevizo,

Hoping to Prevent Repeat of Botched Response to Uvalde, Lawmaker Calls for Improved Training for Police, EMTs

by Lomi Kriel, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune,

A Texas Superintendent Ordered School Librarians to Remove LGBTQ Books. Now the Federal Government Is Investigating.

by Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, and Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

Records Reveal Medical Response Further Delayed Care for Uvalde Victims

by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune, Lomi Kriel, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune, Joyce Sohyun Lee, Arelis R. Hernández, Sarah Cahlan and Imogen Piper, The Washington Post, and Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune,

DOJ Tried to Hide Report Warning That Private Border Wall in Texas Could Collapse

by Perla Trevizo and Jeremy Schwartz,

These 20 Churches Supported Political Candidates. Experts Say They Violated Federal Law.

by Jessica Priest and Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Chris Morran, ProPublica,

Texas Churches Violate the Law Ahead of Tuesday’s Election, Experts Say

by Jeremy Schwartz, Jessica Priest and Perla Trevizo,

Newly Obtained Uvalde 911 Calls Shed More Light on Botched Police Response

by Lomi Kriel, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Zach Despart, Alejandro Serrano and Roxanna Asgarian, The Texas Tribune,

Churches Are Breaking the Law by Endorsing in Elections, Experts Say. The IRS Looks the Other Way.

by Jeremy Schwartz and Jessica Priest,

Tell Us How Religious Organizations in Your Area Involve Themselves in Elections

by Jessica Priest and Jeremy Schwartz,

Greg Abbott’s Executive Power Play

by Perla Trevizo and Marilyn W. Thompson,

Election Administrators Are Under Attack. Here’s What That Means for the Upcoming Midterms.

by Jeremy Schwartz,

D.C. Attorney General Opens Investigation Into Republican Governors’ Shipping of Immigrants to the Capital

by Marilyn W. Thompson and Perla Trevizo,

A Shut-Off Switch Was Supposed to Prevent 99% of Generator-Related Deaths. It Failed a Family of Three.

by Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News,

Congresswoman Calls for Examination of Military Pretrial Confinement

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

Texas State Police Deflect Blame, Downplay Their Role in Uvalde Shooting Failures

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

Texas-Mexico Border Town Approves Air Pollution Monitoring Following ProPublica and Texas Tribune Investigation

by Kiah Collier and Maya Miller,

He Was Accused of Sexual Assault, She of Using Drugs. The Military Dealt With Them Very Differently.

by Ren Larson, Vianna Davila and Lexi Churchill,

A Mom’s Campaign to Ban Library Books Divided a Texas Town — and Her Own Family

by Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News,

In the Army, You’re More Likely to Be Detained for Drugs Than Sexual Assault

by Vianna Davila, Lexi Churchill and Ren Larson, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Kengo Tsutsumi, ProPublica,

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