Jeremy Schwartz
@jschwartzreporter.bsky.social
ProPublica/Texas Tribune Investigative Unit reporter in Austin, TX (on book leave until Spring 2026)
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In one of the more surprising moves of the just completed legislative session, Texas lawmakers significantly increased oversight and inspections of migrant farmworker housing, the culmination of nearly a decade of legislative attempts sparked by a 2016 Austin American-Statesman investigation.
Hugely important story and brilliant reporting from @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
Although this story focuses on the education system in Oklahoma, my brilliant colleague @jsmithrichards.bsky.social makes it plain that this is a vision for education, a blueprint really, for the entire country: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools
Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history. By the time the second Trump administration began espousing its “America Fi...
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October 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Hugely important story and brilliant reporting from @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
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“They want to get Christians in office to change the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations to fit the Bible,” said one GOP activist who knows the Wilks family personally.
(Published Oct. 2024)
(Published Oct. 2024)
A Pair of Billionaire Preachers Built the Most Powerful Political Machine in Texas. That’s Just the Start.
Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks are poised to take their Christian nationalist agenda nationwide.
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September 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“They want to get Christians in office to change the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations to fit the Bible,” said one GOP activist who knows the Wilks family personally.
(Published Oct. 2024)
(Published Oct. 2024)
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After watching and reading comments about the horrific Minnesota shooting, it appears most Americans people missed our stories about the secret roots to the madness. I pray this repost helps. www.propublica.org/article/gunm...
Gun Companies Gave Customers’ Sensitive Personal Information to Political Operatives
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm o...
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August 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
After watching and reading comments about the horrific Minnesota shooting, it appears most Americans people missed our stories about the secret roots to the madness. I pray this repost helps. www.propublica.org/article/gunm...
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A ProPublica & CBS News investigation revealed that Texas’ funding for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers was riddled with waste. Now nonprofits must provide a detailed accounting of their expenses. / News tip? Contact: @jeremykohler.bsky.social or @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social
Texas Overhauls Anti-Abortion Program That Spent Tens of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars With Little Oversight
After a ProPublica and CBS News investigation revealed that Texas’ funding pipeline for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers is riddled with waste, nonprofits in the program must now provide a detai...
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July 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A ProPublica & CBS News investigation revealed that Texas’ funding for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers was riddled with waste. Now nonprofits must provide a detailed accounting of their expenses. / News tip? Contact: @jeremykohler.bsky.social or @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social
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We don’t talk enough about the nexus between weather forecasts and evacuation orders. @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social did so recently with this stunning story about Hurricane Helene’s unheard warnings in Yancey County, North Carolina
Helene’s Unheard Warnings
As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few ...
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July 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We don’t talk enough about the nexus between weather forecasts and evacuation orders. @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social did so recently with this stunning story about Hurricane Helene’s unheard warnings in Yancey County, North Carolina
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NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.
Here's a timeline of the catastrophic Texas floods
NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.
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July 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.
In one of the more surprising moves of the just completed legislative session, Texas lawmakers significantly increased oversight and inspections of migrant farmworker housing, the culmination of nearly a decade of legislative attempts sparked by a 2016 Austin American-Statesman investigation.
June 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In one of the more surprising moves of the just completed legislative session, Texas lawmakers significantly increased oversight and inspections of migrant farmworker housing, the culmination of nearly a decade of legislative attempts sparked by a 2016 Austin American-Statesman investigation.
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NEW: The Texas House is poised to pass legislation to grant parents unprecedented control over school library book selection.
SB 13 would require schools to prohibit books that are "indecent," "profane" or "sexually explicit." #txlege
www.statesman.com/story/news/p...
SB 13 would require schools to prohibit books that are "indecent," "profane" or "sexually explicit." #txlege
www.statesman.com/story/news/p...
Texas Legislature poised to implement sweeping restrictions on school libraries
SB 13 vastly expands parents' control over the school library selection process and prohibits "profane," "indecent" and "sexually explicit" books.
www.statesman.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
NEW: The Texas House is poised to pass legislation to grant parents unprecedented control over school library book selection.
SB 13 would require schools to prohibit books that are "indecent," "profane" or "sexually explicit." #txlege
www.statesman.com/story/news/p...
SB 13 would require schools to prohibit books that are "indecent," "profane" or "sexually explicit." #txlege
www.statesman.com/story/news/p...
