Investigative Journalist in Houston, Texas
Welcome to the latest installment of the Texas watchdog journalism roundup, a series that showcases hard-hitting investigative stories in Texas that uncover hidden facts, hold officials accountable and demonstrate why journalism matters. Read more …
The latest investigative stories in Texas that uncovered hidden facts and held officials accountable:
Apple served with search warrant in Sutherland Springs shooting | The San Antonio Express-News
Texas Rangers investigating the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs have served a search warrant on Silicon Valley giant Apple Inc. and are seeking digital photos, messages, documents and other types of data that might have been stored by gunman Devin Patrick Kelley, who was found with an iPhone after he killed himself. Read more …
The latest investigative stories in Texas that uncovered hidden facts and held officials accountable:
How renting furniture in Texas can land you in jail | The Texas Tribune
“Rental companies can avail themselves of a little-known law written decades ago by the rental industry lobby — in Texas and in many other states — that can turn a dispute over a love seat or big screen TV into a criminal offense report, a trip to jail and even felony theft charges.” Read more …
A fresh batch of must-read investigative stories that uncovered hidden facts and held officials accountable across Texas:
Fifty-one inches: Terror, heartbreak and heroism as five souls brave the worst storm in U.S. history | Houston Chronicle
A gripping narrative that focuses on the plight of five people caught in the path of Tropical Storm Harvey. Read more …