Paul Flahive
Paul served at Texas Public Radio from 2011 to 2025, most recently leading the Accountability Desk.
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The death of a five-year-old Texas girl represented a dramatic failure by the system to remove a child in danger. Her abuse lives on in the memories of the people who witnessed it or were forced to adjudicate the guilt of her tormentors. -
While the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has raised more than $100 million, the governor’s OneStar Foundation and United Way San Antonio have raised more than $4 million combined and have yet to determine how they will be spent. -
Rakim Sharkey, 31, could have spent the rest of his life in prison for sex trafficking three people — two of whom were children. But in 2023 a prosecutor with Ken Paxton’s office let the man plead guilty to a charge with no prison time and no sex offender status. -
A teenage foster child was transported nearly 300 miles from home and had its psychotropic drugs changed, violating court orders. Now a private provider may have to pay. -
The first State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The state has awarded around $660 million since the plan was published, with a special legislative session coming. -
Residents say Kerr County’s use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions about when and how they utilized the system, which has been in place since 2009. -
Casi 30 campistas de la institución de 99 años de Hill Country siguen desaparecidos después de que las inundaciones devastaran el área el viernes. -
Nearly 30 campers at the 99-year-old Hill Country institution are still missing after flooding devastated the area on Friday.
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Her mother left her with strangers. Texas officials knew and didn’t act. The three-year-old died from abuse. -
Revelations around abuse at a San Antonio group home have parents worried and advocates reflecting on years of issues in Texas.