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Congrats to @houstonchronicle.com for publishing the first piece out of our new collaboration w/ @texastribune.org and five newsrooms!
A Houston megadonor is losing in the Texas Legislature after 30 years of wins
A Houston megadonor is losing in the Texas Legislature after 30 years of wins
A Houston megadonor is losing in the Texas Legislature after 30 years of wins
Dick Weekley's lobbying group, Texans for Lawsuit Reform, has fierce opposition and lost allies in a clash with Attorney General Ken Paxton.
www.houstonchronicle.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Congrats to @houstonchronicle.com for publishing the first piece out of our new collaboration w/ @texastribune.org and five newsrooms!
A Houston megadonor is losing in the Texas Legislature after 30 years of wins
A Houston megadonor is losing in the Texas Legislature after 30 years of wins
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1/ 🚨 Yesterday, @propublica.org management confirmed that it will again deny steward representation at disciplinary meetings. Our full statement 👇
May 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
1/ 🚨 Yesterday, @propublica.org management confirmed that it will again deny steward representation at disciplinary meetings. Our full statement 👇
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The Texas House has approved a $1 billion private school voucher bill — the culmination of more than three decades of work by Christian conservative donors.
@jschwartzreporter.bsky.social explains how we got to this moment (published 2024):
@jschwartzreporter.bsky.social explains how we got to this moment (published 2024):
April 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The Texas House has approved a $1 billion private school voucher bill — the culmination of more than three decades of work by Christian conservative donors.
@jschwartzreporter.bsky.social explains how we got to this moment (published 2024):
@jschwartzreporter.bsky.social explains how we got to this moment (published 2024):
How we got here: Inside the 30-year push to bring school vouchers to Texas, an effort that was revived by the pandemic and allegations of “indoctrination”: www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Texas Is the Largest GOP Stronghold Without Pro-School Voucher Legislation. Gov. Abbott Is on a Crusade to Change That.
Greg Abbott has campaigned against members of his own party who do not support voucher programs. This fall, he may finally get the votes needed to pass a bill — a win for the Christian conservative do...
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April 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
How we got here: Inside the 30-year push to bring school vouchers to Texas, an effort that was revived by the pandemic and allegations of “indoctrination”: www.propublica.org/article/texa...
NEW: Leader at the 3rd largest school district in Texas considers chapters in a textbook that discuss how to teach diverse learners, and that raise the concept of cultural competence for aspiring teachers, to be unlawful under the state's landmark "anti-CRT" bill. @propublica.org @texastribune.org
A Texas School Board Cut State-Approved Textbook Chapters About Diversity. A Board Member Says Material Violated the Law
The decision to strip chapters from books that had already won the approval of the state’s Republican-controlled board of education represents an escalation in how local school boards run by ideologic...
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April 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
NEW: Leader at the 3rd largest school district in Texas considers chapters in a textbook that discuss how to teach diverse learners, and that raise the concept of cultural competence for aspiring teachers, to be unlawful under the state's landmark "anti-CRT" bill. @propublica.org @texastribune.org
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"The legislation comes in response to a @propublica.org investigation last fall that revealed how three Texas women died after they did not receive critical procedures during miscarriages." www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Texas GOP Lawmakers Propose Amending Abortion Ban Linked to Deaths and a Rise in Sepsis Cases
The bill comes after ProPublica’s reporting on the deaths of three Texas women. It specifies that doctors don’t need to wait until an emergency is “imminent” to terminate pregnancies but leaves in ste...
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March 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"The legislation comes in response to a @propublica.org investigation last fall that revealed how three Texas women died after they did not receive critical procedures during miscarriages." www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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1/ A year ago, I was examining North Carolina’s budget when two unusual items caught my attention–spurring an investigation that reveals how political and religious favoritism by lawmakers can harm some of society’s most vulnerable people. #ncpol @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
A Political Power Grab Redirected Funds for North Carolina’s Sexual Abuse Survivors. Women in Crisis Paid the Price.
The move, which led to disruptions in services for sexual assault and domestic violence survivors, provides a glimpse of the consequences when a branch of government assumes unprecedented control.
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March 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
1/ A year ago, I was examining North Carolina’s budget when two unusual items caught my attention–spurring an investigation that reveals how political and religious favoritism by lawmakers can harm some of society’s most vulnerable people. #ncpol @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
www.propublica.org/article/nort...
