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NEW: For six weeks, Harris County authorities locked up the wrong man. Every aspect of Houston's overwhelmed criminal justice system failed him. An email to the jail from his mom finally got him out. Read more here:

Innocent Houston man spent 6 weeks in jail before officials admitted error

With help from ‘Brothers in Arms’ jail program, his mother convinced Harris County...

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@neenareports

6 years

They did come in legally. They presented themselves at an official port of entry to ask for asylum. That is legal.

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NEW: #DanielPerry , who was recently convicted of murder and who ⁦ @GovAbbott ⁩ announced he would pardon, sent private messages for years containing racist memes and defending the killing of protesters and Muslims, a newly unsealed court document shows

Daniel Perry, convicted of killing BLM demonstrator, also wrote of wanting to kill protesters,...

A 76-page filing released Thursday revealed more messages, some dating back years, where...

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Wow. @asherprice dug up profoundly disturbing documents on how SAT was used to exclude black students from the Univ of TX. One 1955 document said: A standardized-test cutoff “point of 72 would eliminate about 10% of UT freshmen and about 74% of Negroes.”

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Arkema has been sued for explosions on its site during #Harvey . What's alleged in the lawsuit is horrifying.

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Some personal news — in January I’m headed to DC to join @washingtonpost as an investigative reporter. I owe pretty much everything to my time with @TexasTribune and @Reveal — so sad to leave TX but so excited for the next step!

Neena Satija joins the Investigative Desk’s Rapid-Response Team

Her work has won a Peabody Award and two national Edward R. Murrow awards for investigative reporting.

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@neenareports

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Personal news: This is my last week @washingtonpost . Next week I’m joining the investigative team @HoustonChron , working from their Austin bureau. So excited to be back in the Lone Star State for good. Send me your tips!

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@neenareports

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NEW: CenterPoint spent $800M on 20 generators after the big freeze & rolling blackouts of 2021. The company claimed they would help during extended power outages. So where are they post-Beryl? Turns out almost none of them have been deployed. W/ @mmorris011

CenterPoint spent $800M on generators. Where are they post-Beryl?

CenterPoint's $800 million spend on mobile generators will likely continue to be a source...

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Neena Satija

@neenareports

6 years

She told Customs and Border Protection, “but I’m still breastfeeding, you know.” And they said, “No, it doesn’t matter.” A month and a half later, her breast milk had dried up and we watched her six-month-old son spit up formula.

Separated migrant family of six faced one hurdle after another after …

A young Guatemalan slept on a bridge for at least three days and nights while attempting to seek asylum. His wife and children had been separated after crossing that bridge just weeks earlier. This i…

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@neenareports

6 years

This graf from the recent govt court filing in family separation case is disturbing. "1 child cannot be reunified at this time because the parent’s location has been unknown for more than a year ... and records show the parent and child might be U.S. citizens.

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Jeff Blackburn, a giant of TX's criminal justice reform movement, died yesterday at 65. I was lucky to interview him extensively in recent weeks for this @HoustonChron story. I'd like to share a few stories abt Jeff that didn't make it into the piece. 1/x

Remembering Jeff Blackburn: Texas attorney who exonerated dozens, exposed Tulia drug bust

Blackburn’s work in Tulia helped set the stage for major reforms to Texas’ criminal...

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Neena Satija

@neenareports

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ACLU, per court filing, claims that for parents who were deported w/o kids, the govt has "not even tried to contact them or facilitate their reunification by today."

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Neena Satija

@neenareports

4 years

NEW and important reporting from the great @bylenasun : CDC, the top U.S. public health agency, is sidelined during coronavirus pandemic. Until yesterday, no appearances at WH by top CDC folks. No CDC briefings for more than a week.

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@neenareports

6 years

Today was my last day in the @TexasTribune office. I’m honestly too overwhelmed to say much about it other than ... I would be nowhere without all my colleagues at the Trib and @reveal . Thank you, thank you, thank you — truly, with all my heart.

