Episodes 62
Avg. Duration 13m
Activity Highly Active
Since Mar 2025
Latest Episode Apr 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
87%
Hosting
feed.podbean.com

About This Podcast

Listen to KXAN’s investigative podcast, highlighting some of our award-winning team’s latest reports exposing corruption, safety concerns and system failures across Texas. We also feature audio versions of our weekly “Inside the Investigation” discussion with the journalists working on those stories.

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Recent Episodes

KXAN Investigates – E54: ‘Home cooking’ concerns surface in Texas corruption prosecutorial past (April 4, 2026)

Apr 04, 2026 9m

On a “From the Vault” edition of “Inside the Investigation,” KXAN Director of Investigations & Innovation Josh Hinkle and Senior Investigative Producer David Barer revisit KXAN's "Justice for…

KXAN Investigates -- E53: Florida teen’s death prompts attorneys demand to stop Austin thrill ride (Mar. 28, 2026)

Mar 28, 2026 11m

A family is fighting to hold a foreign ride maker accountable for the death of their 14-year-old son. Four years ago this week, Tyre Sampson fell to his death while riding a drop tower at an…

KXAN Investigates – E52: Trump 2.0 brings rise in ATX minors' detained by ICE (March 21, 2026)

Mar 21, 2026 15m

The largest school district in Central Texas, Austin Independent School District, said it believes increased immigration enforcement is one factor driving a decline in enrollment at several schools…

KXAN Investigates -- E51: Texas officials warn of unlicensed childcare risks (Mar. 14, 2026)

Mar 14, 2026 18m

Texas officials say there are hundreds of childcare providers operating out of their homes without a license, lacking oversight and potentially putting kids a risk. This week on Inside the…

KXAN Investigates – E50: Texas police don’t always follow custodial death reporting rules (March 7, 2026)

Mar 07, 2026 13m

On a “From the Vault” edition of “Inside the Investigation,” KXAN Director of Investigations & Innovation Josh Hinkle and Senior Investigative Producer David Barer revisit KXAN’s “Dead &…

KXAN Investigates -- E49: Why is Texas clawing back money earmarked to help crime victims? (Feb. 28, 2026)

Feb 28, 2026 11m

A KXAN investigation found after the Texas Attorney General's Office agreed to pay an assault victim $5,000 from the state’s crime victims’ compensation fund, the state kept nearly half the money to…

KXAN Investigates -- E48: Texas probe into educators’ Charlie Kirk posts faces legal challenge (Feb. 21, 2026)

Feb 21, 2026 20m

Dozens of Texas educators risk losing their ability to teach over comments they made on social media in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination. This week on Inside the…

KXAN Investigates -- E47:  Solutions after 30 drownings in Lady Bird Lake (Feb. 14, 2026)

Feb 14, 2026 10m

Rumors of a serial killer still cloud Mitchell Gutierrez's mind years after his little brother, Martin, disappeared from a shoreside entertainment district in downtown Austin. For days, their family…

KXAN Investigates – E46: Texas jails and a backlogged mental competency system (Feb. 7, 2026)

Feb 07, 2026 13m

On a “From the Vault” edition of “Inside the Investigation,” KXAN Director of Investigations & Innovation Josh Hinkle and Senior Investigative Producer David Barer revisit KXAN's "Locked in…

KXAN Investigates -- E45: New details two years after teen's mysterious death (Jan. 24, 2026)

Jan 31, 2026 20m

Two years have passed since 14-year-old Treysuhr Carter was found lying unconscious on a residential street just blocks from her Northeast Austin home. After police determined Carter’s death was an…

KXAN Investigates -- E44: St. David’s, family settle emergency room car crash lawsuit (Jan. 16, 2026)

Jan 17, 2026 11m

Nearly two years after a car barreled through an Austin emergency room, hitting and injuring a couple and their two young children, and the family is finally getting some closure. This week on Inside…

KXAN Investigates – E43: Before Uvalde, Texas suffered four decades of mass violence (Jan. 10, 2025)

Jan 10, 2026 17m

On a “From the Vault” edition of “Inside the Investigation,” KXAN Director of Investigations & Innovation Josh Hinkle and Investigative Reporter Josh Hinkle revisit KXAN's "A History of Mass…

KXAN Investigates -- E42: Growing Pains: Why neighbors are fustrated over a growing church (Jan. 2, 2026)

Jan 03, 2026 8m

In Cedar Park, Texas – a million-dollar church expansion is creating tension between homeowners and faith leaders. This week on Inside the Investigation – Investigative Reporter Taylor Alanis…

KXAN Investigates -- E41: After July 4 floods, calls to rethink river management (Dec. 26, 2025)

Dec 27, 2025 9m

After deadly floods killed more than 100 people in the Texas hill country — lawmakers accused of the Upper Guadalupe River Authority of failing to protect people from the dangers of the river. This…

KXAN Investigates -- E40 What we know about Texas' rise in infant deaths (Dec. 19, 2025)

Dec 20, 2025 11m

In Texas, early state data shows the number of infant deaths has increased more than 7 percent since 2021. This week on Inside the Investigation – Investigative Reporter Arezow Doost explains how a…

KXAN Investigates -- E39 The latest with Waymo and school buses (Dec. 12, 2025)

Dec 13, 2025 19m

In Austin – school leaders say since the beginning of the school year bus surveillance cameras have caught Waymo’s driverless vehicles illegally passing school buses 20 times. This week on Inside the…

KXAN Investigates – E38: KXAN revisits small town missing persons mystery (Dec. 5, 2025)

Dec 06, 2025 21m

On a “From the Vault” edition of "Inside the Investigation," KXAN Director of Investigations & Innovation Josh Hinkle and Investigative Reporter Arezow Doost revisit KXAN's "Mayberry Texas"…

KXAN Investigates -- E37: Texas prosecutors' challenges in human trafficking cases (Nov. 28, 2025)

Nov 29, 2025 16m

For people impacted by Texas’ multi-billion-dollar human trafficking industry – justice can be elusive. This week on Inside the Investigation, KXAN's Jennifer Sanders explains the challenges…

KXAN Investigates -- E36: Texas does not track why its youngest learners are leaving school (Nov. 21, 2025)

Nov 22, 2025 21m

A KXAN investigation found that the State of Texas does not track why its youngest learners are leaving public school, and that the state is not tracking how often students' departures from public…

KXAN Investigates -- E35: Who's donating Ten Commandment posters to Texas schools? (Nov. 14, 2025)

Nov 15, 2025 16m

Less than three months after Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 10 into law, thousands of posters showing the Ten Commandments are hanging in Texas classrooms. This week on Inside the…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does KXAN Investigates have?

KXAN Investigates has published 62 episodes since March 2025, covering topics in Documentary, News.

Is KXAN Investigates still active?

KXAN Investigates is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 13m.

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