{"id":14131,"date":"2017-12-03T19:31:03","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T00:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/?p=14131"},"modified":"2024-12-23T14:37:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T19:37:17","slug":"must-reads-texas-watchdog-journalism-roundup-for-dec-3-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2017\/12\/03\/must-reads-texas-watchdog-journalism-roundup-for-dec-3-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Must reads: Texas watchdog journalism roundup for Dec. 3, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Investigative stories in Texas about embezzlement at Centro San Antonio, substandard dams and the mysteries of brain injuries.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/news\/local\/article\/Centro-San-Antonio-CEO-quits-amid-allegations-of-12389199.php?t=d3933bcffcdffd779b&amp;utm_campaign=twitter-premium&amp;utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centro San Antonio CEO quits amid allegations of embezzlement by staffer<\/a> | <em>The San Antonio Express-News<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A former employee of Centro San Antonio, the nonprofit organization focused on building a &#8220;more prosperous downtown,&#8221; is accused of embezzling $175,000 by fabricating emails and audits and using an accomplice who posed as an auditor to conceal the theft. In response to the discovery, Pat DiGiovanni, Centro\u2019s president and CEO, quit last week. <em>Story by Josh Baugh<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180205193145\/http:\/\/www.mystatesman.com:80\/news\/state--regional-govt--politics\/hundreds-dams-texas-could-fail-worst-case-flood\/E5Q5GwGCFbUpGdRs3pfMDJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hundreds of dams in Texas could fail in worst-case flood<\/a> | <em>The Austin American-Statesman<\/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\">Investigation of Texas dams prompts review by lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GOI8OIgAeH\">https:\/\/t.co\/GOI8OIgAeH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/dam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#dam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/news?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#news<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dam News (@damnews_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/damnews_en\/status\/935775356598013952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundreds of substandard dams upstream of populated areas in Texas violate state law intended to guard against failing in catastrophic floods, an investigation by the American-Statesman has found. The newspaper&#8217;s article sparked a review by Texas lawmakers. <em>Story by Ralph K.M. Haurwitz<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/local\/hc-investigations\/aliveinside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alive Inside<\/a><\/em> | <em>The Houston Chronicle<\/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\">ALIVE INSIDE: Across the country each year, thousands of people are wrongly labeled unconscious after suffering severe brain injuries. 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Experts now believe a staggering number of these patients \u2014 more than 40 percent, according to some estimates \u2014 are covertly aware, in what scientists have dubbed the &#8216;minimally conscious state.'&#8221; <em>Story by Mike Hixenbaugh<\/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\/Centro-San-Antonio-CEO-quits-amid-allegations-of-12389199.php?t=d3933bcffcdffd779b&#038;utm_campaign=twitter-premium&#038;utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&#038;utm_medium=social\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Centro San Antonio CEO quits amid allegations of embezzlement by staffer<\/a><\/strong> | <em>The San Antonio Express-News<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A former employee of Centro San Antonio, the nonprofit organization focused on building a &#8220;more prosperous downtown,&#8221; is accused of embezzling $175,000 by fabricating emails and audits and using an accomplice who posed as an auditor to cover the theft. 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