Kenric Ward

Kenric Ward is a national correspondent and writes for the Texas Bureau of Watchdog.org. Formerly a reporter and editor at two Pulitzer Prize-winning newspapers, Kenric has won dozens of state and national news awards for investigative articles. His most recent book is “Saints in Babylon: Mormons and Las Vegas.”

Law and Government

Kenric WardMarch 13, 2017
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Sanctuary standoff in Texas a microcosm of the national battle

A local version of the national debate between the Trump administration and cities that stand to lose federal funding by refusing to…
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Education

Kenric WardMarch 9, 2017
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Senate in one state cracks down on teachers having sex with students

It’s hard to imagine why the U.S. Congress hasn’t taken up measures to punish these pedophiles lurking in our schools.…
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Law and Government

Kenric WardFebruary 25, 2017
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In plea deal, scandal-plagued EB-5 immigration visa program takes another hit

Not a smidgen of scandal
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Law and Government

Kenric WardFebruary 8, 2017
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Little data to support claim that sanctuary-city policies help police

Catch and release
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Unyielding

Kenric WardJanuary 9, 2017
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TX congressman boosts Trump plan to deport criminals to countries that don’t want them back

No country for bad men.
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Unyielding

Kenric WardJanuary 5, 2017
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TX governor pledges to sign anti-sanctuary city bill

Sanctuary cities
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Law and Government

Kenric WardDecember 26, 2016
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Obama administration awarding taxpayer-funded business grants to deported immigrants

Door prize
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Law and Government

Kenric WardDecember 15, 2016
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Lawmakers seek to overturn ban on private employers’ asking employees about criminal history

Ban 'Ban the Box.'
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Unyielding

Kenric WardNovember 18, 2016
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Not with a bang but a whimper: Obama’s DHS shuts down aerial surveillance along border

Operation Phalanx
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Law and Government

Kenric WardNovember 8, 2016
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Court rejects Dems’ poll-monitoring case against GOP

Pot, meet kettle
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Law and Government

Kenric WardNovember 4, 2016
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In amazing demonstration of hypocrisy, Dems sue GOP over poll monitoring

Sauce for the goose
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Law and Government

Kenric WardOctober 16, 2016
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Texas group sues to halt investor-visa program

Lawsuit to end EB-5 program
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Politics

Kenric WardSeptember 29, 2016
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WA mall shooter, who is not U.S. citizen, has voted since 2014 … with DOJ’s blessings

Noncitizen voting
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Law and Government

Kenric WardSeptember 13, 2016
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Sen. Chuck Grassley: Investor visa program like ‘snake eating own tail’

Fraud and abuse alert
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Media

Kenric WardSeptember 8, 2016
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News site cherry-picks data to slime cops

Skewing the data.
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Law and Government

Kenric WardAugust 2, 2016
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The right stuff: In wake of attacks on cops, Texas cities witnessing a surge in police applications

Some brave souls are still interested in protecting the public.
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Law and Government

Kenric WardJuly 21, 2016
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The other 1-percenters: Your tax dollars are enabling rich EB-5 immigrants to jump the line

Shortcut to the front of the line
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Law and Government

Kenric WardJuly 14, 2016
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Oh, snap: Food stamp formula biased in favor of illegal immigrants?

Big government at work
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Law and Government

Kenric WardJuly 7, 2016
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Criminal immigrants avert deportation orders as Senate kills sanctuary city penalties

Illegal immigrants who commit crimes continue to roam free.
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Politics

Kenric WardJune 16, 2016
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Which state has witnessed twice the incidence of tuberculosis since refugees began arriving?

