{"id":14459,"date":"2018-06-02T17:09:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T22:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/?p=14459"},"modified":"2024-12-23T14:28:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T19:28:48","slug":"must-reads-texas-watchdog-journalism-roundup-for-june-2-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/02\/must-reads-texas-watchdog-journalism-roundup-for-june-2-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Must reads: Texas watchdog journalism roundup for June 2, 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>These amazing stories are being published during difficult times in the news business. Last week, the San Antonio Express-News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/business\/local\/article\/San-Antonio-Express-News-lays-off-14-journalists-12942109.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">laid off 14 journalists<\/a>. That&#8217;s on top of a depressing number of lay offs at news outlets across Texas and the rest of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The watchdog <a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/tag\/journalism\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"journalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">journalism<\/a> roundup is a place to read some of the best stories Texas journalists are publishing &#8212; and to see what we&#8217;re at risk of losing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/business\/local\/article\/Ballet-San-Antonio-dancer-faces-sexual-assault-12961789.php?utm_campaign=twitter-premium&amp;utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ballet San Antonio dancer faces sexual assault charges<\/a> | <em>The San Antonio Express-News<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A week after San Antonio&#8217;s premiere ballet organization announced its artistic director was no longer with Ballet San Antonio after an internal investigation, the Express-News revealed that another employee, dancer Hugo Rodriguez, faces two felony charges of sexual assault after Rodriguez was accused of raping two fellow dancers. The turmoil at the ballet is occurring as the organization reports a $140,000 financial shortfall. <em>Story by Dawn Kopecki and John Tedesco<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/st-lukes-to-suspend-heart-transplants-after-recent-deaths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Luke\u2019s to Suspend Heart Transplants After Recent Deaths<\/a> | <em>The Houston Chronicle 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\">\u201cIn my opinion, the shocking story of the Baylor St Luke\u2019s CHI transplant program is one of greed, careerism, corporate takeovers, appalling administrative oversight, failure of leadership, poor hiring practices, completely avoidable lawsuits&#8230;\u201d<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TAaw7Bgdon\">https:\/\/t.co\/TAaw7Bgdon<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Charles Ornstein (@charlesornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charlesornstein\/status\/1002971145686175744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 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>Baylor St. Luke\u2019s Medical Center in Houston, a renowned heart transplant facility, temporarily suspended its program following two patient deaths and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/baylor-st-lukes-medical-center-heart-transplants-houston-texas-patients-suffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports by the Houston Chronicle and ProPublica<\/a> about an &#8220;outsized number of transplants resulting in deaths&#8221; and the loss of top doctors. &#8220;St. Luke\u2019s heart transplant survival rate, the most important measure of a program\u2019s quality, now ranks near the bottom nationally,&#8221; the &#8220;Heart Failure&#8221; series found. <em>Story by Charles Ornstein and Mike Hixenbaugh<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/features.propublica.org\/blood-spatter\/mickey-bryan-murder-blood-spatter-forensic-evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blood Will Tell<\/a> | <em>ProPublica and New York Times Magazine<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProPublica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ProPublica<\/a> version of my story, &quot;Blood Will Tell,&quot; includes photos from the bloodstain-pattern analysis course I took. This was my course binder: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yfmO8O0G8S\">https:\/\/t.co\/yfmO8O0G8S<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EgYVlbmXpk\">pic.twitter.com\/EgYVlbmXpk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pamela Colloff (@pamelacolloff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pamelacolloff\/status\/1002165313255899137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe Bryan, a small-town school principal, has spent three decades in prison for the murder of his wife &#8212; a crime he claims he didn&#8217;t commit. Bryan said he was 120 miles away the night his wife was killed in their home. But his conviction was based almost entirely on &#8220;blood splatter&#8221; analysis, a technique that authorities use with little training or scientific oversight. Anyone who takes a 40-hour class can suddenly become a courtroom expert &#8212; even an investigative reporter who signed up for such a class to learn about the case. <em>Story by Pamela Colloff<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/news\/local\/article\/Six-months-after-a-sex-crimes-detective-was-12834856.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Six months after a sex-crimes detective was fired, a woman still waits for justice<\/a> | <em>The San Antonio Express-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\">Six months after an SAPD detective was fired for allegedly botching 130 sexual assault cases, new records reveal conflicting accounts of what went wrong. Meanwhile, a woman who said she was raped last year remains in the dark. Read my story in today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpressNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ExpressNews<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0a4fLfAmsM\">pic.twitter.com\/0a4fLfAmsM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Emilie Eaton (@emilieeaton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilieeaton\/status\/985564100376891392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 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 Express-News examined internal police records to learn that a San Antonio police detective bungled scores of sex-crime cases going back as far as 2010 &#8212; not 2015 as officials originally said. &#8220;Nearly six months after the detective, Kenneth Valdez, was indefinitely suspended, which is tantamount to being fired, records and video obtained by the San Antonio Express-News reveal conflicting accounts of what went wrong.