{"id":14263,"date":"2018-02-05T22:05:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T03:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/?p=14263"},"modified":"2024-12-23T14:34:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T19:34:09","slug":"must-reads-texas-watchdog-journalism-roundup-for-feb-5-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2018\/02\/05\/must-reads-texas-watchdog-journalism-roundup-for-feb-5-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Must reads: Texas watchdog journalism roundup for Feb 5, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Welcome to the latest installment of the Texas watchdog <a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/tag\/journalism\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"journalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">journalism<\/a> roundup, a series that <a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/category\/must-reads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">showcases hard-hitting investigative stories in Texas<\/a> that uncovered hidden facts, held officials accountable and demonstrated why <a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/tag\/journalism\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"journalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">journalism<\/a> matters.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/real-estate\/article\/City-awards-10M-in-incentives-for-luxury-condo-12534839.php?utm_campaign=twitter-premium&amp;utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">City of San Antonio awards developers $10 million in incentives for luxury condo tower \u2014 $173,400 for each unit<\/a> | <em>The San Antonio Express-News<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A city program to encourage people to live in downtown San Antonio is spending $10 million in tax incentives and fee waivers on the Arts Residences and Thompson San Antonio hotel, a 20-story luxury tower of hotel rooms and condos. One City Council critic calls it a &#8220;ludicrous&#8221; amount of money to spend on housing that few residents can afford. <em>Story by Richard Webner<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/interactives.dallasnews.com\/2018\/standoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Standoff: How the Dallas SWAT team cornered and killed the July 7 police shooter<\/a> | <em>The Dallas Morning News<\/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\">1\/ This is the first full account of what happened inside El Centro College on July 7, 2016 when a small team of elite cops had to gear up and take a gunman out \u2013 before he killed more of them.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DallasStandoff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DallasStandoff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ufwVPwIBnK\">https:\/\/t.co\/ufwVPwIBnK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r1NgCM9bIo\">pic.twitter.com\/r1NgCM9bIo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dallasnews\/status\/959460462038605824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/interactives.dallasnews.com\/2018\/standoff\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hours of interviews with Dallas SWAT officers<\/a> revealed new details about how police cornered and eventually killed gunman Micah Xavier Johnson, who was on a mission to kill police on July 7, 2016. Told in a narrative that puts readers in the shoes of SWAT officers engaged in a deadly, close-range shootout with Johnson, the story shows what they dealt with and how they came up with the idea to put a bomb on a remote-controlled robot to take out Johnson. <em>Story by Jamie Thompson<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180616003745\/http:\/\/www.kxan.com\/news\/investigations\/txdot-launches-investigation-into-crews-dumping-waste-near-dripping-springs_20180312075448965\/1031487128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caught on Camera: TxDOT dumping roadkill, waste and more<\/a> | <em>KXAN-TV<\/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\">THEY CLEANED IT UP&#8211;<br><br>Sort of. Within days of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KXAN_News?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KXAN_News<\/a> contacting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCEQNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TCEQNews<\/a> about the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TxDOT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TxDOT<\/a> dump site, TxDOT crews were out cleaning up the rotting animals &amp; large pieces of trash. There&#39;s still more below the ground. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fFFU9qxew3\">https:\/\/t.co\/fFFU9qxew3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M6Yf1q3BWW\">pic.twitter.com\/M6Yf1q3BWW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jody Barr (@JodyBarrKXAN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JodyBarrKXAN\/status\/960533692992114688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A hidden-camera investigation by KXAN revealed that Texas Department of Transportation employees used state equipment to dump roadkill and debris near a state highway. KXAN also discovered oily sludge seeping into the soil and running down the back of the dump into a drainage area within the sensitive Edwards Aquifer recharge zone. The station&#8217;s findings sparked an inquiry by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. <em>Story by David Barer, Jody Barr and Josh Hinkle<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2018\/02\/02\/why-harris-countys-youth-jail-so-overcrowded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;They\u2019re just setting those babies up for the penitentiary&#8217;: How minor offenses feed overcrowding at Houston youth jail<\/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\">1\/ Across Texas, fewer kids are in pre-trial detention.