Cutural enrichment?
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Law and Government

Kenric WardJune 1, 2016
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DOJ balks at court order for info on illegal immigrants who avoided deportation via Obamnesty

The most transparent administration in history strikes again. Caught issuing 2,000 work permits to illegal immigrants, U.S. Department of Justice…
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Law and Government

Kenric WardMay 11, 2016
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Texas fugitive from justice-turned-mayor of W.Va. town loses re-election bid

Only in America...
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Law and Government

Kenric WardApril 24, 2016
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HUD’s demand that landlords rent to criminals clashes directly with local laws

Rock, meet hard place.
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Politics

Kenric WardApril 21, 2016
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EPA says it’s backing off its latest proposed reg, but lawmakers aren’t buying it

EPA out of gas.
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Social Issues

Kenric WardMarch 30, 2016
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Only in America: Man with outstanding arrest warrant in one state hired for this job in another

A consummate professional
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Law and Government

Kenric WardMarch 24, 2016
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Feds block Texas from testing welfare recipients for drugs

Drug testing welfare recipients a no-go
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Education

Kenric WardMarch 15, 2016
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Texas school district illustrates what NOT to do when you’re already swimming in debt

Cash-strapped school district gives lessons in shooting oneself in the foot.
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Unyielding

Kenric WardMarch 11, 2016
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What is wrong with this public toilet … apart from its $100,000 price tag?

Bathroom blues in San Antonio
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Unyielding

Kenric WardMarch 9, 2016
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Trump son-in-law parlays Chinese cash into luxury apartment tower

Donald Trump and the Washington way of doing business
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Unyielding

Kenric WardFebruary 25, 2016
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Harry Reid wants every illegal minor in U.S. to have his day in court … at guess who’s expense

Harry Reid
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Law and Government

Kenric WardFebruary 15, 2016
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Shining a spotlight on climate change musical, other NSF grants

Government waste
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Law and Government

Kenric WardFebruary 4, 2016
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Texans blast Obama administration on refugees, minor migrants

Refugee crisis
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Law and Government

Kenric WardFebruary 3, 2016
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National insecurity: Feds cut surveillance at Mexican border

Mexican border
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Email Featured

Kenric WardJanuary 11, 2016
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Texas city overrun with warring tribes (and we’re not just talking Crips and Bloods)

Refugees
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Foreign Affairs

Kenric WardJanuary 7, 2016
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Feds have been shuttling illegal migrant children around Texas

Migrant children
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Economy

Kenric WardJanuary 4, 2016
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One city’s recipe for purposely turning its downtown into a slum

Hemisfair
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Kenric Ward

Sanctuary standoff in Texas a microcosm of the national battle

In plea deal, scandal-plagued EB-5 immigration visa program takes another hit

Little data to support claim that sanctuary-city policies help police

TX congressman boosts Trump plan to deport criminals to countries that don’t want them back

TX governor pledges to sign anti-sanctuary city bill

Obama administration awarding taxpayer-funded business grants to deported immigrants

Lawmakers seek to overturn ban on private employers’ asking employees about criminal history

Not with a bang but a whimper: Obama’s DHS shuts down aerial surveillance along border

Court rejects Dems’ poll-monitoring case against GOP

Texas group sues to halt investor-visa program

WA mall shooter, who is not U.S. citizen, has voted since 2014 … with DOJ’s blessings

Sen. Chuck Grassley: Investor visa program like ‘snake eating own tail’

News site cherry-picks data to slime cops

The right stuff: In wake of attacks on cops, Texas cities witnessing a surge in police applications

The other 1-percenters: Your tax dollars are enabling rich EB-5 immigrants to jump the line

Oh, snap: Food stamp formula biased in favor of illegal immigrants?

Criminal immigrants avert deportation orders as Senate kills sanctuary city penalties

DOJ balks at court order for info on illegal immigrants who avoided deportation via Obamnesty

Texas fugitive from justice-turned-mayor of W.Va. town loses re-election bid

HUD’s demand that landlords rent to criminals clashes directly with local laws

EPA says it’s backing off its latest proposed reg, but lawmakers aren’t buying it

Texas school district illustrates what NOT to do when you’re already swimming in debt

What is wrong with this public toilet … apart from its $100,000 price tag?

Trump son-in-law parlays Chinese cash into luxury apartment tower

Harry Reid wants every illegal minor in U.S. to have his day in court … at guess who’s expense

Shining a spotlight on climate change musical, other NSF grants

Texans blast Obama administration on refugees, minor migrants

National insecurity: Feds cut surveillance at Mexican border

Texas city overrun with warring tribes (and we’re not just talking Crips and Bloods)

One city’s recipe for purposely turning its downtown into a slum

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