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Power. Politics. Race. Schools. Kids. This story is so important.
How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn
@jschwartzreporter.bsky.social and Dan Keemahill w/ @texastribune.org
How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn
@jschwartzreporter.bsky.social and Dan Keemahill w/ @texastribune.org
How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn
In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven conservatives successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational mat...
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March 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Power. Politics. Race. Schools. Kids. This story is so important.
How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn
@jschwartzreporter.bsky.social and Dan Keemahill w/ @texastribune.org
How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn
@jschwartzreporter.bsky.social and Dan Keemahill w/ @texastribune.org
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I'm a huge supporter of ProPublica's excellent reporting.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn
In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven conservatives successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational mat...
www.propublica.org
March 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I'm a huge supporter of ProPublica's excellent reporting.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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“What you’re seeing happening in Texas is how at-large districts make it easy for somebody to come in, usually from the outside, and hijack the process and essentially buy a board."
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn
In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven conservatives successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational mat...
www.propublica.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“What you’re seeing happening in Texas is how at-large districts make it easy for somebody to come in, usually from the outside, and hijack the process and essentially buy a board."
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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"In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven conservatives successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational materials that teach children about diversity."
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
The Way Texans Elect School Board Members Plays a Key Role in What Students in Diverse Districts Learn
In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven conservatives successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational mat...
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March 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven conservatives successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational materials that teach children about diversity."
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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On paper, the school districts in Keller and Richardson, Texas, look a lot alike. But they have followed divergent paths in culture war battles. One has been taken over by a conservative school board that is banning books. The other hasn't. @jschwartzreporter.bsky.social explains what's going on.
The Way Texans Elect School Board Members Plays a Key Role in What Students in Diverse Districts Learn
In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven conservatives successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational mat...
www.propublica.org
March 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
On paper, the school districts in Keller and Richardson, Texas, look a lot alike. But they have followed divergent paths in culture war battles. One has been taken over by a conservative school board that is banning books. The other hasn't. @jschwartzreporter.bsky.social explains what's going on.
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Really smart story by my current and former colleagues in Texas. @alexazura.bsky.social and I wrote about the lawsuit in Richardson for our investigation on the legacy of school segregation in Texas, back in 2018: www.texastribune.org/2018/12/11/r...
March 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Really smart story by my current and former colleagues in Texas. @alexazura.bsky.social and I wrote about the lawsuit in Richardson for our investigation on the legacy of school segregation in Texas, back in 2018: www.texastribune.org/2018/12/11/r...
NEW STORY🧵: Since the pandemic, Texas school boards have seen ideologically driven conservatives win supermajorities pledging to rid districts of so-called "crt.". A key, if often overlooked, factor in election outcomes, is how those districts elect their trustees.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
The Way Texans Elect School Board Members Plays a Key Role in What Students in Diverse Districts Learn
In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven conservatives successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational mat...
www.propublica.org
March 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
NEW STORY🧵: Since the pandemic, Texas school boards have seen ideologically driven conservatives win supermajorities pledging to rid districts of so-called "crt.". A key, if often overlooked, factor in election outcomes, is how those districts elect their trustees.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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This is a story about frustration, about watching the West burn when you fully understand why it’s burning — and understand why it did not need to be this bad.
They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen? @lizweil.bsky.social (from 2020)
They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen? @lizweil.bsky.social (from 2020)
They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen?
This is a story about frustration, about watching the West burn when you fully understand why it’s burning — and understand why it did not need to be this bad.
www.propublica.org
January 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This is a story about frustration, about watching the West burn when you fully understand why it’s burning — and understand why it did not need to be this bad.
They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen? @lizweil.bsky.social (from 2020)
They Know How to Prevent Megafires. Why Won’t Anybody Listen? @lizweil.bsky.social (from 2020)
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THREAD: In 2023, I received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of 1000s of secret files.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
January 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
THREAD: In 2023, I received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of 1000s of secret files.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
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Once again, we need anti-SLAPP laws in every state and a federal anti-SLAPP law. You shouldn't be able to sue a publisher because you disagree with the framing of their accurate story.
Mr. Free Speech contemplates suing a news outlet, BI, for reporting on a Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas.
January 2, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Once again, we need anti-SLAPP laws in every state and a federal anti-SLAPP law. You shouldn't be able to sue a publisher because you disagree with the framing of their accurate story.