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Analysis
April 27
Reality Check: 7 Times Texas Leaders Misled the Public About Operation Lone Star
As reporters investigated Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border initiative, they repeatedly found instances where Abbott and DPS officials cited accomplishments that lacked crucial context or were misleading. Here are a few examples.
By
Lomi Kriel
and
Perla Trevizo
, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,
Kengo Tsutsumi
, ProPublica and
Andrew Rodriguez Calderón
, The Marshall Project
Feature
March 21
Texas Says Its Multi-Billion Dollar Border Operation Is Working. The Evidence Tells a Different Story.
Arrests of U.S. citizens hundreds of miles from the border. Drug busts from across the state. Changing statistics. The data Texas Gov. Greg Abbott uses to boast about Operation Lone Star raises more questions than answers.
BY
Lomi Kriel
AND
Perla Trevizo
, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,
Andrew Rodriguez Calderón
AND
Keri Blakinger