Austin Investigates

News from the Austin American-Statesman's award-winning investigative team. Got a tip? Contact at our reporters at [email protected].

[CNN @CNN]

A private group that supports President Trump's border wall effort is communicating with the administration on plans to build a wall along the southern border and donate it to the US government, according to interviews and correspondence obtained by CNN. https://t.co/8hA6rNZxgo

[Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦 @PaulRieckhoff]

.@USNavy needs to deal with this ASAP.

[Jeremy Schwartz @JinATX]

Just about every major policy failure identified in our 12-part series on TX day cares (and there were a lot!) has now been addressed by #txlege. Stronger inspections, stiffer penalties, better caregiver ratios & more. It's amazing what has happened: https://t.co/a7Lj3kHIaw

[Jeremy Schwartz @JinATX]

The state child protection agency refused to release investigations into 138 day care deaths.

The @statesman and @GateHouse_Media sued for the documents.

Reporters @andreeball and @sbcmw found issues.

Now the state is reviewing at least 3 cases: https://t.co/4TMS6qVshh

[Andrea Ball @andreeball]

"Nicola Seahorn was working at Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute when she saw video that showed an employee punching a patient in the face." https://t.co/rAw7D67YhI

[Jeremy Schwartz @JinATX]

New legislation, congressional hearings, new policies at City Hall: The @statesman's investigations led to all kinds of changes in 2018:
https://t.co/1tyOX6JwNm
Featuring @AASInvestigates @andreeball @tplohetski @sbcmw @efindell @JulieChang1 @Dexinvestigates @dankeemahill

[Austin Investigates @AASInvestigates]

Big news: Two dozen advocacy groups call on @GovAbbott, @TexasHHSC and the Legislature to enact improvements to the state's day care system following last week's @statesman investigation. #unwatched #impact

https://t.co/rvle3x3TlZ

[Bridget Grumet @bgrumet]

The outstanding #Unwatched series by @AASInvestigates got me thinking about how we can give new parents more of the tools to navigate the child care landscape. Here's what @uwatx @StDavidsHC @AusPublicHealth and @EarlyMattersATX are doing about it: https://t.co/wOt5Tp02Sz

[Austin Investigates @AASInvestigates]

NEW INVESTIGATION: The state of Texas’ day care enforcement strategy, which gives child care operations second, third and fourth chances, in some cases fails to alter dangerous caregiver behavior before death or injury.

https://t.co/KWunDDSW4O

[Austin Investigates @AASInvestigates]

Coming tomorrow: Our yearlong investigation into Texas day care injuries and deaths reveals the multiple ways Texas has failed to keep kids safe:

https://t.co/LRTRd5R7Ja

[Austin Investigates @AASInvestigates]

Thousands of DPS "border arrests" occurred in places like the Hill Country and Midland. Our investigation comes as Sunset Commission calls for clearer border security metrics, so TX can determine the return on its investment.
via @JinATX @dankeemahill

https://t.co/H8Jc3GSii7

[Jeremy Schwartz @JinATX]

NEW:
Inside Texas State University's Year of Hate: Emails show administration's struggle to respond to white supremacist propaganda attacks.

https://t.co/zMOWq4iman

[Austin Investigates @AASInvestigates]

State contract called for the Heidi Group to provide health services to 55,000 low income women. It only served 2,300:
https://t.co/dGaTxqhh7Z

[Austin Investigates @AASInvestigates]

Morning Read: UT investigating allegation that state Sen. Charles Schwertner, the chair of the powerful Health and Human Services Committee, sent sexually explicit text to grad student. If deemed true, UT could ban the senator from campus.

https://t.co/Giyd370iRl

[Austin Investigates @AASInvestigates]

Did you miss our “Question of Restraint” series on police custody deaths in Texas? We studied more than 300 cases, finding restraint tactics led to >50 deaths.

Now it’s part of the @statesman’s finalist nomination for @ONA’s General Excellence award!

https://t.co/kHleqp1Tza

[Austin Investigates @AASInvestigates]

‘They knew what they were doing,’ immigrant arrested in Bastrop says. Fallout from sheriff's "zero tolerance" operation continues to impact lives: via @sbcmw

https://t.co/rhRZLUUvho

[Austin Investigates @AASInvestigates]

After a buying spree, a Dallas firm now owns a staggering 114 properties along the E. 12th corridor, sparking worry in what was once the heart of Austin's African-American community:

https://t.co/65zmJA74YR

[Austin Investigates @AASInvestigates]

Bastrop sheriff said "zero tolerance" operation didn't target immigrant drivers; planning memo unearthed by @sbcmw shows goal was insurance and license infractions, more common among unauthorized immigrants because of their lack of legal status: https://t.co/IjK6ni6js7

[Austin Investigates @AASInvestigates]

"Between June 7 and July 13, Superior HealthPlan denied medical services to foster children 394 times..." via @JulieChang1: https://t.co/2HKfYZmwoF