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Neena Satija

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4 years

NEW: When coronavirus spreads in U.S., front-line public health and hospitals face shortages, confusion and poor comms that complicate their preparations. w @postrowland @lennymbernstein

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@neenareports

6 years

When we went back to the Brownsville Port of Entry late this morning, a few people we had seen last night were gone. CBP agents had let them through, we were told. But not everyone -- so some had to sleep on the bridge amid the wind & rain. No idea what their reasoning is.

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@neenareports

6 years

NEW: Per media conference by HHS and DHS officials, 4 children under 5 have so far been reunified with their parents (out of a total of around 100 who are supposed to be reunified today.)

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Neena Satija

@neenareports

11 months

How does the need to "try new formats, take bolder risks, and use new tools to reach new audiences" translate into laying off reporters who cover demographics, elections, and criminal justice????

Max Tani

@maxwelltani

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Texas Tribune laid off staff today, citing changes in the industry and an unsteady economy. Here's the note CEO Sonal Shah sent to the publication's employees this afternoon.

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@neenareports

7 years

The tone of this convo on Trump & ethics, moderated by @davelevinthal , is pretty sober. Everyone seems deeply shaken. #TribFest17

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Neena Satija

@neenareports

3 years

Harrowing, powerful story today from @jslaternyc on the covid wave devastating India right now. A must read and a warning for the rest of the world.

India’s devastating outbreak is driving the global coronavirus surge

The world is facing a stark reality. More than a year after the pandemic began, it is getting worse. In India this surge is not a wave, but a wall. Coronavirus cases are rising so rapidly that the...

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@neenareports

11 months

Wow. Not only have Trib leaders failed to answer basic questions about why they suddenly had to lay off 10% of the staff after a rapid expansion ... now they've hired a pricey PR firm to help with media inquiries about the debacle.

Nieman Lab

@NiemanLab

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Frustration over a lack of transparency has been amplified by the @TexasTribune ’s status as the gold standard of nonprofit journalism and a role model other outlets have been encouraged to follow.

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Neena Satija

@neenareports

6 years

I’m at the Brownsville port of entry today. About 15 people are camped out on the bridge, saying that they are seeking asylum and being told to “wait.” Most have slept here for the last two nights or longer.

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Neena Satija

@neenareports

3 years

Happy Friday all! For the past year, I've followed the admin of new Travis County DA @JosePGarza , who was swept into office amid nationwide calls for police reform. Here's my account in the @washingtonpost of his showdown w/ @Austin_Police .

Inside a district attorney’s campaign to reform the Austin police department

In just 10 months, the new prosecutor won indictments against nine law enforcement officials. Now he is in a showdown with police.

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Neena Satija

@neenareports

5 years

New today: The Feds will examine 2016 election equipment from North Carolina amid renewed concerns about hacking.

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6 years

NEW: Of about 100 kids younger than five who've been separated from their parents, the Trump admin expects to reunite about 54-59 of them tomorrow, the DOJ just told San Diego district judge Dana Sabraw

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@neenareports

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Of the 100 or so kids under age five who are supposed to be reunited with their parents tomorrow, 2 have actually been reunited so far, the DOJ told the judge today.

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@neenareports

11 months

An incredibly disappointing statement that answers none of the questions it purports to address. Trib staffers and Trib readers deserve better.

Sonal Shah

@SonalRShah

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A tough day at the @TexasTribune via @TexasTribune

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Neena Satija

@neenareports

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1/2 Proof that you can never really leave Texas — today in @texasmonthly @TexasTribune , my story of how the unchecked power of TX judges has crippled the state’s indigent defense system, told through the eyes of poor defendants and attorneys:

How judicial conflicts of interest are denying poor Texans their righ…

For decades, Texans who can’t afford a lawyer have gotten caught in a criminal justice system that’s crippled by inadequate funding and overloaded attorneys. A growing body of caseload data — and a r…

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This ignores some key questions. How can leadership justify eliminating the demographics & criminal justice beats specifically? How can they have expanded so much in recent years without being prepared to pay for it? Who will be held to account for that?

