{"id":14083,"date":"2017-11-19T22:01:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T03:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/?p=14083"},"modified":"2024-12-23T14:37:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T19:37:50","slug":"must-reads-texas-watchdog-journalism-roundup-for-nov-19-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2017\/11\/19\/must-reads-texas-watchdog-journalism-roundup-for-nov-19-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Must reads: Texas watchdog journalism roundup for Nov. 19, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The latest investigative stories in Texas that uncovered hidden facts and held officials accountable:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/news\/local\/article\/Apple-served-with-search-warrant-in-Sutherland-12364230.php?t=17a59ff53fdffd779b&amp;utm_campaign=twitter-premium&amp;utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple served with search warrant in Sutherland Springs shooting<\/a> | <em>The San Antonio Express-News<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Texas Rangers investigating the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs have served a search warrant on Silicon Valley giant Apple Inc. and are seeking digital photos, messages, documents and other types of data that might have been stored by gunman Devin Patrick Kelley, who was found with an iPhone after he killed himself. <em>Story by John Tedesco and Kelsey Bradshaw<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2017\/11\/13\/texas-capitol-victims-sexual-harassment-must-fend-themselves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">At the Texas Capitol, victims of sexual harassment must fend for themselves<\/a> | <em>The Texas Tribune<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sexual harassment is rampant at the Texas Capitol. 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And sexual harassment policies rely on officials with little incentive or authority to enforce them, particularly in cases of harassment by lawmakers.&#8221; <em>Story by Alexa Ura, Morgan Smith, Jolie McCullough and Edgar Walters<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180101171206\/http:\/\/www.mystatesman.com\/news\/local-govt--politics\/reversing-course-austin-council-reveal-city-manager-finalists\/clhpkl568PVZFJZiTa5NfI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reversing course, Austin council to reveal city manager finalists<\/a> | <em>The Austin American-Statesman<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a difference a week makes. 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An internal VA inquiry has finally corroborated their complaints. <em>Story by Jeremy Schwartz<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Did I miss a good story? <a href=\"http:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact me<\/a> or leave a comment below. Don\u2019t forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up for blog updates<\/a> and check out more <a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/category\/must-reads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watchdog journalism from the great state of Texas<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>The latest investigative stories in Texas that uncovered hidden facts and held officials accountable:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/news\/local\/article\/Apple-served-with-search-warrant-in-Sutherland-12364230.php?t=17a59ff53fdffd779b&#038;utm_campaign=twitter-premium&#038;utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&#038;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\">Apple served with search warrant in Sutherland Springs shooting<\/a><\/strong> | <em>The San Antonio Express-News<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Texas Rangers investigating the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs have served a search warrant on Silicon 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