Showcase Award for Enterprise & Innovation (2015)

Gold

“How Texas Officials Use Your Money to Help Their Friends”

Brian Rosenthal
Houston Chronicle

Silver

“Paid to Prosecute” Jay Root and Tony Plohetski Austin American-Statesman

“Paid to Prosecute” Jay Root and Tony Plohetski Austin American-Statesman

“Trafficked: Web of Despair” Erica Proffer and Malena Hernandez KRGV-TV

“Trafficked: Web of Despair” Erica Proffer and Malena Hernandez KRGV-TV

“Deadly Dentistry” Brooks Egerton The Dallas Morning News

“Deadly Dentistry” Brooks Egerton The Dallas Morning News

Special Recognition

“Racial Profiling Whitewash” Josh Hinkle, Brian Collister, Joe Ellis, and Ben Friberg KXAN-TV

“Racial Profiling Whitewash” Josh Hinkle, Brian Collister, Joe Ellis, and Ben Friberg KXAN-TV

“State of Neglect” Andy Pierrotti KVUE News, ABC TV

“State of Neglect” Andy Pierrotti KVUE News, ABC TV

Other Entrants

“At Fort Hood, Juvenile Crimes That Go Unprosecuted” Austin American-Statesman

“At Fort Hood, Juvenile Crimes That Go Unprosecuted” Austin American-Statesman

“Inheriting Inequality” Austin American-Statesman

“Inheriting Inequality” Austin American-Statesman

“Missed Signs, Fatal Consequences” Austin American-Statesman

“Missed Signs, Fatal Consequences” Austin American-Statesman

“Texas Officials Gave $270M in Bonuses with Few Rules, Little Oversight” Austin American-Statesman

“Texas Officials Gave $270M in Bonuses with Few Rules, Little Oversight” Austin American-Statesman

“Moms to Monsters” Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“Moms to Monsters” Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“Blood Lessons” Houston Chronicle/The Texas Tribune

“Blood Lessons” Houston Chronicle/The Texas Tribune

“Flood City Part 1 and 2” Houston Press

“Flood City Part 1 and 2” Houston Press

“One Crisis Away at the Holidays” KERA

“One Crisis Away at the Holidays” KERA

“From War to Amarillo” KFDA - NewsChannel10

“From War to Amarillo” KFDA - NewsChannel10

“Sharyland: Under the Microscope” KOSA TV CBS 7 News

“Sharyland: Under the Microscope” KOSA TV CBS 7 News

“Tombstone Tragedy” KOSA TV CBS 7 News

“Tombstone Tragedy” KOSA TV CBS 7 News

“Bridge to Fear” KRGV-TV

“Bridge to Fear” KRGV-TV

“Paper Trail” KRGV-TV

“Paper Trail” KRGV-TV

“Billions of Gallons of Water Lost Due to Leaky Pipes” KXAN-TV

“Billions of Gallons of Water Lost Due to Leaky Pipes” KXAN-TV

“Hidden Histories Help Teachers Land New Jobs” KXAN-TV

“Hidden Histories Help Teachers Land New Jobs” KXAN-TV

“Indoor Trampoline Injuries” KXAN-TV

“Indoor Trampoline Injuries” KXAN-TV

“State Allows Sex Offenders to Work in Your Home” KXAN-TV

“State Allows Sex Offenders to Work in Your Home” KXAN-TV

“Taxpayers Footing Questionable Attorney Bills” KXAN-TV

“Taxpayers Footing Questionable Attorney Bills” KXAN-TV

“Texas Teachers Failing Exams” KXAN-TV

“Texas Teachers Failing Exams” KXAN-TV

“Texas Seat Belt Law Fails to Protect Students” KXAN-TV

“Texas Seat Belt Law Fails to Protect Students” KXAN-TV

“The State of Our Children” KVUE News, ABC TV

“The State of Our Children” KVUE News, ABC TV

“Baby’s Seizures Possibly Caused by Teething Tablets” KYTX (CBS19)

“Baby’s Seizures Possibly Caused by Teething Tablets” KYTX (CBS19)

“Injuries Underreported in High School Football” KYTX (CBS19)

“Injuries Underreported in High School Football” KYTX (CBS19)

“Lack of High School Injury Reports Documented in East Texas” KYTX (CBS19)

“Lack of High School Injury Reports Documented in East Texas” KYTX (CBS19)

“Spurs Arena Delivers No Profit-Sharing to the County” San Antonio Express-News

“Spurs Arena Delivers No Profit-Sharing to the County” San Antonio Express-News

“Texas Standard” Texas Standard

“Texas Standard” Texas Standard

“Capital Tonight” Time Warner Cable News - Texas

“Capital Tonight” Time Warner Cable News - Texas

“On the Record: How Some Local Governments are Violating the Law and the Public’s Trust in Records Requests” The Dallas Morning News

“On the Record: How Some Local Governments are Violating the Law and the Public’s Trust in Records Requests” The Dallas Morning News

“Undrinkable” The Texas Tribune

“Undrinkable” The Texas Tribune

“Hidden Threat: The Kissing Bug” The Dallas Morning News

“Hidden Threat: The Kissing Bug” The Dallas Morning News

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