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Twice Accused of Sexual Assault, He Was Let Go by Army Commanders. He Attacked Again.

by Vianna Davila, Lexi Churchill and Ren Larson,

How We Tracked Pretrial Confinement Rates in the U.S. Army

by Ren Larson,

Help ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Report on the Military Justice System

by Vianna Davila, Ren Larson, Lexi Churchill and Jessica Priest, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica,

The EPA Has Identified 23 U.S. Facilities Whose Toxic Air Pollution Puts People at Risk

by Kiah Collier and Maya Miller,

News Organizations Sue Texas Department of Public Safety Over Withheld Uvalde Shooting Records

by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune,

Two ProPublica Projects Win Awards for Outstanding Environmental Reporting

by ProPublica,

Texas Says It Cares About Mothers, but Its Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Lags Behind Most Other States

by Lomi Kriel,

Critical Omissions Plague Texas Gun Background Check Law

by Jeremy Schwartz and Kiah Collier,

DOJ Investigating Texas’ Operation Lone Star for Alleged Civil Rights Violations

by Perla Trevizo,

Congress Investigates Portable Generator Manufacturers Following Carbon Monoxide Deaths

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

Texas Agencies Fight Releasing Records That Could Help Clarify Response to Uvalde School Shooting

by Lexi Churchill,

ProPublica Wins Two Scripps Howard Awards

ProPublica,

Civil Rights Lawsuit Accuses Police of Unlawfully Arresting a High Schooler in the Early Days of the Pandemic

by Vianna Davila and Ren Larson,

Settlement Over Private Border Wall Won’t Stop Flooding or Erosion of Rio Grande Shoreline, Experts Say

by Perla Trevizo and Jeremy Schwartz,

Why 18-Year-Olds in Texas Can Buy AR-15s but Not Handguns

by Kiah Collier and Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

They Built the Wall. Problems Remain After Founder’s Guilty Plea.

by Jeremy Schwartz and Perla Trevizo,

Reality Check: Seven Times Texas Leaders Misled the Public About Operation Lone Star

by Perla Trevizo and Lomi Kriel, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, Kengo Tsutsumi, ProPublica, and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón, The Marshall Project,

Examining Nearly Two Decades of Taxpayer-Funded Border Operations

by Lomi Kriel and Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón, The Marshall Project,

Texas’ Border Operation Is Meant to Deter Cartels and Smugglers. More Often, It Imprisons Lone Men for Trespassing.

by Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune,

ProPublica and Partners Win Three AHCJ Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism

by ProPublica,

“We’re Going to Be Conservative.” Official Orders Books Removed From Schools, Targeting Titles About Transgender People.

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

Five people stand in a loose circle on sandy ground. It's night and they are only faintly lit a light coming in from the right.

Help Us Investigate Texas Border Security Initiatives

by Jessica Priest, Lomi Kriel and Perla Trevizo,

Texas’ Governor Brags About His Border Initiative. The Data Doesn’t Back Him Up.

by Lomi Kriel and Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón and Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project,

Carbon Monoxide Killed a Mother and Daughter. A Firefighter Was Reprimanded After a Delayed 911 Response.

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

U.S. Plans New Safety Rules to Crack Down on Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Portable Generators

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

Rechaza la EPA la norma de Texas que es más indulgente para un contaminante atmosférico muy tóxico

por Kiah Collier, ProPublica y The Texas Tribune, y Maya Miller, ProPublica,

Planta de esterilización de equipo médico contamina con sustancias cancerígenas a decenas de miles de alumnos

por Kiah Collier, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, y Maya Miller, ProPublica, fotografía por Kathleen Flynn, en reporte especial para ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, gráficos por Al Shaw y Lucas Waldron,

New Journalists Join ProPublica’s Crowdsourcing and Engagement Reporting Team

by ProPublica,

A Push to Remove LGBTQ Books in One County Could Signal Rising Partisanship on School Boards

by Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

EPA Rejects Texas’ More Lenient Standard for Highly Toxic Air Pollutant

by Kiah Collier, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Maya Miller, ProPublica,

El monóxido de carbono que producen los generadores envenena a miles de personas al año. Estados Unidos ha fallado en exigir cambios de seguridad.

por Perla Trevizo, Lexi Churchill y Ren Larson, ProPublica y The Texas Tribune; Mike Hixenbaugh y Suzy Khimm, NBC News,

A Plant That Sterilizes Medical Equipment Spews Cancer-Causing Pollution on Tens of Thousands of Schoolchildren

by Kiah Collier, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Maya Miller, ProPublica, photography by Kathleen Flynn, special to ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, graphics by Al Shaw and Lucas Waldron,

Carbon Monoxide From Generators Poisons Thousands of People a Year. The U.S. Has Failed to Force Safety Changes.

by Perla Trevizo, Lexi Churchill and Ren Larson, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune; Mike Hixenbaugh and Suzy Khimm, NBC News,

Trump Won the County in a Landslide. His Supporters Still Hounded the Elections Administrator Until She Resigned.

by Jeremy Schwartz,

“God’s Will Is Being Thwarted.” Even in Solid Republican Counties, Hard-Liners Seek More Partisan Control of Elections.

by Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

“La mitad de la familia simplemente desapareció de la noche a la mañana”

por Perla Trevizo y Lexi Churchill, ProPublica y The Texas Tribune; Suzy Khimm y Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News; Ilustraciones por Laila Milevski, ProPublica,

Two ProPublica Projects Named Finalists for Loeb Awards

by ProPublica,

“People Will Lose Their Lives”: Texas Isn’t Doing Enough to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Deaths, Critics Say

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

“Half of the Family Just Disappeared Overnight”

by Perla Trevizo and Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune; Suzy Khimm and Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News; Illustrations by Laila Milevski, ProPublica,

Border Policy Is Getting More and More Convoluted. That’s Creating False Hope for Migrants.

by Lomi Kriel,

Texas Enabled the Worst Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Catastrophe in Recent U.S. History

by Perla Trevizo, Ren Larson, Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune; Mike Hixenbaugh and Suzy Khimm, NBC News,

Texas no exige alarmas de monóxido de carbono. Sus residentes más vulnerables pagaron el precio

por Perla Trevizo, Ren Larson, Lexi Churchill, ProPublica y The Texas Tribune; Mike Hixenbaugh y Suzy Khimm, NBC News,

Cómo prevenir la intoxicación por monóxido de carbono en su vivienda

por Suzy Khimm, NBC News y Perla Trevizo, ProPublica y The Texas Tribune,

How to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Your Home

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

For Some Transgender Asylum Seekers, Fleeing a Dangerous Migrant Camp Meant Being Left Behind

by Lomi Kriel,

Texans Recovering From COVID-19 Needed Oxygen. Then the Power Went Out.

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

Feds Investigating Lender That Sued Thousands of Lower-Income Latinos During Pandemic

by Kiah Collier and Ren Larson,

“Power Companies Get Exactly What They Want”: How Texas Repeatedly Failed to Protect Its Power Grid Against Extreme Weather

by Jeremy Schwartz, Kiah Collier and Vianna Davila,

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Name Zahira Torres as New Senior Editor of Their Investigative Reporting Initiative

by ProPublica,

A Lender Sued Thousands of Lower-Income Latinos During the Pandemic. Now It Wants to Be a National Bank.

by Kiah Collier and Ren Larson,

What We’re Watching

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