Clara Jeffery

@ClaraJeffery

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1/Non-profit media is not exempt from the same forces roiling the rest of the journalism world, and the economy writ large. Far from it.

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I could go on. But I'll just leave y'all with this thought from Jeff, who I feel so lucky to have known even for a short time: “The truth is that if I stand for anything it's that a small-town guy with an education from a state school can do something like this." 11/11

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Trump's Mar-a-Lago club partially closed after staff infected with coronavirus. By @Fahrenthold @jdawsey1 @lori_rozsa

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club partially closed after staff infected with coronavirus

The dining room and beach club at the former president’s Florida property were closed, according to an email sent to members.

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Neena Satija

@neenareports

6 years

Getting some ?s abt why families don’t turn back. 1 mom from Honduras told us gang members threatened to kill her 3-yo son if she didn’t sell drugs for them. Another man from Guatemala told us he was getting death threats from gangs. Said he feels safer camped out on the bridge.

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3 years

This correction needs a correction. Curry is not a spice, and I'm not sure describing curry as a "type of stew" is correct either. cc: @geneweingarten @washingtonpost

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@neenareports

1 year

BREAKING: Daniel Perry has been sentenced to 25 years for the murder of Garrett Foster. But the judge in the case is unlikely to have the last word. Read more background here, new story to come:

Gov. Abbott's call for Daniel Perry murder reprieve surprises a former Texas pardon official

The move comes as pardon recommendations have come to a virtual standstill in recent...

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@neenareports

5 years

Finally, the Baby Yoda investigation I have been waiting for ...

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This is the antidote to election coverage that we all need right now. The man accused of throwing a can of White Claw at Ted Cruz says he wasn't trying to hurt him. "He was trying to get Texas' junior Senator to chug." from @JohnWFerguson

Lawyers for a man accused of hurling cans of liquor at U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz say he was trying share...

A man accused of throwing unopened cans of liquor at U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said he was...

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@neenareports

5 years

Dear @washingtonpost , you hired me to ask questions. Here are just two to start with: Can you please specify how @feliciasonmez 's tweets violated @washingtonpost social media policy? Have you given Felicia adequate protection & support after death threats were made against her?

Washington Post Guild

@PostGuild

5 years

Our statement in support of our colleague, Felicia Sonmez:

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NEW: Former Texas Army National Guard commander says the troops' role on the border today under @GregAbbott_TX 's orders "makes no sense"

Former National Guard commander says today’s mission at Texas border ‘makes no sense’

Retired U.S. Army Col. Clarence Henderson recounts the differences between the initiative...

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@neenareports

1 year

Must-read today from @DegroodMatt : Black residents make up 22% of Houston's population, but they account for 72% of people seriously injured at the hands of police and 63% of people who died due to police use of force.

HPD's use of force incidents disproportionately affect Black residents, data shows

Black residents make up 22 percent of Houston's population, but they account for 72...

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@neenareports

5 years

Congratulations @publicintegrity for this incredible reporting scoop and thank you for your willingness to sue for public documents. We should all be doing that more when the govt refuses to provide them.

The Center for Public Integrity

@publicintegrity

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We received heavily redacted documents after winning a FOIA lawsuit for documents related to Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. We’re fighting the redactions in court— and we’re keeping our subscribers updated with our newsletter.

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Neena Satija

@neenareports

4 years

How to prepare for coronavirus in the U.S. (Spoiler: Not sick? No need to wear a mask.) thanks ⁦ @ReisThebault ⁩ for this!

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@neenareports

5 months

NEW INVESTIGATION from me & @andreeball w/assist from @jen_rice_ : Back in 2021, @HarrisCountyDAO Kim Ogg quietly dropped a theft case against GOP activist Jared Woodfill. Her explanation is full of holes.

DA Kim Ogg quietly dropped a theft case against a GOP activist. Her explanation is full of holes.

Ogg said earlier this month she thought the case wouldn’t hold up in court. But...

