Paul Flahive
Accountability Reporterpaul@tpr.org
Paul Flahive is an investigative reporter with nearly two decades of experience writing for various publications and public broadcasters.
His work has exposed systemic problems in Texas' unemployment system, prisons, foster care, and the treatment of child victims of sex abuse.
His work has had institutional impact.
One story led to the change of a decade-long policy in Texas prisons that forced women in solitary confinement to wear gowns, rather than uniforms as male prisoners wore.
Another story led to to a state investigation that ultimately closed a foster placement agency that had taken in more millions in taxpayer funds for being "an immediate risk to child safety."
His work has been heard by millions on Marketplace, NPR's All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and elsewhere.
He co-edited "Worth Repeating" a collection of stories from the show he created of the same name, published 2023 from Trinity University Press
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Benjamin Cervera, 4, was 28 pounds when he died of malnourishment. Stepmother’s attorney said the story is far more complex and that the family had sought medical help before.
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El jurado de Ruiz tardó aproximadamente una hora en declararlo culpable y sentenciarlo a cadena perpetua, reflexiona un miembro del jurado.
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Kelsey Malone was juror number 2 in the abuse death trial of Mercedes Losoya. He reflected on the impact of five days of grisly testimony and tear-filled remembrances on the 12 people who decided Jose Angel Ruiz's fate.
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Jose Ruiz es condenado a cadena perpetua por la muerte por abuso de Mercedes Losoya, de 5 años de edad, en San Antonio.
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Shocking details of what 5-year-old Mercedes Losoya endured likely propelled the verdict. Jurors found Ruiz guilty on all eight charges.
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Madre de niña asesinada en San Antonio testifica en caso de abuso y muerte.
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Abuse inflicted on five year old Mercedes Losoya by Jose Ruiz has been detailed by police, child welfare officials and her sister. On Thursday, her mother took the stand.
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The five-year old died in Feb. of 2022. Prosecutors say Jose Angel Ruiz's abuse caused it.
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With more than 52%, Moody dodged defeat in a high-dollar campaign, while Clay-Flores' massive lead wasn't enough to avoid runoff after five-way race.
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Registros judiciales muestran miles de incidentes graves en hogares de crianza no regulados en TexasRegistros judiciales muestran miles de incidentes graves en hogares de crianza no regulados en Texas.