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Trumpโ€™s near sweep of Texas border counties shows a shift to the right for Latino voters

Read full article: Trumpโ€™s near sweep of Texas border counties shows a shift to the right for Latino voters

The former president captured 55% of Latino voters in the state, according to exit polls. He also won 14 out of the 18 counties within 20 miles of the border, a number that doubled his 2020 performance in the Latino-majority region.

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Texas OB-GYNs urge lawmakers to change abortion laws after reports on pregnant women's deaths

Read full article: Texas OB-GYNs urge lawmakers to change abortion laws after reports on pregnant women's deaths

The group of 111 doctors cited recent ProPublica reporting on two pregnant women who died because doctors did not provide lifesaving care.

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Watch: Texas lawmakers discuss noncitizens on the voter rolls

Read full article: Watch: Texas lawmakers discuss noncitizens on the voter rolls

Hereโ€™s what you need to know after a ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat investigation found that Gov. Greg Abbott likely inflated the number of noncitizens on voter rolls.

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VP says woman's death after delayed abortion treatment shows consequences of Trump's actions

Read full article: VP says woman's death after delayed abortion treatment shows consequences of Trump's actions

Vice President Kamala Harris says Donald Trumpโ€™s role in undoing national abortion rights is to blame for the death of Amber Thurman.

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Judge denies Texasโ€™ attempt to shut down El Paso migrant shelter

Read full article: Judge denies Texasโ€™ attempt to shut down El Paso migrant shelter

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxtonโ€™s office has accused Annunciation House, which operates a network of migrant shelters, of human smuggling.

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Nearly two years after the Uvalde massacre, hereโ€™s who has been reprimanded and where investigations stand

Read full article: Nearly two years after the Uvalde massacre, hereโ€™s who has been reprimanded and where investigations stand

As a grand jury considers whether any law enforcement officers are criminally charged for their inaction during the Robb Elementary shooting, some families say they feel theyโ€™ve been let down and betrayed by elected officials.

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Ex-IRS contractor gets five years in prison for leak of tax return information of Trump, rich people

Read full article: Ex-IRS contractor gets five years in prison for leak of tax return information of Trump, rich people

A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service who pleaded guilty to leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the countryโ€™s wealthiest people was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday.

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Judge says DPS must release documents related to Uvalde shooting response

Read full article: Judge says DPS must release documents related to Uvalde shooting response

The state police agency had been withholding nearly all of its records on law enforcementโ€™s botched response to Texasโ€™ deadliest school shooting. DPS will have an opportunity to redact the files before they are released.

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Justice Alito accepted Alaska resort vacation from GOP donors, report says

Read full article: Justice Alito accepted Alaska resort vacation from GOP donors, report says

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito accepted a 2008 trip to a luxury fishing lodge in Alaska from two wealthy Republican donors, one of whom repeatedly had interests before the court.

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Justice Thomas says he didnโ€™t have to disclose luxury trips

Read full article: Justice Thomas says he didnโ€™t have to disclose luxury trips

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says he wasnโ€™t required to disclose the many trips he and his wife took that were paid for by a Republican megadonor.

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In the Army, youโ€™re more likely to be detained for drugs than sexual assault

Read full article: In the Army, youโ€™re more likely to be detained for drugs than sexual assault

A first-of-its-kind analysis reveals that, on average, Army soldiers had to face at least eight counts of sexual offenses before their commanders detained them ahead of trial as often as soldiers charged with drug or burglary crimes.

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The EPA has identified 23 U.S. facilities that are emitting toxic air pollution that puts people at risk

Read full article: The EPA has identified 23 U.S. facilities that are emitting toxic air pollution that puts people at risk

One of them is in Laredo, which has elevated rates of cancer, according to a recent state analysis. The findings come after reporting by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.

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Houston firefighter reprimanded after mother, daughter die of carbon monoxide poisoning, NBC News reports

Read full article: Houston firefighter reprimanded after mother, daughter die of carbon monoxide poisoning, NBC News reports

The Houston Fire Department reprimanded a firefighter for misconduct after an investigation into a delayed 911 response to a case in which a mother and daughter died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

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NBC News: U.S. plans new safety rules to crack down on carbon monoxide poisoning from portable generators

Read full article: NBC News: U.S. plans new safety rules to crack down on carbon monoxide poisoning from portable generators

This article was published in partnership with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power, and The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. Sign up to receive ProPublicaโ€™s biggest stories as soon as theyโ€™re published, and sign up for The Brief Weekly to get up to speed on essential coverage of Texas issues.

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T-Squared: Jessica Priest joins The Texas Tribune as engagement reporter

Read full article: T-Squared: Jessica Priest joins The Texas Tribune as engagement reporter

A graduate of Sam Houston State University, Priest has worked in newsrooms in Temple, Victoria and Fort Worth.

