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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Prosecutors asked for three months home detention, but the judge in the case wanted more. -
The cops were struck when a Tesla Model X traveling 70 mph rammed their SUVs. They say the company has “irresponsibly” promoted its “autopilot” function as more advanced than it is.
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In Texas, the number of public school students infected with the coronavirus continues to surge. This comes as state and local officials squabble over mask mandates.
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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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The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday evening denied Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to stay three temporary restraining orders in Travis County. At around the same time, the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals upheld an injunction against Gov. Greg Abbott on behalf of San Antonio and Bexar County over their mask mandate in schools.
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The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday struck down temporary restraining orders that empowered Bexar and Dallas counties to institute mask mandates in schools. The elected Republican body offered Gov. Greg Abbott his first court victory in the fight over local emergency power.
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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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With his latest Executive Order, the Governor articulates more of a shadow immigration policy and draws threats from Justice Department.
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In Texas, a company that boycotts Israel is more offensive than one whose CEO is fighting federal wire fraud charges over covering up a listeria outbreak linked to three deaths.
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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.
