Paul DeBenedetto

Senior Producer

Paul DeBenedetto is Houston Public Media’s senior web producer, writing and editing stories for HoustonPublicMedia.org. Before joining the station, Paul worked as a web producer for the Houston Chronicle, and his work has appeared online and in print for the Chronicle, the New York Times, DNAinfo New York, and other outlets. Paul moved from New York to Houston in 2014 to cover Texas courts for Law360. He’s an alumnus of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, now known as the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

Harris County

Organizers Protest Harris County DA Plan To Use Private Lawyers As Prosecutors

Posted on February 26, 2020 · "More prosecutors means more prosecutions," critics say. But Kim Ogg's office says the protesters are spreading misinformation.

Harris County

DA Investigating 69 Convictions Related To Former HPD Officer Goines

Posted on February 26, 2020 · The 69 people, connected with Goines investigations between 2008 and 2019, are "entitled to a presumption that he provided false evidence to secure their convictions," said DA Kim Ogg.

Election 2020

Poll: Democratic Senate Candidates Still Mostly Unknown In The Race To Take On John Cornyn

Posted on February 25, 2020 · Roughly half of voters either don't know or do not plan to vote for any of the candidates in Texas vying to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn.

Election 2020

UH Poll: Biden, Sanders Virtually Tied In Texas

Posted on February 24, 2020 · Biden's strongest support came from African American voters, which UH's Jim Granato said fits with the theory of Biden's "firewall" of support from black voters.

Health & Science

Texas A&M Plans New $546 Million Medical Center Complex

Posted on February 20, 2020 · The new development includes a building for the university system's new engineering medicine program, as well as new student housing.

News

Here’s What You Need To Know About Voting In Harris County

Posted on February 17, 2020 · Where to vote, when to vote and how to vote.

Politics

Bernie Sanders Endorses Audia Jones For Harris County DA

Posted on February 13, 2020 · Jones was one of two Texas DA candidates endorsed by the Vermont senator Thursday.

Election 2020

Sylvester Turner Endorses Mike Bloomberg In 2020 Democratic Primary

Posted on February 13, 2020 · The mayor will also serve as the campaign's national infrastructure co-chair.

Harris County

Second Man Innocent In Case Involving Indicted Former HPD Officer, DA Says

Posted on February 12, 2020 · Steven Mallet, 60, was charged alongside his brother for an alleged 2008 drug sale. District Attorney Kim Ogg declared the two brothers "actually innocent" of the crime.

City of Houston

Third Person Dead In Wake Of Watson Grinding Explosion

Posted on February 7, 2020 · The family's attorney said Gilberto Mendoza Cruz, 47, died Wednesday after sustaining injuries from the blast.

City of Houston

Watson Grinding Files For Bankruptcy After Deadly Northwest Houston Explosion

Posted on February 6, 2020 · The company also announced it would lay off 80 employees in a move Mayor Sylvester Turner said left him "surprised and disappointed."