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Portable generators poison thousands of people a year. The U.S. has failed to force safety changes.

Read full article: Portable generators poison thousands of people a year. The U.S. has failed to force safety changes.

This article was published in partnership with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power, and The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. Sign up to receive ProPublicaโ€™s biggest stories as soon as theyโ€™re published, and sign up for The Brief Weekly to get up to speed on essential coverage of Texas issues.

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Join ProPublica and The Texas Tribune for a conversation about President Bidenโ€™s border policy

Read full article: Join ProPublica and The Texas Tribune for a conversation about President Bidenโ€™s border policy

A panel of experts will discuss the policy decisions that have created confusion at the border, what to expect in the coming months and possible paths to reform.

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A lender sued thousands of lower-income Latinos during the pandemic. Now it wants to be a national bank.

Read full article: A lender sued thousands of lower-income Latinos during the pandemic. Now it wants to be a national bank.

The monthslong probe showed the loan company had sued thousands of lower-income Latinos in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic while depicting itself as a benefactor of that community. California-based Oportun, founded in 2005, has always been a regional company and lends in just 12 states including Texas. โ€œUnfortunately, recent investigations and research have revealed egregious debt collection practices by Oportun,โ€ the letter states. That means the OCC may decide on Oportunโ€™s application by early spring. โ€œThe public comment period is an important part of this process,โ€ Oportun said in a statement to ProPublica and the Tribune.

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The Trump administration awarded border wall contracts to build on land it doesn't own in Texas

Read full article: The Trump administration awarded border wall contracts to build on land it doesn't own in Texas

In order to build the border wall, the ranchโ€™s front gate and the fence will have to be moved back. The situation could become even more complicated if President-elect Joe Biden makes good on his promise to stop border wall construction. The agreements are to build 146 miles of border wall and install nearly three dozen gates. Under the Trump administration, Starr has become one of the agencyโ€™s top priorities for the border wall. But Starr County, which lacks a levee system, had no wall before the Trump administration first proposed building there in 2017.

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South Texas restrictions were meant to protect people from COVID-19. Then the handcuffs and ticket books came out.

Read full article: South Texas restrictions were meant to protect people from COVID-19. Then the handcuffs and ticket books came out.

Among these cases, nearly 3 in 10 people were charged only for the emergency order violation, the district attorney said. In the initial month of the virusโ€™ spread in Texas, orders were coming out every few weeks or even days. Fines pile up, and cases are dismissedOutcomes for violating COVID-19 orders varied from community to community in the Valley. Daisy Alvarado was one of more than 340 people cited by Cameron County sheriffโ€™s deputies for violating COVID-19 orders. The virusโ€™ toll hasnโ€™t changed Alvarezโ€™s opinion that rules like the emergency orders need to be applied cautiously.

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What you should watch โ€” and what you should ignore โ€” while the votes are being counted in Texas

Read full article: What you should watch โ€” and what you should ignore โ€” while the votes are being counted in Texas

This year, our results page will be powered by Decision Desk HQ, a firm that collects, organizes and reports election night results. It's been a common refrain across the country that people should prepare themselves in 2020 for election week, not election night. Second, we know that a small number of votes won't be counted on election night, so some races will simply be too close to call. What to keep in mind as the results come inThe vast majority of the votes in Texas will be cast before Election Day. Conversely, only 15% of Democrats said they'd vote on Election Day, compared with 33% of Republicans.

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Records show Trumpโ€™s border wall is costing taxpayers billions more than initial contracts

Read full article: Records show Trumpโ€™s border wall is costing taxpayers billions more than initial contracts

Neither U.S. Customs and Border Protection nor the Corps publicly maintains a comprehensive list of all border wall contracts and their modifications. Some of the border wall contract modifications essentially amount to new projects that in some cases then undergo their own modifications. A review of recent Corps non-border wall contracts shows no recent contract add-ons that approach the scale of border wall awards. SLSCO officials referred questions about its border wall contracts to CBP. Southwest Valley Constructors, a New Mexico-based affiliate of Kiewit Corp. that formed several months after Trumpโ€™s inauguration, has received the most in border wall contracts since 2017.

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Have a problem voting in Texas? Let us know

Read full article: Have a problem voting in Texas? Let us know

Early voting in Texas begins Oct. 13 Credit: Allie Goulding/The Texas TribuneEarly voting in Texas begins Tuesday, kicking off in-person balloting in an election unlike any in the state's history. To keep an eye on how things are going, The Texas Tribune is teaming up with ProPublica's Electionland. ProPublica has built a network of news outlets, including The Texas Tribune, across the state and country. To let us know how your voting experience goes, hereโ€™s how to sign up and get in touch:SMS: Text the word VOTE, VOTA (for Spanish) or ๆŠ•็ฅจ (for Chinese) to 81380 (standard text message rates apply). WhatsApp: Send the word VOTE, VOTA (for Spanish) or ๆŠ•็ฅจ (for Chinese) to 1-850-909-8683.

