Vianna Davila

A special session starts today in TX to address, in part, flood prevention in the wake of deadly July 4 flooding. But our latest from @propublica & the @TexasTribune shows how lawmakers have repeatedly failed to take meaningful flood control measures propublica.org/article/texas-…

What happens when purity of ideology becomes more important than personality? With #immigration —a defining issue this election— seeping into the local level, towns across the border are grappling with this question. propublica.org/article/del-ri… via @propublica @texastribune.

All eyes were on Elon Musk in DC this year. But do you know what he was up to in Texas? The brilliant @lmcgaughy does. She dives DEEP into what he got out of the TX legislative session. Read more on @KUT , part of our new @propublica / @TexasTribune collab kut.org/politics/2025-…

TX politicos built a brand against illegal immigration. Yet unlike other GOP states, they refuse mandating E-Verify for companies. Doing so, said an ex-GOP state rep, "would create even worse problems. Do you want to go to a restaurant & use paper plates?" propublica.org/article/texas-…

Read this great piece from @HoustonChron reporters @neenareports & @dylmcguinness taking you inside the state capital. The Chron is part of an initiative with ProPublica and The Texas Tribune to report on how power is wielded in Texas.

I am very excited to announce that @propublica & the @TexasTribune will partner with these five local newsrooms in Texas over the next year to produce accountability journalism : @elpasomatters @FortWorthReport @HoustonChron @KUT & @wfaa . Read more: propublica.org/atpropublica/f…

Apologies! I posted the wrong link b4! This is a must-read from @JinATX & @dankeemahill about how TX's main method of electing school boards leads to white officials leading districts primarily made up of students of color.From @propublica & @TexasTribune propublica.org/article/texas-…

Some professional news: starting this week, I became deputy editor of our @propublica / @TexasTribune joint investigative unit. I'm very excited and honored to help some amazing journalists produce accountability reporting in Texas propublica.org/atpropublica/p…

Very excited to share this with the world! @propublica and @TexasTribune Name @ViannaDavila as New Texas Deputy Editor propublica.org/atpropublica/p… 🎉🎉

A Trump DOJ could bring an end to the yearslong investigation of his ally Ken Paxton With @propublica: bit.ly/3Wm2MTj

The son of one of the Jan. 6 rioters the president pardoned said his father threatened to kill him and his sister, according to @RobertDownen_ 's story for the @TexasTribune . The son said he's since moved & gotten a gun now that his dad's released. texastribune.org/2025/01/21/tex…

Donald Trump and the Texas attorney general have forged a friendship over the years, one that has been cemented in their shared political and legal struggles and their willingness to come to each other’s aid at times of upheaval. texastribune.org/2025/01/17/tru… via @TexasTribune

Some thought Texas AG Ken Paxton could become Trump’s new attorney general. He didn’t get the job. But there’s a significant way Paxton could benefit from the new administration & his longtime ally. My latest for @propublica.org & @texastribune.org propublica.org/article/trump-…

Donald Trump and the Texas attorney general have forged a friendship over the years, one that has been cemented in their shared political and legal struggles and their willingness to come to each other’s aid at times of upheaval. propublica.org/article/trump-… w/ @TexasTribune

NEW: Texas AG Ken Paxton has been under federal investigation for years for alleged corruption. Trump's DOJ could rescue him. Smart story from @ViannaDavila of @propublica and @TexasTribune. propublica.org/article/trump-…

Immigration has become a top-of-mind issue for voters this election. At @propublica, we tried to understand the impact of new arrivals in the United States. This special, coordinated by @gingerthomp1, provides a mosaic of how immigrants have impacted the United States.

Having trouble casting a ballot at the polls in Texas? Let us know what happened! @TexasTribune texastribune.org/2024/11/05/tex…

Border hype vs reality: This deeply reported, beautifully told piece from @Perla_Trevizo is required reading for anyone who wants to know how immigration politics are playing out in what were once Democratic strongholds along the border. propublica.org/article/del-ri…

Message me or @LChurchilll if you have issues at the polls! Read more about what all our @propublica colleagues are covering this Election Day.