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Vehicle Pursuits

Telling stories with data: Police chases and drug smugglers on the Texas-Mexico border

July 3, 2022November 26, 2010

Public databases empower journalists to do their own research and find surprising answers.

Categories Express-News Stories, Journalism, Open Records, Students Tags Computer-Assisted Reporting, Data, Police Chases, San Antonio Express-News, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Tribune, Vehicle Pursuits

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