KXAN Investigates

KXAN Investigates -- E22: Target shooter kills 3 people in Austin (Aug. 15, 2025)

Three people, including a four-year-old girl, are dead after a gunman opened fire in the parking lot of the Northwest Austin Target. This week on Inside the Investigation, Investigative Reporter Kelly Wiley and City Hall Reporter Grace Reader breakdown the alleged shooter's long history of violence.

KXAN investigates -- E21: The small town fight over a road, a cemetery and $6.6M (Aug. 8, 2025)

The Texas Historical Commission is ordering a small Texas town to stop working on a multimillion-dollar flood mitigation project after learning it could impact a historic cemetery where people who were enslaved are buried. This week on Inside the Investigation, Senior Investigative Reporter David Barer and Investigative Reporter Kelly Wiley explain why a city of less than 1,300 people may have to pay back more than $1 million in grant funds they’ve already used.

KXAN Investigates -- E20: Texas city ditches $250K police system after a year (Aug. 1, 2025)

The City of Pflugerville spent more than $250,000 on a brand-new dispatch and record management system for its police department. But records show just one year later, the city is ditching the new system and cutting ties with the developer. This week on Inside the Investigation, Senior Investigative Producer David Barer explains the issues city officials say they faced during their brief experience with the software.

KXAN Investigates -- E19 Texas lawmakers recovene after deadly floods in the Hill Country (July 25, 2025)

In what was supposed to be a special legislative session focused on consumable THC and congressional districts, Texas lawmakers are now focused on how they could have prevented the deadly floods that killed more than 100 people in Central Texas weeks earlier. This week on Inside the Investigation, KXAN’s Director of Investigations and Innovation, Josh Hinkle, explains the state’s missed opportunities to save lives.

KXAN Investigates – Bonus: The Legislative Grim Reaper (July 18, 2025)

A bill prompted by a KXAN investigation that would have modernized Texas’s antiquated system for investigating deaths in the state did not become law during the 89th legislative session. This week on Inside the Investigation … KXAN’s Director of Investigations and Innovation, Josh Hinkle, explains how lawmakers who pushed for changes -- plan to keep the topic alive.

KXAN Investigates -- E18: Devastation in Texas on July 4th weekend (July 11, 2025)

On what was supposed to be the long holiday weekend, quickly rising flood waters devastated many parts of Central Texas, killing more than a hundred men, women, and children and leaving even more missing. This week on Inside the Investigation, the KXAN team breaks down the desperate search for missing campers and loved ones and explains the concerns surrounding preparedness and response from officials at all levels.

KXAN Investigates -- E17: Shredding Texas' paper tag problem (July 4, 2025)

Following years of widespread fraud and abuse that touched every state, Texas is eliminating most temporary paper license plates and replacing them with new color-coded metal ones. This week on Inside the Investigation, Investigative Reporter Matt Grant explains the new challenges that may arise with a new system.

KXAN Investigates -- E16: A Texas county got death investigators. Some say it isn't helping. (June 27, 2025)

For years, as Williamson County has grown, Justices of the Peace have been asking for help with the increasing number of death cases.This week on Inside the Investigation, Arezow Doost explains why a new solution to help the judges is already facing challenges.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

KXAN Investigates -- E15: A "credible threat" at the Texas Capitol (June 20, 2025)

Hours before demonstrators were set to protest President Donald Trump and his administration at the Texas Capitol, law enforcement evacuated the building and its surrounding grounds over what they called a “credible threat” to state lawmakers. This week on Inside the Investigation, Digital Data Reporter Christopher Adams and Investigative Reporter Kelly Wiley explain what happened at the protests over the weekend and why Texas law enforcement is on heightened alert.

KXAN Investigates - E14: A veto for "Botox party" regulations (June 13, 2025)

On the last day of the legislative session, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill aimed at enhancing safety and transparency for Texans getting  Botox.  This week on Inside the Investigation,  Investigative Reporter Arezow Doost explains why,  at the last hour,  the state’s top leader rejected the measure.