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@neenareports

4 years

Fascinated by the advice that people just "call their doctor" if they have coronavirus qs. Who here has been able to do this, ever? I've in the past waited 30 min just to talk to a receptionist or nurse by phone. I've never even had my doctors' direct line or email address.

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@neenareports

8 years

The wait to vote at @PVAMU student center in Waller County is around two hours. #TexasVotes2016

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@neenareports

2 years

"Abysmal conditions behind bars aren’t just inconvenient or uncomfortable. They’re demoralizing. They rob you of your basic sense of humanity. They do not help to create people who are able to be better and safer members of our community." from @keribla

Essay: ‘Modern-day Alcatraz’ — Harris County Jail inmates, employees fear for their lives.

Overcrowding. Deaths. Beatings. Rape. As someone who investigates prisons and jail for a...

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@neenareports

4 years

So I talked to Mike Sanchez at about 7:30 pm EST last night and he said 20% was an estimate but not that it was way off. He said it was their best estimate. This is why we need to hear from the county more clearly to do our jobs & inform the public. cc @DCLogan @LACountyRRCC

Kim Zetter

@KimZetter

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I've confirmed w/ LA County spokesman Mike Sanchez that he did tell reporters yesterday that 20% of voting machines were down, but he says this was just a rough guess he gave reporters when they asked him to estimate. They have no idea how many machines were down or why.

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Interesting to see how @ChronOpinion (which is separate from the newsroom) wrote about crime this week. Example: Harris Co "has seen a surge in violent crime and particularly in homicides." At the same time, "violent crime is currently declining." 1/x

Houston Chronicle Editorial Board recommends Alexandra Mealer, not Lina Hidalgo, for Harris County...

The Editorial Board recommends voters back Alexandra del Moral Mealer in the Harris...

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@neenareports

7 years

The Army Corps is inspecting Addicks + Barker dam integrity 24/7 and has NO concerns about that. #houstonflood #houwx

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@neenareports

1 year

THREAD: @GregAbbott_TX 's stunning announcement that he intends to pardon a man recently convicted of murder put a spotlight on the clemency process in TX. Here's some of what we know about how rare pardons are in TX and how opaque the process is. 1/x

Why Gov. Abbott's push to pardon Army sergeant who killed Austin protester is so extraordinary

Greg Abbott wants to pardon Daniel Perry, an Army sergeant who was convicted last week of...

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@neenareports

11 months

Absolutely devastated to hear this news. And angry.

David Pasztor

@DavidPasztor

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Two of the greatest journalists I’ve ever had the privilege of working with. @alexazura @jsmccullou We were all laid off today as @TexasTribune attempts to reverse financial and leadership tailspin.

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2 years

So how many of you agree with me that the skills required to find decent childcare are actually the same as the skills required to be an investigative journalist

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@neenareports

5 years

The facilitator: far from tamping down the campaign to pressure Ukraine, Mick Mulvaney repeatedly helped the 3 amigos circumvent the NSC, including in the hours before Trump’s ‘perfect’ call with Zelensky on July 25. Via @gregpmiller @jdawsey1 @GregJaffe

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@neenareports

7 months

Houstonians deserve to hear from the board of @Hou_Landing , especially board member @JDCo , a former Houston Chronicle editor.

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@jbenton

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New by @s_peppered , with lots of details about the shock firing of @Mizanur_TX and @alexdstuckey at @Hou_Landing : The Houston Landing’s newsroom is “blindsided” by the firing of its top editor and a star reporter

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NEW: A conservative federal appeals court published a scathing rebuke of a wrongful arrest Houston Police made back in 2019. Both officers who made the arrest still work at HPD. The opinion is worth a read. It is snarky.