<br><br>But not in Harris County, where the juvenile detention center is bursting at the seams. <br><br>What\u2019s going on? We investigate: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sptLHD50XF\">https:\/\/t.co\/sptLHD50XF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yt2uxSbHoF\">pic.twitter.com\/yt2uxSbHoF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasTribune\/status\/959442425717645312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kids across Texas are getting in less trouble with the law &#8212; yet Harris County is locking up more juveniles. The Texas Tribune analyzed county data and found that a rising number of offenses were for minor violations that shouldn&#8217;t have landed kids behind bars in the first place. <em>Story by Neena Satija<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheriff media consultant works without contract | <em>The Victoria Advocate<\/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\">Since August 2016, a media consultant has received $68,133.69 from the Victoria sheriff&#39;s office&#39;s forfeiture and professional services funds <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uIuek88Ge1\">https:\/\/t.co\/uIuek88Ge1<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Victoria Advocate (@Vicadvocate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vicadvocate\/status\/960166189619138560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Victoria County Sheriff&#8217;s Office paid media consultant William Ward Wyatt more than $68,000 in fees without any contract or document laying out his duties. The payments occurred during a period when the sheriff&#8217;s office failed to get timely information to the public about serious crimes. <em>Story by Jessica Priest<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news4sanantonio.com\/news\/trouble-shooters\/assisted-living-facility-hit-with-violations-after-trouble-shooters-begin-investigating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assisted living facility hit with violations after Trouble Shooters begin investigating<\/a> | <em>News 4 San Antonio<\/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\">Assisted Living facility hit with violations after the Trouble Shooters obtain video and pictures of conditions including rats and roaches. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I1hFE8QAan\">https:\/\/t.co\/I1hFE8QAan<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jaie Avila (@JaieAvila) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaieAvila\/status\/960573312459005953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>State officials investigated Amber Oaks, an assisted living community for the elderly in San Antonio, after New 4 San Antonio obtained photos and video from inside the facility. The TV station learned that a rat had bitten one resident, and another elderly woman had resorted to squashing bed bugs herself. <em>Story by Jaie Avila<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/investigations\/2018\/01\/31\/dallas-city-council-candidates-accepted-78k-figures-tied-bus-agency-bribery-case\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas City Council candidates accepted $78,000 from people tied to bus agency bribery case<\/a> | <em>The Dallas Morning News and KXAS-TV<\/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\">City council candidates, an envelope full of out-of-state checks, and a company under FBI investigation: Great reporting by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hollyhacker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hollyhacker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/milesmoffeit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@milesmoffeit<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TristanHallman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TristanHallman<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AHCykK0e5r\">https:\/\/t.co\/AHCykK0e5r<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mike Wilson (@mWilstory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mWilstory\/status\/959059592905883648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The FBI is investigating a company that pumped $78,000 into the campaigns of 15 Dallas City Council candidates, some of whom said they didn&#8217;t know who was writing the campaign checks. <em>Story by Miles Moffeit, Tristan Hallman and Holly K. Hacker<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/godfrey-garza-jr-dannenbaum-engineering-texas-border-wall-kickback?utm_source=pardot&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=dailynewsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Details Alleged in Scheme to Make Millions Off First Border Wall in Texas<\/a> | <em>The Texas Tribune and ProPublica<\/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\">The kickback scheme to make millions off first border wall was allegedly hashed out over weeknight drinks at a steakhouse in a border county in south Texas:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kaF7UaFss2\">https:\/\/t.co\/kaF7UaFss2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ProPublica (@ProPublica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProPublica\/status\/959924523326935040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Court records are revealing new details about a $232 million project to build a fence on the Texas border and rehabilitate aging levies &#8212; while paying companies tied to Godfrey Garza Jr., Hidalgo County&#8217;s drainage director. <em>Story by Kiah Collier and T. Christian Miller<\/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 noreferrer\">Contact me<\/a> or leave a comment below. Don\u2019t forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sign up for blog updates<\/a> and check out more <a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/category\/must-reads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">watchdog journalism from the great state of Texas<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>Welcome to the latest installment of the Texas watchdog journalism roundup, a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/category\/must-reads\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">series that showcases<\/a><\/strong> hard-hitting investigative stories in Texas that uncovered hidden facts, held officials accountable and demonstrated why journalism matters.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/real-estate\/article\/City-awards-10M-in-incentives-for-luxury-condo-12534839.php?utm_campaign=twitter-premium&#038;utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&#038;utm_medium=social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">City of San Antonio awards developers $10 million in incentives for luxury condo tower \u2014 $173,400 for each unit<\/a><\/strong> | <em>The San Antonio Express-News<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A city program to encourage people to live in downtown San Antonio is spending $10 million in tax incentives and fee waivers on the Arts Residences and Thompson San Antonio hotel, a 20-story luxury tower of hotel rooms and condos. 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