This is our first joint piece as part of a novel collaboration with five Texas newsrooms to examine how power is wielded in Texas: How Changes to Texas Law Will Help Elon Musk’s Companies propublica.org/article/elon-m… Lauren McGaughy KUT Austin ProPublica Texas Tribune

Troops on border deployment in the Big Bend are filling up local hotels - a boon for the economy, but not for local tourism tax revenue - federal govt. doesn't have to pay "hotel occupancy taxes." Nice one from The Big Bend Sentinel: bigbendsentinel.com/2025/07/02/are…

Why did this seem to take Texas by such surprise? "Everybody got the NWS forecast," Nim Kidd says. "It did not predict the amount of rain that we saw." Says state emergency ops center began briefing yesterday on the possibility of floods and was in contact with local officials.

NEW: IRS says that churches can now endorse candidates from the pulpit -- granting them an exemption from a 70 year-old ban on politicking by tax-exempt groups. nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/…

📢 #ComunicadoCristosal | Tras 25 años de trabajo en El Salvador, suspendemos operaciones en el país ante la escalada de criminalización. Nuestra labor continúa, reorganizada y comprometida, desde Guatemala y Honduras. Para más información. ⬇️ #CristosalNoSeDetiene

He learned that Venezuelans inside the same #Texas immigration detention center were sent to #Guantanamo. He asked his wife to record in case something happened. A month later, he was among the 230+ men the U.S. sent to the Salvadoran prison #CECOT. youtu.be/UHBmbQCOYzQ

As the Texas Legislature convenes in a special session, in part to address flooding after the July 4 Kerr tragedy, we found that they repeatedly underfunded such efforts & did not pass key recommended legislation to help rural communities w/ Lexi Churchill propublica.org/article/texas-…

NEW: The Trump admin made broad statements about the immigrants sent to El Salvador. We reported on them 1-by-1. A huge feat of journalism by tremendous reporters at ProPublica -- Melissa Sanchez, Perla Trevizo and Mica Rosenberg -- and so many others. projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-imm…

For months we've written about the #Venezuelan men the #Trump administration sent to #CECOT. Now, they get to tell their own stories, how they ended up being labeled terrorists by the U.S. and tortured in #ElSalvador via ProPublica. propublica.org/article/venezu…

Every local agency has now released records three years in regarding its Uvalde response — except for Texas Department of Public Safety which sent more than 90 officers there. We reviewed the latest records but most we already had, no thanks to the government! texastribune.org/2025/08/11/uva…

An investigation by ProPublica and Texas Tribune found 60+ instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 Texas private schools. Such practices likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public. propublica.org/article/texas-…

Frida Kahlo's iconic “Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird" returns to Austin this month after being on loan in Australia. Now you can view this piece at the Harry Ransom Center. Check it out! austinvida.com/articles/cultu…

We’re looking forward to TOMORROW ‘s HABLA Platica and a FULL HOUSE with Congressman Lloyd Doggett Friday, August 22, 2025, 8am - 9:30am at Juan In A Million, 2300 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78702

Months before igniting Texas’ redistricting fight, the Trump administration began testing a strategy of using the courts to force favorable political outcomes. (Texas Dream Act, Johnson amendment, and redistricting). propublica.org/article/texas-…