The Houston Chronicle is launching a new ‘Key Topics’ team. Here’s how to send us story ideas.
We’ll be exploring topics such as transportation, the ever-changing demographics of our region, and the far-reaching impact of climate change.
The Houston Landing has big plans for local news. Join us.
A group of philanthropists last year pledged to donate an eye-popping $20 million to support a nonprofit newsroom that will offer quality journalism to everyone in the Houston region, with no paywalls and no subscription fees. Now that digital newsroom has a name, a website and a growing roster of journalists — including yours truly. …
We’re investigating what went wrong at the Travis Scott concert. Here’s how to help.
Videos taken at the chaotic Travis Scott concert where 10 people died in Houston can help a team of reporters investigate what went wrong and why.
Journalists want to hear your coronavirus story. Here’s how to reach the Houston Chronicle
Isolating ourselves is the best way to guard against the coronavirus, but it’s more important than ever for journalists to make connections with real people like you during this crisis and listen to your stories. Maybe we can’t meet in person for the foreseeable future. Maybe the only way we can communicate is through a …
Top investigative stories of 2019 show why newspapers are still worth reading
If you didn’t read your friendly neighborhood newspaper in 2019, you missed out on some incredible investigative journalism. Last year the Houston Chronicle published watchdog stories about Child Protective Services unfairly taking children away from families; stories about how Texas is shortchanging students; and stories about a sexual abuse crisis in the Southern Baptist Convention, …
Texas watchdog journalism roundup: Sexual abuse in Baptist churches
Welcome to the latest installment of the Texas watchdog journalism roundup — investigative stories in Texas that uncover hidden facts and hold officials accountable.
Interactive maps: How San Antonio voted in the 2018 election
If you’re wondering how your neighborhood voted in the November 2018 election and want to see hard numbers in San Antonio, the wait is over. Every voter is assigned to a voting precinct. And after every election, the Bexar County Elections Department releases voting results for every precinct in the county. When you plug those …
Texas watchdog journalism roundup for Oct. 21, 2018
Welcome to the latest installment of the Texas watchdog journalism roundup, a showcase of investigative stories that uncover hidden facts, hold officials accountable and demonstrate why journalism matters.
Trapped between the Rio Grande and border checkpoints, Sandro Garcia Moreno is among thousands of undocumented immigrants being ripped off by unscrupulous employers. The San Antonio Express-News analyzed a database of federal wage-theft investigations and found the Rio Grande Valley is a prolific source of worker complaints. Read more …
Must reads: Texas watchdog journalism roundup for August 1, 2018
Welcome to the latest installment of the Texas watchdog journalism roundup, a showcase of hard-hitting investigative stories in Texas that uncovered hidden facts, held officials accountable and demonstrated why journalism matters.
Insanely awesome journalism tips from IRE’s 2018 investigative reporting conference
If you want to know what really makes journalists tick, hanging out at an Investigative Reporters and Editors conference will restore your faith in humanity. The whole point of this year’s massive gathering of journalists in Orlando, Florida was about finding truth — how to dig up facts, how to double and triple check them, …