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The Houston Chronicle has a team dedicated to watchdog journalism that keeps tabs on a range of subjects such as public corruption, worker safety, criminal justice, government and education. Contact us with story ideas, and check here for compelling investigative stories published by the Chronicle's I-Team and other news outlets. Matt Dempsey: Data editor
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08/14/2024

Proud of our latest team effort:

👉Inside "The Pond" – CenterPoint's private Houston-area retreat used for lobbying Texas politicians👈

(Free link 🎁 around the paywall)👇

Known as "The Pond," the getaway outside Houston has been a cornerstone of CenterPoint’s lobbying efforts for decades.

08/29/2022

For decades, Quanell X has been considered by many as the standard-bearer of social consciousness in Houston.

But a Houston Chronicle investigation found the activist repeatedly accepted cash in exchange for advocacy, then didn’t fulfill his promises.

He now owes $345,000 in court judgments.

A Houston Chronicle investigation found that longtime community activist Quanell X has...

08/13/2022

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating "multiple" Southern Baptist entities after an explosive report revealed that top officials had mishandled sexual abuse complaints.

The federal probe follows years of reporting from the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio...

05/23/2022

A groundbreaking investigation released Sunday found that Southern Baptist faith leaders systematically ignored, belittled and intimidated survivors of sexual abuse for decades while protecting churches that harbored abusers.

Confidential records show how an insular group of Baptist leaders stymied efforts to...

01/21/2022

Are you a Texas parent who sought help for your child with a school counselor or psychologist? The Houston Chronicle is working on a story about the lack of assistance for students and we're looking for people to talk about their experience.

“TEXAS PARENTS: Have you sought counseling for your child in a Texas school? and I want to talk to you! Please fill out this form and we will get back to you. https://t.co/CP3fIlxG3y”

11/18/2021

Most state laws governing tax incentives for businesses offer a way for people to keep track of where the money goes.

That's not the case with a pair of obscure Texas statutes that let cities and counties offer almost anything they want to businesses with no constraints and no oversight.

Two Texas laws let local officials hand out millions in taxpayer funds to companies with no limits, no job creation and little transparency.

11/08/2021

The emergency plan for the Travis Scott concert had procedures for handling a "mass casualty" event.

It said power could be diverted from the show to cancel it if lives were in “immediate danger.”

That step was never taken.

Read more about the plan, and contact us if you attended the show and want to share your story.

Whether promoters followed it Friday evening, when eight concertgoers died and scores...

11/07/2021

Houston officials say they halted Travis Scott's performance Friday "in the interest of public safety."

But our timeline shows Scott played his whole set. After officials declared a "mass casualty" event, the show went on for 37 minutes.

While paying respects at a memorial outside of NRG Park, some attendees raised more...

07/25/2021

Texas’ state-run veterans homes often were the deadliest places to be during the pandemic. An investigation by the Houston Chronicle and the Texas Tribune found they had more than double the death rate among COVID-19-infected residents compared to other nursing homes.

In response to the investigation's findings, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush pledged to improve care for veterans — even as families of loved ones who died say he should have done more.

Texas’ state-run veterans homes often were the deadliest places to be. The nine state...

05/12/2021

The Houston Chronicle is investigating how Texas’ property tax system helps the well-connected while everyday Texans suffer during the pandemic.

Our first story: A section of the tax code called Chapter 313 that's saving companies $10 billion.

The biggest corporate tax giveaway in Texas saves companies billions. But would they come...

04/30/2021

In the aftermath of the deadly winter blackouts, Texas lawmakers have done little to protect residents from the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Their inaction caps more than a decade of ignored warnings that resulted in Texas being one of just six states with no statewide requirement for carbon monoxide alarms in homes, according to an investigation by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and NBC News.

They used their car to stay warm when a winter storm brought down the Texas power grid. In a state that doesn't require carbon monoxide alarms in homes, they had no warning they were poisoning themselves.

04/17/2021

Dueling lawyers Rusty Hardin and Tony Buzbee have both made mistakes in their highly publicized statements in the Deshaun Watson case. Victim advocates worry that the women behind the lawsuits are being lost in the shuffle.

As publicity mounts, the lawsuits against the Texans quarterback have been irreparably...

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