Sarah Rafique
Investigative Producer and Data Journalist at KTRK-TV (Houston, TX)
Investigative producer + data at @ABC13Houston | Send tips or leak docs to [email protected] and let me know if you want to remain anonymous
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Mar 28, 2025 |
abc13.com | Nick Natario |Sarah Rafique
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Dozens of master keys in Houston were missing or considered "unverified" by the U.S. Postal Service, putting 20,740 cluster mailboxes at risk, according to a recent audit by the USPS Office of Inspector General. Over the last year, 13 Investigates has been asking USPS what it's doing to secure residents' mail. In 2023, USPS announced it would be installing high-security collection boxes and electronic arrow keys, also known as master keys, to help prevent mail theft.
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Mar 24, 2025 |
abc13.com | Sarah Rafique |Mycah Hatfield
BySarah Rafique and Mycah HatfieldTuesday, March 25, 2025 3:28AMHOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Jade Miller says all children deserve a second chance and the right to an education. But, she doesn't think that's always happening at the Houston Independent School District for youth who are involved in the juvenile justice system. "They deserve to be amongst their peers.
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Mar 19, 2025 |
abc13.com | Sarah Rafique |Mycah Hatfield
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A judge set a pretrial conference hearing Wednesday morning for the case against a former Houston Independent School District chief operating officer. Five years ago, then-HISD COO Brian Busby's home was raided by the FBI in connection with allegations that he conspired with a lawn and landscaping business as part of a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme using taxpayer funds.
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Feb 26, 2025 |
abc13.com | Mycah Hatfield |Sarah Rafique
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Diana Moore was sitting at the dinner table with her son when she found out his algebra teacher was no longer teaching at the Houston Independent School District. "My first reaction was disbelief," Moore told 13 Investigates. "I worried for him. It makes me nervous about his success because stability is kind of important. I've never had that happen to me when I was going through school.
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Feb 24, 2025 |
abc13.com | Shannon Ryan |Sarah Rafique
CLEAR LAKE, Texas (KTRK) -- John Cobarruvias fell in love with his Clear Lake neighborhood when he first moved there with his family in 1989. "It was just a perfect place for us and our kids and over the years, we just didn't want to move," he said. "It's a great place to live, but we're getting to a point where we're going to have to make some decisions. This increase in insurance can't continue. It's unsustainable."This increase in insurance can't continue. It's unsustainable.
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13 Investigates: Newly released texts, emails reveal little about University of Houston’s rape suspect's release https://t.co/D3avTfV2Sk
And while HPD leadership had maintained the controversial code was not used by the Crimes Against Children Unit, the documents released to 13 Investigates show those cases were suspended for two years until the practice stopped in 2018.
13 Investigates: After Houston PD tried to fight releasing records, the Texas Attorney General told HPD a second time that they have to release 100+ pages of internal docs on controversial practice of suspending cases due to staffing issues. https://t.co/IkcaJ5aGf0 @abc13houston
13 Investigates: After Houston PD tried to fight releasing records, the Texas Attorney General told HPD a second time that they have to release 100+ pages of internal docs on controversial practice of suspending cases due to staffing issues. https://t.co/IkcaJ5aGf0 @abc13houston