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@neenareports

3 years

. @Austin_Police officer Christopher Taylor, right, and Austin Police Association prez @KennethCasaday at the courthouse as news breaks of Taylor’s 2nd murder indictment this year under new DA @JosePGarza

Austin Sanders

@daustinsanders

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BREAKING: Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor hase been indicted for murder in the 2019 fatal shooting of Mauris DeSilva, who was brandishing a knife while undergoing a mental health crisis at a downtown condo. This is Taylor's 2nd murder indictment this year 1/

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Felicia was placed on paid administrative leave. Read more from @erikwemple :

ErikWemple

@ErikWemple

5 years

WaPo's misguided suspension of Felicia Sonmez:

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During a pre-trial hearing, Jeff showed the trooper a peppercorn seed, a marijuana seed (procured from an "unnamed source"), and others. The trooper couldn't tell the difference and the case was thrown out. There are countless more stories like this. 7/x

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@neenareports

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This story from @JohnWFerguson , about a false claim related to the Lakewood shooter that spread to national news outlets, is a must-read. It's a great example of why local news is so important.

Groups spread misinformation about Lakewood shooting suspect, despite flimsy foundation

Claims that Genesse Moreno was a transgender woman started in local media and within...

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@neenareports

3 years

Hi @IRE_NICAR members, I am running for the IRE board this year! But in true investigative journalism fashion, I filed my candidacy a few days past the original deadline. So I won't be on the ballot till later. If you'd like to vote for me please consider holding off til then 😎

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@neenareports

2 years

My employer’s editorial board: The worst virus variant just arrived. The pandemic is not over. My employer: But also you all need to be back in the office 3x a week or face discipline 🤔

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I finally downloaded Tik Tok and watched a bunch of the @washingtonpost videos by @davejorgenson and it is by far the best decision I have made so far this decade

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Before law school, Jeff was active in the socialist and civil rights movements. In 1978, he was arrested at a protest in Nashville, TN. He spent 17 days in jail, representing himself at trial and getting acquitted on a directed verdict from the judge -- before law school. 3/x

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@mffisher Thank you for removing your tweet, but I’d also like to note that your tweet was just plain inaccurate. The statement you pointed to never said the students decided “not to do student journalism.” How is inviting people to reach out an implication of that?

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From an early age, Jeff reveled in being an outsider. He had to wear a leg brace as a young boy growing up in Amarillo, which ostracized him from other kids and led him to spend his days in the library. He also dealt with an abusive stepfather and hated authority ever sense. 2/x

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Jeff did more than fight for the wrongfully-convicted. On his own dime, he studied 1000s of misdemeanor prosecutions around Amarillo & authored a much-cited report in 2015 that exposed the local govt for charging poor people with petty crimes and denying them lawyers. 10/x

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4 years

This is such an honor. And I could not have done it without @katerodemann & @eramshaw .

asme1963

@ASME1963

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Ellies 2020: @texasmonthly and @texastribune with support from the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists nominated in Public Interest for “No Defense,” by @Neenareports #ellies

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NEW: Texas' "second look bill," offering an earlier chance of parole for youth offenders, was poised to become law w/overwhelming bipartisan support this year. Until a chaotic hearing where lawmakers suddenly didn't know what the legislation actually said.

Author’s incorrect testimony appears to doom Texas bill giving young offenders a second chance

In key hearing, state Sen. Drew Springer misstates major provision of the bill he...

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@neenareports

3 years

@dominickreuter @camilomoresala @zackkanter But isn’t the sample size a little small to be making that determination for right now…?

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As a law student at the University of Houston, Jeff immediately became a thorn in the side of school administrators. When the school accused 3 Iranian students of cheating, Jeff defended them. His law school roommate still remembers him calling the proceedings a 'nullity.' 4/x

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I worked up the courage to talk to @eramshaw and tell her how much I respected the @texastribune (this was in 2011, only two years after it had launched.) She said we should stay in touch. 2 yrs later, she emailed me encouraging me to apply for the environment reporter job. (3/8)

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Jeff immediately made a name for himself when he set up a practice in Amarillo. Among his clients: A Black school bus driver who wanted to pull her sons out of the mostly-white school, where they propped up the basketball team. The district threatened to fire her if she did. 5/x

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During the Tulia days, Jeff fought bitterly at times with Scott Henson (aka @Grits4Breakfast ) abt the best approach to help the defendants. The two ended up becoming close friends and combined their once-competing strategies -- legal casework & lobbying -- at @innocencetexas . 8/x

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Thanks @IRE_NICAR for electing me to your board. I’ll do my best to make a difference before perishing in the fiery inferno that is Austin, TX right now.

