Thread by @Perla_Trevizo

🧵1/ For better — and worse — there’s a lot going on in Texas and often what happens here has implications for the rest of the country. This is why @ProPublica & @TexasTribune joined forces to form an investigative team led by @zahiratorres.
Here’s some of what we did last year:

2/ In 2021, Gov. Abbott launched #OperationLoneStar, the state’s latest iteration of a border crackdown, arguing the federal government failed to do its job so TX needed to step in to stop the smuggling of people/drugs.
@lomikriel & I teamed up w/ @MarshallProj to look into it.

3/ Our investigation exposed how the state’s claim of success was based on shifting metrics that included crimes with no connection to the border. That included a Black man who lived 250 miles away and was arrested on a family violence assault charge.
propublica.org/article/texas-…

4/ It also showed that the state was counting drug seizures/arrests from counties that didn't get more funding or resources from the op. Much of that would have occurred w/out the state’s multi-billion investment.
You can read the entire series here: propublica.org/series/billion…

5/ In May, an 18 yr old killed 19 children and two teachers in the deadliest #Texas mass school shooting.
Our team’s latest investigation w/ @WaPo show how the medical response faltered after police finally confronted the shooter
propublica.org/article/uvalde…

6/ We also reported on why 18-year-olds in Texas can buy AR-15s but not handguns:
propublica.org/article/why-18…

For full coverage on the #UvaldeShooting: texastribune.org/series/uvalde-… via @TexasTribune

7/ In a first-of-its kind analysis, @ViannaDavila, @LChurchilll, @renLarson_ revealed that, on average, Army soldiers are more likely to be held before trial for drug charges than for sexual assault.
propublica.org/article/army-s…

8/ Here’s how a soldier accused of sexual assault and another accused of drug offenses were treated differently:
propublica.org/article/milita…

ProPublica and the Tribune will continue to explore how military justice operates, often in vastly different ways than the civilian system.

9/ @JeremySchwartz & @jessica_priest found that, according to experts, churches are breaking a law that bars them from directly involving themselves in political campaigns.

But the IRS has largely abdicated its enforcement responsibilities.
propublica.org/article/irs-ch…

10/ Here are some examples of how the churches have done it and what experts told them:
propublica.org/article/johnso…

11/ We’ve also continued to follow up and track the impact of past coverage, including CO poisonings in partnership with @NBCNews, a private #borderwall in South Texas, cancer-causing pollution (@KiahCollier).

You can read our team's full coverage here:
propublica.org/texas

12/ And here:
texastribune.org/topics/texas-t…

Correcting previous tweet, should have been: @JinATX & @jessica_priest!