- When Child Protective Services workers accept lies, Texas children remain in dangerous situations. And like Emma Thompson, they can also die. Read more by staff writer Robert T. Garrett: http://d-news.co/rPokj.
Photo: Emma died from injuries that included a fractured skull after workers were lied to about her case. (Courtesy/Amanda Young Mathews) DMN Investigates shared a link.
The U.K.'s Guardian newspaper visited Dallas-Fort Worth for answers about natural-gas drilling. It found a ‘fracking hell.’ Read more by staff writer Reese Dunklin: http://d-news.co/rOXDB. Watch a related video by The Guardian by clicking below.DMN Investigates shared a link.
242 days after the deadly West explosion, no major measures have been adopted to avert another disaster. Read more from staff writers David Tarrant, Doug J. Swanson and the rest of our coverage team: http://ow.ly/28YdMC.- A Texas doctor let his chain of rural hospitals deteriorate at the expense of patients. Catch up on our 'Collapse of Care' investigation by staff writer Miles Moffeit: http://d-news.co/rIIZr. We have archived stories, videos and the latest news there.
- The head of a charity aiding West's recovery has announced she's quitting. That comes weeks after she called some explosion victims 'ungrateful' in a column she wrote for The West News. Read more by staff writer Steve Thompson: http://d-news.co/rIPp5.
- The University of Texas System once investigated Kern Wildenthal, the former president at Dallas' UT Southwestern Medical Center. But today, regents gave him a 'well-deserved' honor. Read more by staff writer Reese Dunklin: http://share.d-news.co/2HOrtIP.
Photo: Kern Wildenthal, middle, celebrates with friends at a 2008 awards ceremony. (File photo) DMN Investigates shared a link.
Holes in an ER's walls. Expired medications for patients. Medical records kept in piles with lawn equipment. Staff writer Miles Moffeit reports on one Texas hospital's crummy conditions.DMN Investigates shared a link.
Last week's indictment against a former top official at Texas cancer-fighting agency was part of a broader investigation. Two other million-dollar grants were reviewed by a grand jury. Read more by staff writer James Drew.DMN Investigates shared a link.
What did one real broker do to earn $343,000 in commission on Dallas public school deals? Read more by staff writer Matthew Haag.DMN Investigates shared a link.
Texas' cancer-fighting agency is dealt a new blow with the indictment of a former top official. Read more by staff writer James Drew.DMN Investigates shared a link.
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For the second time this year, the feds find that Dallas' Parkland Memorial Hospital overcharged government insurance programs. Read more by staff writer Miles Moffeit.DMN Investigates shared a link.
Fracking firms are spending major dollars to woo support from Texans in Congress, a new report shows. Can you guess the recipients? Read more from staff writer Michael Lindenberger.DMN Investigates shared a link.
Is one of Dallas' biggest cultural and business disputes in years nearing resolution? One key player thinks so. Read more by staff writer Steve Thompson.- Industry didn't say much in first federal hearing on improving chemical safety. Friday was very different. http://ow.ly/27wCZp #WestTX
- Two elections this month, decided by single voters, gave Texas developers governmental powers to tax future homeowners for millions of dollars. The conflict-ripe practice been happening for more than a decade with little state oversight. Re...ad more by staff writer Reese Dunklin: http://d-news.co/qSnZo.
Photo: Inside this mobile home in Collin County supposedly resides the lone voter who empowered developers to sell $63 million in bonds for roads and infrastructure, and to tax future homeowners to repay that debt. (Nathan Hunsinger/The Dallas Morning News)See More - Note to parents: If your child gets hurt playing school sports, you may be the one footing the bill. Texas, unlike other states, doesn't require schools to carry or provide insurance in the event of serious injuries. Read more by staff writ...er Reese Dunklin: http://d-news.co/qKMun.
Photo: Eddie Canales' son, Chris, was paralyzed playing football and the school had no insurance to cover the medical costs. (Helen L. Montoya/San Antonio Express-News)See More DMN Investigates shared a link.
The state lawmaker most involved in examining the deadly West explosion has an idea for fixing Texas' fertilizer security law. But the Legislature isn't in session to act until 2015. Other state lawmakers are saying and doing less. Read more by staff writer James Drew.