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INVESTIGATIONS

* 05/08/2008

Texas is roofing scammer's paradise
The Defenders found out that politics and special interests have made Texas a roofing scammers paradise.

Web Extra: Don't be a sitting duck for costly roofing scams
The roof to your home is a significant investment. And for logical reasons too:  A weak roof could collapse and destroy your home.  Meer leaks can turn a trickle of water into a river and make your house uninhabitable.

* 05/05/2008

11 News Defenders: Deadly weakness on wheels
37-year-old roof strength regulations are blamed for tens of thousands of deaths and injuries on the road. What did automakers know and when?

Design problem in many cars endangers U.S. drivers
For most U.S. drivers it has been a consistent threat to their safety for almost 40 years without them ever even knowing it.

05/01/2008

Texas justice letting crooks cheat victims
They say “crime doesn’t pay," but for crooks in Houston and across the Texas there’s little doubt it’s not costing them what it should.

Texas lets crooks cheat victims — again
Court-ordered restitution is supposed to go to crime victims. So where's the money?

How the State of Texas tried to block an 11 News Defenders investigation
KHOU took a simple step in researching this story that is part of the normal investigative process for many of the stories we research: We filed a public information request. The road block? The Texas Department of Criminal Justice simply didn’t want us to see the information.

04/28/2008

Scam artists thrive on foreclosure rise
In today's tough economy, many are falling behind on their mortgage payments, but consumer watchdog groups are sounding the alarm bells about firms offering pie-in-the sky promises to "rescue" you from foreclosure.

* 04/24/2008

Constable office cheating homeowners
Homeowners who want safer neighborhoods pay the Harris County Pct. 4 Constable Office for extra patrols. But the 11 News Defenders discovered that agency was short changing citizens and directing deputies to cover it up.

Constable Ron Hickman statement

Is a local law enforcement agency ripping off ordinary citizens?
Homeowners who want safer neighborhoods pay extra for extra police protection. But the 11 News Defenders discovered one law enforcement agency appears to be cheating citizens. How? Taking their money, and then altering documents to make it appear like they’re getting what they paid for, when they’re really not.

04/07/2008

U.S. Rep. to city: Hurry up, help seniors
Two months after an 11 News Defenders investigation exposed problems within a city of Houston program that is supposed to help senior citizens repair their homes, one of those seniors is finally get the help she’s waited for for years.

* 03/29/2008

Former Harris County DA
Chuck Rosenthal found in contempt
A federal judge granted a contempt motion against former Harris County District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal.
Read the judge's order

* 03/10/2008

Feds demand millions back from city
The federal government is giving the city of Houston 45 days to forward a detailed plan to re-inspect 2,200 properties. The feds are also demanding the city return millions of federal dollars the city spent on housing programs.

* 03/03/2008

Congresswoman demands city help seniors
Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee has called for an emergency task force and wants the city to make urgent, emergency reforms to a program she said leaves some Houston seniors in crisis.

* 02/25/2008

Senior citizens living in 'deplorable' conditions
An 11 News Defenders investigation found the city of Houston’s Housing and Community Development Department’s handling of an aid program is mired in long delays that have lasted years.

* Houston seniors living in 'deplorable' conditions
Thousands wait years for help from a city housing program.

* 02/18/2008

Lawmaker to investigate Montgomery County DA's 'slush fund'
Following an 11 News Defenders investigation, the chair of the Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee pledges to hold hearings this spring to investigate the spending of local drug forfeiture funds.

* Lawmaker to investigate DA 'slush fund'
Following an 11 News Defenders investigation, the chair of the Texas Senate Criminal Justice committee pledges to hold hearings this spring to investigate the spending of local drug forfeiture funds.

* 02/11/2008

Montgomery County DA
accused of running 'slush fund'
At the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, there’s a problem. Some cops, who worked as investigators for the DA’s office, were left unprotected, because forfeited drug money was not used for things like bullet proof vests.

* Is a local DA 'courting' trouble?
Local official found spending public funds on parties, booze, birthday presents and more.

* 02/04/2008

Patients 'shafted' by state’s dental police
An 11 News Defenders investigation reveals you're not as safe as you should be in Texas, all because of policies with a state agency some say has lost its mission.

State watchdogs may not be putting problem dentists out of business
Some experts say the Texas State Dental Board is "asleep at the wheel" when it comes to disciplining dentists for poor practices.

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