Paul Flahive
Paul Flahive is the technology and entrepreneurship reporter for Texas Public Radio. He has worked in public media across the country, from Iowa City and Chicago to Anchorage and San Antonio.
As producer of "The Source," Paul was honored with two 2015 Lone Star Awards from the Houston Press Club — one for Best Talk Program and the other for Best Public Affairs Segment. In 2016, he was honored with an Anson Jones Award. In 2018, he was honored with the Barbara Jordan Award.
His work has been heard on NPR, Marketplace, Interfaith Voices, and elsewhere in public media.
Paul created TPR's live storytelling program, Worth Repeating.
Texas Public Radio is supported by contributors to the Technology and Entrepreneurship News Fund, including The 80/20 Foundation, rackspace, The Elmendorf Family Fund, University of Texas at San Antonio's Center for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship, SecureLogix, United Services Automobile Association and Giles Design Bureau.
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Elected republican leaders in the state say they are concerned about censorship, but actions silencing other voices paint different picture. -
Las escuelas han reportado más de 50.000 casos de coronavirus en Texas. Mientras tanto, la legislatura estatal se centra en impulsar proyectos de ley controversiales, y el gobernador demanda a escuelas y ciudades para evitar que impongan medidas preventivas.
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Texas ranked 50th out of 53 states and districts in its funding for unemployment, and it has collected about a third of what the federal government says it needs to.
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Schools have reported more than 50,000 coronavirus cases in Texas. Meanwhile the state legislature focuses on pushing controversial bills, and the governor sues schools and cities to stop them from mandating preventative measures.
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Winning a technical argument around statute won't shield the governor from criticism that he's putting kids' lives in danger.
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In Texas, hospitals are running out of ICU beds and staff as they deal with a steep rise in COVID-19 cases. Now some local officials are mutinying against the governor's ban on mask mandates.
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Five members of a Borger, Texas, family were arrested for taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection. They appeared before a federal judge in Amarillo Wednesday.
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Twelve states have not expanded Medicaid. Now some Democrats want to go around state leaders with legislation that would allow local governments to expand Medicaid themselves.
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Laws on the books can be enforced and strengthened on paramilitary and private militias. Texas took a pass during this legislative session.
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Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has embraced a tough stance on immigration. That's a change from his time as state attorney general, when he often spoke about protecting immigrants in Texas.
