Alain Stephens
Alain Stephens heads up investigative reports for Texas Standard. A graduate of the University of North Texas and a veteran of two of the U.S. armed forces, Alain served both in the Coast Guard and the Air Force. His work has won accolades for exposing how the state pays those with disabilities below minimum wage, as well as the fast-tracking of juveniles to adult prisons. Contact Alain at astephens@kut.org, or (512) 232-6173.
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From Texas Standard : Miguel Navarro is 5’ 3’’ and small-framed. When reporters Alain Stephens and Hannah McBride speak to him, he’s in handcuffs and...
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From Texas Standard: After a series of bad gambles on real-estate investments and a history of mismanagement, the Dallas Police and Fire Pension system...
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From Texas Standard: Lewisville, Lubbock, Sherman – just a handful of Texas cities where there will be gun shows this weekend. At any given time, nearly...
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From Texas Standard: It all started with a battle over information: In one corner was the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. In the other were...
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From Texas Standard: Editor’s note: This story contains graphic depictions of a crime. The federal government is trying to disrupt the Texas operations...
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From Texas Standard: The Texas Attorney General’s office and the Harris County Attorney’s Office are going after shops selling the synthetic cannabinoid...
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From Texas Standard: A few weeks ago the U.S. Department of Justice announced they will end federal use of privately run prisons. Now their attention...
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From Texas Standard: The federal government announced that it's phasing out its use of privately run prisons and now, the Texas Department of Criminal...
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From Texas Standard: Police across the country are reeling after the shooting of police officers in Dallas and now most recently in Baton Rouge. Now...
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From Texas Standard: While police, media, and citizens piece together the details of the shooting of police officers in Dallas last week, we still are...
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From Texas Standard: A political analyst outlines three aspects of LBJ's campaign in 1964 against Republican nominee Barry Goldwater that could easily...
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From Texas Standard: Texas led the country in exonerations last year, with 54 statewide. in the state. New York placed a distant second with only 17,...