{"id":14409,"date":"2018-04-09T18:41:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T23:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/?p=14409"},"modified":"2024-12-23T10:28:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T15:28:11","slug":"must-reads-texas-watchdog-journalism-roundup-for-april-9-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2018\/04\/09\/must-reads-texas-watchdog-journalism-roundup-for-april-9-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Must reads: Texas watchdog journalism roundup for April 9, 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\">showcases hard-hitting investigative stories in Texas<\/a> that uncover hidden facts, hold officials accountable and demonstrate 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=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/business\/local\/article\/Charges-against-Schlitterbahn-in-decapitation-12796259.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schlitterbahn co-owner plagued with financial, legal troubles before murder charge in boy\u2019s death<\/a> |&nbsp;<em>The San Antonio Express-News<\/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\">Wow&#8230;.I love this place but had never heard any of this. I do remember seeing the slide in question on the Travel Channel &amp; thought this was insane. But to find out they did not use engineers is delusion.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pcIuZ8vg1y\">https:\/\/t.co\/pcIuZ8vg1y<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpressNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@expressnews<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Traveldiva (@tvldiva) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tvldiva\/status\/981289982487908353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 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>Express-News reporters dug through court files and state records to reveal the troubled history of Schlitterbahn co-owner Jeff Henry, who was arrested in connection with the death of a 10-year-old boy who died on a towering, 17-story tall Schiltterbahn water slide in Kansas. <em>Story by Joshua Fechter, Zeke MacCormack and Patrick Danner<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180924115633\/https:\/\/www.mystatesman.com\/news\/state--regional-govt--politics\/sid-miller-put-doctor-with-revoked-licenses-rural-health-panel\/HrhVMVDYxSXl8A7GZo2a7M\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sid Miller put ex-doctor with 2 revoked licenses on rural health panel<\/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\">This ex-doctor has had his medical license suspended in 3 states. <br><br>He once married his 15-year-old stepdaughter. <br><br>More recently, he donated thousands to Sid Miller&#39;s campaign. <br><br>And then he got appointed to a state task force. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/txlege?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#txlege<\/a> <br><br>From <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/statesman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@statesman<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jYDjG6f5Mx\">https:\/\/t.co\/jYDjG6f5Mx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasTribune\/status\/983409963317022722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rick Ray Redalen, a former physician who had his medical license revoked or suspended in three states, was appointed by Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller in 2016 to the state&#8217;s Rural Health Task Force after contributing $17,000 to Miller&#8217;s campaign. Buck Wood, a lawyer who helped write many of Texas&#8217; ethics laws, said the situation &#8220;sure stinks to high heaven.&#8221; <em>Story by Sean Collins Walsh<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/houston\/article\/In-Houston-and-beyond-Harvey-s-spills-leave-a-12771237.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silent Spills: In Houston and beyond, Harvey&#8217;s spills leave a toxic legacy<\/a> | <em>The Houston Chronicle and the Associated Press<\/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\">MUST READ: Reporters found more than 100 Harvey-related toxic releases in the Houston area. Most were never publicized. We still don\u2019t know the toll on human health. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S6zjia903x\">https:\/\/t.co\/S6zjia903x<\/a><\/p>&mdash; EDF Texas (@EDFtx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EDFtx\/status\/976934600315490304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 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 review of county, state and federal records by reporters reveals far more toxic impact from Hurricane Harvey than authorities publicly reported after the storm slammed into the Texas coast in late August. &#8220;Benzene, vinyl chloride, butadiene and other known human carcinogens were among the dozens of tons of industrial chemicals released throughout Houston\u2019s petrochemical corridor and surrounding neighborhoods and waterways following Harvey\u2019s torrential rains,&#8221; the review found. <em>Story by Frank Bajak and Lise Olsen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/investigations\/2018\/03\/11\/pastor-spotty-business-record-get-825k-housing-dallas-city-hall-knew-guy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City official placed on leave after newspaper investigation found he helped friend get $825,000 housing gig<\/a> | <em>The Dallas Morning News<\/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\">How did a pastor with a spotty business record get a $825,000 gig with Dallas City Hall? He knew a guy. <br><br>My latest story with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bysambrose?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bysambrose<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xo6OZ3z1Bv\">https:\/\/t.co\/xo6OZ3z1Bv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sarah Mervosh (@smervosh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smervosh\/status\/972836199399395328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At least eight houses, paid for by the city of Dallas for people with limited incomes, have suffered construction problems \u2014 and all the homes were built by the friend of a city official who sought special permission to help get his pal some work, a Dallas Morning News investigation found. The city official was placed on leave as a result of the newspaper&#8217;s story. <em>Story by Sue Ambrose and Sarah Mervosh<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180331151700\/https:\/\/www.mystatesman.com\/news\/state--regional-govt--politics\/wait-times-grow-calls-the-texas-abuse-hotline-unanswered\/8dnDRa2yUevrkYMbSVq4bJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As wait times grow, calls to the Texas abuse hotline go unanswered<\/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 is that sound?  It&#39;s not the sound of a dropped call. <br> It is the sound of an abused or neglected child falling through the cracks. <br>This call center must be fully staffed and funded.  Come on Texas, you can and must do better than this.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YmkciE8xBC\">https:\/\/t.co\/YmkciE8xBC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Finding the Right (@right_finding) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/right_finding\/status\/979357416054771712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 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 newspaper investigation found that &#8220;more than 100,000 callers each year to report potential child or elder abuse and neglect in Texas are hanging up before reaching an operator because of long wait times.&#8221; The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is on track this year to exceed 180,000 abandoned calls to the agency\u2019s abuse hotline, the most in at least a decade. <em>Story by Julie Chang<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/article\/In-Harvey-s-deluge-most-damaged-homes-were-12794820.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Most homes damaged by Harvey were outside flood plain, data show<\/a> | <em>The Houston Chronicle<\/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\">Our most recent story shows we are on the Harvey story for the long haul. We won&#39;t forget those affected by the storm.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CbtqUrwuhH\">https:\/\/t.co\/CbtqUrwuhH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Matt Dempsey (@mizzousundevil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mizzousundevil\/status\/980849762076385283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 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 new analysis by the Houston Chronicle shows most of the homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey&#8217;s floodwaters were outside the federally regulated 100-year flood plains. &#8220;The findings raise questions about local government plans to prevent flooding that focus on tightening building codes inside the flood plain. They also cast further doubt on the accuracy of the maps used to identify housing most in danger of flooding.&#8221; <em>Story by David Hunn, Matt Dempsey and Mihir Zaveri<\/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. 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