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It cost me everything: Hispanic residents bear brunt of COVID-19 in Texas

Read full article: It cost me everything: Hispanic residents bear brunt of COVID-19 in Texas

Hispanic residents in the Houston region, including Valery Martinez and her family, have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Hispanic residents are more likely to work in service jobs or live in multigenerational households that make social distancing difficult. He said COVID-19 is amplifying the existing inequalities of "a health care infrastructure that is faulty by design." Nationally and in parts of Texas, the coronavirus has also disproportionately sickened and killed Black residents, another group with unequal access to health care. "These problems are all coming to a head after decades of not paying attention to the health care infrastructure."

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This private border wall was already at risk of falling down if not fixed. A hurricane made things worse.

Read full article: This private border wall was already at risk of falling down if not fixed. A hurricane made things worse.

Also, sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The damage comes at the start of what is projected to be an active hurricane season, which runs through Nov. 30. Engineering experts who reviewed photos of the jagged cracks caused by the weekends storms said the damage reinforces what many have long said: Building and maintaining a border fence so close to the river poses serious challenges. Flooding and erosion concerns are some of the main reasons why the government has not built a border fence directly on the banks of the river. We said it was too close to the water, erosion would be an issue, the location made no sense, Patrick said.

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Silicon Valley-based lender sued thousands of Texans during the pandemic. It stopped when we started asking questions

Read full article: Silicon Valley-based lender sued thousands of Texans during the pandemic. It stopped when we started asking questions

Oportun Inc. also said it would cap interest rates on new loans at 36% a percentage that consumer advocates consider the gold standard for smaller personal loans. That reporting has included interviews with individuals whom Oportun sued in small claims courts across the state, as well as numerous consumer advocates. Court records show that it has filed thousands of debt claims in Texas this year alone and tens of thousands since 2016. Some consumer advocates believe that size APR is still too high, but it is considered a gold standard ceiling for the kind of smaller installment loans that Oportun offers, which range from $300 to $10,000. Consumer advocates and attorneys praised the move, with some caveats, and said they hoped it would inspire other installment lenders, subprime and otherwise, to follow suit and possibly generate momentum for a nationwide interest-rate cap.

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ProPublica posts NYPD records, bypassing judge's blockade

Read full article: ProPublica posts NYPD records, bypassing judge's blockade

A state judge who first handled the case had issued a narrower restraining order that temporarily blocked the public disclosure of records concerning unsubstantiated and non-finalized allegations or settlement agreements. In all, the searchable database contains 12,056 complaints against 3,996 active NYPD officers. But we believe the public good it could do outweighs the potential harm, ProPublica Editor-in-Chief Stephen Engelberg said. In issuing the temporary restraining order, Failla also barred the New York chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union from publicly releasing records it had already obtained. The organization said it requested officer misconduct complaints from the CCRB under the states open records law and received them before the unions lawsuit was filed.

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Former leader of neo-Nazi group pleads guilty to 'swatting'

Read full article: Former leader of neo-Nazi group pleads guilty to 'swatting'

ALEXANDRIA, Va. A founder and former leader of a neo-Nazi group has pleaded guilty to conspiring to place hoax phone calls targeting an African American church, a Cabinet official, journalists and others. Prosecutors say Denton was leader of a group called Atomwaffen Division. More than a dozen people linked to Atomwaffen Division or an offshoot called Feuerkrieg Division have been charged with federal crimes since the groups formation in 2016. Denton also placed swatting calls to the New York City offices of news outlet ProPublica, and to a ProPublica reporter in Richmond, California. Another member of the swatting conspiracy, former ODU student John William Kirby Kelley, is scheduled to enter a plea next week.

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President Trump says he disagreed with privately funded border wall. The builder got $1.7 billion in wall contracts from his administration.

Read full article: President Trump says he disagreed with privately funded border wall. The builder got $1.7 billion in wall contracts from his administration.

President Donald Trump complained via Twitter on Sunday that a privately constructed border wall in Texas was a bad idea and poorly done โ€” not mentioning that his administration has awarded the builder a $1.7 billion contract to build more walls. With the backing of Trump supporters, Tommy Fisher built a 3-mile border fence along the Rio Grande, calling it the โ€œLamborghiniโ€ of fences. Cramer declined to comment on the private wall project, but wrote, โ€œLike President Trump, I want to see the wall built. โ€œThe private wall that @WeBuildtheWall built and funded is @DHSgov @CBP ENDORSED and APPROVED. โ€œTo protect the Southern border you got to build the border fence on the border.โ€Lexi Churchill contributed to this story.

