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This Trump supporter was labeled a noncitizen and kicked off Texas’ voter rolls

Lexi Churchill, James Barragán, Vianna Davila, Natalia Contreras
The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott (James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images)

Abbott bragged that Texas purged 6,500 noncitizens from voter rolls. That number was likely inflated

Vianna Davila, Lexi Churchill, James Barragán, Natalia Contreras
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Texas AG Ken Paxton using consumer protection laws to go after political targets

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Army quietly allows soldiers charged with violent crimes to leave military rather than face trial

Vianna Davila, Lexi Churchill, Ren Larson, Davis Winkie
People pay respects at a mural of Vanessa Guillen, a soldier based at nearby Fort Hood on July 6, 2020 in Austin, Texas. ( Sergio Flores/Getty Images)

Military justice reforms still leave some criminal cases to commanders with no legal expertise

Vianna Davila
A sign warns of icy conditions on Interstate Highway 35 on February 18, 2021 in Killeen, Texas. Winter storm Uri has brought historic cold weather and power outages to Texas as storms have swept across 26 states with a mix of freezing temperatures and precipitation. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

How Texas repeatedly failed to protect its power grid against extreme weather

Jeremy Schwartz, Kiah Collier, Vianna Davila