&#8221; <em>Story by Emilie Eaton<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/houston\/article\/Jury-deliberating-in-ex-Congressman-Steve-12821349.php?utm_campaign=twitter-premium&amp;utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&amp;utm_medium=social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Former Congressman Steve Stockman convicted on federal corruption charges<\/a> |&nbsp;<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\">Subscribe to your local paper&#8230;<br><br>&quot;After investigative reporters from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonChron?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HoustonChron<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunFoundation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SunFoundation<\/a> exposed some of Stockman\u2019s many reporting irregularities, other members of Congress&#8230;called for official investigations.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/82RVoyXkRh\">https:\/\/t.co\/82RVoyXkRh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ben Sheppard (@bsheppardtx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bsheppardtx\/status\/989713253608673280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former U.S. Congressman Steve Stockman was convicted of masterminding a scheme that diverted $1.25 million in charitable donations from conservative philanthropists to cover personal expenses and campaign debts. &#8220;The criminal probe of Stockman was triggered by investigations by the Sunlight Foundation and the Houston Chronicle that examined a series of 2013 checks that straw donors made to Stockman\u2019s tapped-out congressional campaign fund. &#8221; <em>Story by Gabrielle Banks<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180424234054\/https:\/\/www.mystatesman.com\/news\/state--regional-govt--politics\/sid-miller-political-consultant-hit-campaign-donor-for-29k-loan\/jsjxDQXcEsGp3v0OIdmhpK\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sid Miller\u2019s political consultant hit up campaign donor for $29K loan<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sbcmw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sbcmw<\/a> uncovers tangled tale of pay-to-play-to-pay-to-not-repay: Sid <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MillerForTexas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MillerForTexas<\/a> consultant tells donor a contribution will buy a policy position &#8211; then asks the donor for a loan, which consultant reportedly doesn&#39;t repay. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4YFCX1CTle\">https:\/\/t.co\/4YFCX1CTle<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Eric Dexheimer (@Dexinvestigates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dexinvestigates\/status\/988811524453142529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller\u2019s top political consultant, Todd M. Smith, told a San Antonio businessman he could get appointed to an advisory role on health care policy in return for contributing to Miller\u2019s campaign. Then Smith hit the businessman up for a personal loan of $29,000, according to a promissory note the two signed. <em>Story by Sean Collins Walsh<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wacotrib.com\/news\/city_of_waco\/zoo-director-s-departure-came-amid-questions-on-finances-communication\/article_11446e27-c24b-5fd7-9dea-1817f67721a2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoo director&#8217;s departure came amid questions on finances, communication, culture<\/a> | <em>Waco Tribune-Herald<\/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=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Zoo director&#39;s departure came amid questions on finances, communication, culture <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zRo7fmULUW\">https:\/\/t.co\/zRo7fmULUW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Phillip Ericksen (@PhillipEricksen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillipEricksen\/status\/998265966629937152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 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 Tribune-Herald obtained text messages and emails related to the departure of Cameron Park Zoo Director Jim Fleshman, revealing for the first time he was asked to resign under a cloud. Zoo officials tried to keep the truth from the public, with one person texting: &#8220;We need to make sure there is no discussion about the circumstances.&#8221; <em>Story by Phillip Ericksen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the latest installment of the Texas watchdog journalism roundup, a series that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/category\/must-reads\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">showcases hard-hitting investigative stories in Texas<\/a><\/strong> that uncover hidden facts, hold officials accountable and demonstrate why journalism matters. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/02\/must-reads-texas-watchdog-journalism-roundup-for-june-2-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more &#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,759],"tags":[761,242,766,408,451,5341,587],"class_list":["post-14459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-express-news-stories","category-journalism","category-must-reads","tag-austin-american-statesman","tag-houston-chronicle","tag-must-reads","tag-propublica","tag-san-antonio-express-news","tag-waco-tribune-herald","tag-watchdog-journalism","infinite-scroll-item","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Must reads: Texas watchdog journalism roundup for June 2, 2018 | John Tedesco<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/02\/must-reads-texas-watchdog-journalism-roundup-for-june-2-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Must reads: Texas watchdog journalism roundup for June 2, 2018\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Welcome to the latest installment of the Texas watchdog journalism roundup, a series that showcases hard-hitting investigative stories in Texas that uncover hidden facts, hold officials accountable and demonstrate why journalism matters. 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