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How an ex-governor accused of corruption nearly returned to power in a Mexican border state >

Former Coahuila Governor Humberto Moreira accused of seeking office to obtain immunity on corruption charges.

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Eric Dexheimer has been a member of the Statesman's investigative team since 2006. Prior to moving to Austin, he worked for newspapers in Denver, Portland, Oregon, and New York.

Jeremy Schwartz is a member of the Austin American-Statesman's projects team and focuses on military, veteran and border security issues. He previously served as the Statesman's correspondent in Mexico City from 2005 to 2009 covering politics, drug violence and immigration issues. Schwartz won the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors first place awards in 2015 for Best Online Project for a story about a failed Department of Veterans Affairs brain research program and Deadline Writing for his work on the 2014 SXSW crash. He also took 3rd Place in the Reporter of the Year category and Honorable Mention in the Freedom of Information category for a story on interior Border Patrol traffic stops.

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Posts from the ‘Border’ category

How an ex-governor accused of corruption nearly returned to power in a Mexican border state >