Mc Nelly Torres

@WatchdogDiva

3 years

Here are the winners to the IRE Board @IRE_NICAR . All the incumbents were re-elected. Three new board members @hinklej @neenareports and @bcrodriguez Congrats!

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The “Black in the Newsroom” panel at #TribFest19 is one of the best panel discussions I’ve ever attended on any topic. Thank you @nhannahjones @WesleyLowery @emarvelous @AsteadWesley @DanaCanedy for such a thoughtful discussion. Every journalist (esp editors!) should watch it.

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Jeff is well-known for working to exonerate people like @AnthonyCGraves , Tim Cole, and others. He's less known for a 2008 case in which he was the first in Texas to successfully use the "medical necessity" defense, securing an acquittal for a client charged w/pot possession. 9/x

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NEW: Texts, emails from @SylvesterTurner and other Houston officials shed light on the chaos surrounding last month's boil water notice. My fav quote from Houston public works: "forgot to let the airports know." w/ @ChengYilun

New records shed light on behind-the-scenes chaos of Houston's boil water notice

City officials struggled to grasp basic regulations, argued and searched frantically for...

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NEW: Houston police have suspended more than 250k cases due solely to “lack of personnel” in the last eight years. We obtained documents showing this practice was written into the dept’s official policy manuals, one of which was updated in Dec. 2023.

Houston police dropped 250,000 criminal cases. The policy that caused this was renewed in 2023

Police Chief Troy Finner has repeatedly stated he never signed off on the practice of...

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3 years

I'm glad this happened, but it's very unfortunate that it didn't happen until a competitor publication wrote about it. Does not inspire confidence in us taking our concerns to HR/management.

Felicia Sonmez

@feliciasonmez

3 years

Hi all. I’ve been told by my editors that the Post is rescinding its ban. This is good news, but it’s unfortunate that it had to come at such a high emotional toll, and after my distress was dismissed for years. I’m taking time to rest and process. Thank you for your support.

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8 years

Line outside the polls at @pvamu student center. #TexasVotes2016

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@neenareports

7 years

This story is actually about Olympic champion Simone Biles. Is that coming across from this cover photo? Very disappointed, and frankly disgusted, to have seen this on @HoustonChron web site.

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6 years

These two kids and their mom have been camped out here on the Brownsville port of entry since Sunday. CBP will not let them cross all the way to the U.S. Yesterday they walked into Mexico to seek some medical help. Last night they slept in extreme rain, wind, and lightning.

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3 years

1/x @washingtonpost has submitted its 1st and only public response so far to the disturbing lawsuit filed by my colleage @feliciasonmez . I'm not going to try to analyze their legal arguments here. But as a WaPo employee I am profoundly disappointed.

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1 year

Another client (this story is long but worth it): Michelle Phillips, former singer for the Mamas and the Papas. During a traffic stop in 1987, a state trooper searched her purse, claiming to spot a single marijuana seed in the car. He found a small amt of pot. She hired Jeff. 6/x

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8 years

Honestly this @pvamu line is kinda unreal. We followed 1 student who entered line @1230pm . Came out of voting booth @3pm . #TexasVotes2016

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6 years

Very disturbing that this notorious civil detention center that looks and operates like a prison is keeping children overnight. Weeks ago, DHS claimed "No children will be housed at the facility." Their online statement STILL says that. See for yourself

Texas Tribune

@TexasTribune

6 years

“There’s no normal right now, I don’t know what normal looks like.” An adult-only detention center in deep South Texas wound up keeping migrant children overnight and later held their parents in a bureaucratic limbo.

