Paul Flahive

Paul served at Texas Public Radio from 2011 to 2025, most recently leading the Accountability Desk.

Texas flood relief waits as redistricting fights block the legislature

Paul Flahive

Tens of millions of dollars have been donated for Texas flood relief. But families wait for help, as the Texas GOP decided to prioritize redistricting and Democrats decamped to block votes.
Kerr Country residents say public alerts were sporadic, inconsistent as floods struck

Paul Flahive

Residents say Kerr County's use of mass alerts was sporadic and inconsistent as floods hit. Local officials have not answered questions about when and how they utilized the system in place since 2009.
Camp Mystic, now in ruins from Texas floods, was a pillar for generations of women

Paul Flahive

We have a report on Camp Mystic, a Christian camp hit by the deadly floods in Texas. Several girls attending the camp remain unaccounted for.
Texas is reviewing more than 1, 000 criminal cases over faulty DNA tests

Paul Flahive

Faulty DNA tests being used in criminal cases in Texas could impact about 700 cases. Under some circumstances, these tests were incorrectly coming back as insufficient DNA to test.
Faulty DNA tests lead to more than 1,000 criminal cases across Texas being reviewed

Paul Flahive

Faulty DNA tests being used in criminal cases in Texas could impact more than 1,000 cases. Under some circumstances, these tests were incorrectly coming back as insufficient DNA to test.