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Houston hospitals are increasingly turning away new patients as coronavirus overwhelms emergency rooms

Read full article: Houston hospitals are increasingly turning away new patients as coronavirus overwhelms emergency rooms

The increase in ambulance diversions, coupled with the spike in patients being held indefinitely in emergency rooms, are the latest indicators that Houston hospitals are straining to keep up with a surge of new coronavirus patients. Typically when people arrive at a hospital emergency department, theyre evaluated and treated by the medical staff. Several other Houston area hospitals have reported holding multiple patients in their ERs, including four with more than a dozen. But he warned that theres a limit to what Houston hospitals can do to respond to the crisis. If a patient believes they have a serious medical issue, they still need to come to the emergency department, McCarthy said.

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Eroding private border wall to get an engineering inspection just months after completion

Read full article: Eroding private border wall to get an engineering inspection just months after completion

Erosion can be seen along the privately funded border wall that was built less than a year ago in Mission. Fisher, a frequent guest on Fox News, has seen his company become Trumps preferred border wall contractor. Javier Pea, attorney for the National Butterfly Center, which sits just upriver from the fence, told Crane the erosion beneath the fence is "massive." The U.S. Border Patrol is building its own fence on top of a levee system about a mile north of the Fisher wall. Officials say that project continues, but it is unclear who will take over management of the Fisher wall long term.

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Rise in people dying at home suggests coronavirus deaths in Houston may be higher than reported

Read full article: Rise in people dying at home suggests coronavirus deaths in Houston may be higher than reported

But by the time Houston paramedics arrived at her home in northwest Houston, Medelln was dead. As coronavirus cases surge, inundating hospitals and leading to testing shortages, a rapidly growing number of Houston area residents are dying at home, according to an NBC News and ProPublica review of Houston Fire Department data. An increasing number of these at-home deaths have been confirmed to be the result of COVID-19, Harris County medical examiner data shows. These increases also echo those reported during outbreaks in Detroit and Boston, when the number of people dying at home jumped as coronavirus cases surged. In May, among people who had died unexpectedly at home, the county medical examiner attributed just six deaths to COVID-19.

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He built a privately funded border wall. It's already at risk of falling down if not fixed.

Read full article: He built a privately funded border wall. It's already at risk of falling down if not fixed.

In this June 19 photo, erosion can be seen along the privately funded border wall that was built on the banks of the Rio Grande in Mission. People dont appreciate the power of the Rio Grande when it does indeed wake up, said Jude Benavides, who specializes in floodplain mapping in the Lower Rio Grande Valley at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. This unnecessary wall must be taken down.A section of Trumps border wall is seen on June 19, 2020 in Mission. This section of the border wall will be built north of the privately funded wall. Vernica G. Crdenas for The Texas Tribune/ProPublicaThe privately funded border wall is seen from the area where Trumps border wall will be built on June 19, 2020 in Mission.

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He removed labels that said medical use prohibited, then tried to sell thousands of masks to officials who distribute to hospitals

Read full article: He removed labels that said medical use prohibited, then tried to sell thousands of masks to officials who distribute to hospitals

The new bags, intended to make their way to Texas hospitals, simply omitted that warning. That trust has eroded as Chinese-made masks claiming, sometimes falsely, to be 95% effective at filtering virus-laden particles made their way into hospitals and now local convenience stores. The operation Rensko witnessed had the potential to push faulty masks into the Texas supply chain just as Gov. He told his wife, who told a friend, who told another friend, who told me. The absurdity, greed and incompetence surrounding the distribution of coronavirus-era masks has taken me to Chicago, California and, now, Texas.

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When small businesses cant access PPP, local governments struggle to close the gap

Read full article: When small businesses cant access PPP, local governments struggle to close the gap

Corado said she struggled with and did not complete an online application for the Small Business Administrations Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP. That has particularly affected very small businesses and those owned by people of color. The key to recovery in many towns in Texas and across the country is small businesses, local leaders and experts say. We should do what we can to aid those small businesses, but not on a first-come, first-served basis. Local governments are now setting aside some of the federal COVID-19 relief funds for small businesses in the form of grants.

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Texas is one of 4 states where landlords are evicting people despite federal ban

Read full article: Texas is one of 4 states where landlords are evicting people despite federal ban

Hundreds of renters have been displaced for failing to pay rent amid the global crisis, despite the federal ban, ProPublica reports. According to ProPublica, a review of records shows landlords in Texas still move forward to evict tenants from their properties, violating the eviction ban passed by Congress in March. The CARES Act prohibits landlords from filing evictions for nonpayment of rent during the pandemic. The CARES act also prohibits landlords from charging tenants additional fees, but most of the eviction filings reviewed by ProPublica show that landlords sought late fees and legal costs from their tenants. ProPublica found Texas is one of at least four where landlords are disobeying the law and still move forward to evict tenants from their properties.

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