Investigative series win statewide awards

The Houston Chronicle's series on special education and safety hazards at chemical plants both won big Sunday at the Associated Press Managing Editors' awards.The seven-part "Denied" series on special education quotas won the first-place awards for community service, freedom of information, online package of the year and star investigative report of the year.The "Chemical Breakdown" series on uncovering Houston's hidden world of toxic releases won first place in the "Team Effort" category.The se