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2 years

When asked why the state only arrests and charges men, not women, the prosecutor answered: “We’re already having staffing issues, and we’re already spending, I think, billions of dollars on this thing.” 👀

Jasper Scherer

@jaspscherer

2 years

New w/ @neenareports : A judge has dismissed the criminal cases against 6 migrants arrested under Operation Lone Star, after defense attorneys argued the state is engaging in “sex discrimination” by bringing charges only against men who cross the border

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4 years

It's hard to overstate the amount of work that went into this piece by @katerodemann , who was laid off in the middle of editing it; @eramshaw , who brought us together in the first place and then raised $ to get it over the finish line; & fact checker @mccullarmebad !!!

Texas Tribune

@TexasTribune

4 years

Amazing news: The story that we co-published with @TexasMonthly last year about the state's indigent defense system is a finalist for the National Magazine Award for Public Interest! Congrats, @neenareports and @katerodemann ! 🥳

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7 years

Highway 59 near downtown Houston. Horrific. #houstonflood

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5 years

Check out this blockbuster report from @partlowj and @Fahrenthold : How two undocumented housekeepers took on the president — and revealed his company employed illegal immigrants

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NEW: @GregAbbott_TX 's call for a reprieve of Daniel Perry, recently convicted of murdering an armed Black Lives Matter protester in Austin, surprised even a former Texas pardon board official. w/ @taygoldenstein

Gov. Abbott's call for Daniel Perry murder reprieve surprises a former Texas pardon official

The move comes as pardon recommendations have come to a virtual standstill in recent...

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8 years

Wow @tedcruz did not get the laugh he was looking for from that freshmen orientation jihadist university joke #GOPDebate

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6 years

What on earth? @KUT

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3 years

CEO of one of TX's largest power generators tells #txlege "I think we're all seeing the impacts of climate change" including "the winter storm that we just experienced .. I think it is important that we look at extreme weather in a different light." #TexasBlackout

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4 years

My dad called me last night to ask if my workplace is as sexist as has been reported recently. I found myself trying to comfort him by saying the world is inherently a sexist place and therefore so are most workplaces but I will (probably) be fine? It was kind of intense.

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Really scratching my head at this decision, esp coming from an editor who faced significant criticism for choosing to release security footage of a mass shooting before families of the victims -- who were mostly children -- had a chance to see it.

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In groundbreaking decision, Biden says Colorado can require private health plans to provide hormone therapy, genital reconstructive surgery and other transgender care.

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NEW: Despite facing criminal charges over a bizarre incident btwn one of his paid investigators and an innocent repairman, Houston dr & Republican megadonor Steven Hotze is still brazenly pushing unproven theories of massive voter fraud in Harris County.

New details emerge in Houston A/C repairman's 2020 assault over Hotze voter fraud conspiracy

Steven Hotze, a Republican megadonor and fierce supporter of the debunked theory that...

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NEW: A flood of human smuggling arrests is further overwhelming rural counties' court systems on the border, leaving dozens -- many of them American citizens -- languishing in prison for months with no relief. w/ @jaspscherer

Court chaos, blown deadlines persist a year into Gov. Abbott’s border crackdown

A flood of human smuggling arrests is causing attorneys to wait months for evidence and...

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4 years

While other states fighting coronavirus enforce widespread closures, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott goes with a patchwork system. Important story from my old colleagues and one of my best buds! @kiahcollier via @TexasTribune

While other states fighting coronavirus enforce widespread closures, …

While most states have mandated the closure of schools, bars and restaurants; deployed their militaries; or diverted state resources to COVID-19 response, Texas is largely leaving it up to schools an…

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2 years

Reading this @ChronOpinion article for the 10th time bc it's really very interesting. It does say, once, that "violent crime is currently declining." It also says: "a surge in violent crime," "Harris County's crime wave," & "spike in violent crime." 🧐

Houston Chronicle Editorial Board recommends Alexandra Mealer, not Lina Hidalgo, for Harris County...

The Editorial Board recommends voters back Alexandra del Moral Mealer in the Harris...

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