Lexi Churchill
Lexi Churchill is a research reporter for the ProPublica-Texas Tribune Investigative Initiative.
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Lexi Churchill is a research reporter for the ProPublica-Texas Tribune Investigative Initiative. Before joining ProPublica, Lexi interned at CNBC, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Columbia Daily Tribune, and KCUR 89.3, Kansas City’s NPR affiliate. Her reporting on the University of Missouri’s Title IX appeals process won the GateHouse Public Service Award for 2018. Lexi graduated from Mizzou in 2019 with a degree in investigative convergence journalism.
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
El sheriff fronterizo pro armas y provida que perdió la lealtad de sus vecinos por ser tachado de “blando” con la inmigración
La inmigración no forma parte del trabajo de Joe Frank Martínez. Pero en Del Río, Texas, al igual que en otras comunidades mayoritariamente latinas del país, es un tema de máxima importancia para los votantes y está trastocando viejas lealtades políticas.
A Pro-Gun, Anti-Abortion Border Sheriff Appealed to Both Parties. Then He Was Painted as Soft on Immigration.
In Del Rio, Texas, like in other majority Latino communities, immigration is high on voters’ minds and is disrupting long-standing political allegiances.
She Supports Trump’s Anti-Immigration Policies. Texas Incorrectly Flagged Her as a “Noncitizen” on Its Voting Rolls.
Mary Howard-Elley is the 10th U.S. citizen identified by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat whose registration was canceled after her citizenship was questioned. Her saga shows how tough it can be for eligible voters to get reinstated.
Greg Abbott Boasted That Texas Removed 6,500 Noncitizens From Its Voter Rolls. That Number Was Likely Inflated.
At least nine U.S. citizens across three Texas counties were incorrectly labeled as noncitizens or removed from voter rolls because they did not respond to letters asking about their citizenship.
Uvalde City Officials Release Dozens of Missing Videos From Officers Responding to Robb Elementary Massacre
The new material largely affirms prior reporting by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and FRONTLINE detailing law enforcement’s failures to engage the teen shooter who killed 19 children and two teachers in 2022.
Uvalde City Officials Release Shooting Records That Provide New Details, Reaffirm Previous Reporting
The release is the first major disclosure of documents by a government agency involved in the flawed response to the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, and it comes after a yearslong legal battle involving nearly two dozen news outlets.
“Now Is the Time to Take Action”: Carbon Monoxide Poisonings After Hurricane Beryl Are the Highest Since Texas Winter Storm
Little has changed since the 2021 Texas winter storm. Power outages following Beryl’s July landfall led to two deaths and roughly 400 Texans hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Texas School Districts Violated a Law Intended to Add Transparency to Local Elections
ProPublica and The Texas Tribune analyzed 35 Texas school districts that held trustee elections last fall and found none that posted all of the required campaign finance records.
Soldiers Charged With Violent Crimes Will Face More Scrutiny Before They Can Leave the Army
The change comes after reporting from ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Military Times.