Josh Hinkle

🗳️ Early voting in Texas started on October 19 and runs through October 30! With polling very tight for key races and a record number of registered voters, making your voice heard is essential. Plan ahead by exploring the @kxan.com Voter Guide: bit.ly/4iqXz85 #VoteTexas #EarlyVoting2026

On Thursday, @kxan.com investigators launch a major project online about local policing and immigration enforcement in Texas (the first story also airs that day at 10p). It’s a partnership with @propublica.org and @texastribune.org we’ve been digging into for months. More to come! #KXANinvestigates

ICYMI: My extended discussion with @kxan.com’s Arezow Doost about the latest body pulled from Austin’s Lady Bird Lake and our ongoing “Beneath the Surface” investigation. WATCH: tinyurl.com/5n8k92cw #KXANinvestigates

Today’s edition of @kxan.com’s investigative newsletter highlights the latest episode of Cause & Effect, focused on Austin’s Lady Bird Lake drownings. Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters. 📰 And watch the featured episode now: tinyurl.com/mvjhn975 #KXANinvestigates

The participation rate in first days of early voting has exceeded the percentage turnout for the comparable period in the midterm election of 2022. https://www.kxan.com/state-of-texas/state-of-texas-whos-showing-up-early-voting-data-offers-clues-about-november/ 

New promo, featuring the @kxan.com investigative team and our new, weekly program, “Cause & Effect.” Thanks to our marketing team for highlighting our work! More at kxan.com/investigations #KXANinvestigates

A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/3UMdh4H 🎧 #txlege

Join us every Sunday at 8:30am for @kxan.com’s State of Texas! THIS WEEK: tinyurl.com/4stmpw7c #txlege

A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #txlege

ICYMI: The latest episode of @kxan.com’s Cause & Effect explores Austin’s Lady Bird Lake drownings. WATCH: tinyurl.com/mvjhn975 #KXANinvestigates

Everyone should feel safe at IRE. A volunteer task force spent months revising our Code of Conduct so all can debate, learn and collaborate free of harassment. Read it here: https://www.ire.org/2026/10/15/ire-announces-newly-revised-code-of-conduct-a-commitment-to-inclusion-safety-and-community/

A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/3TZ9pNu 🎧 #txlege

Join us every Sunday at 8:30am for @kxan.com’s State of Texas! THIS WEEK: tinyurl.com/ypjanzzp #txlege

A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #txlege

ICYMI: Watch the latest episode of @kxan.com’s Cause & Effect, where Dylan McKim joins me and Arezow Doost to explore data center oversight in Texas. tinyurl.com/vste293m #KXANinvestigates

Thanks to the Texas Association of Broadcasters for having us talk about @kxan.com’s National #Murrow-winning investigations today in Round Rock! Explore our team’s work: kxan.com/investigations #KXANinvestigates

Congrats to my Cause & Effect collaborators - Arezow Doost, John Thomas & Eric Lefenfeld - for earning @kxan.com investigators’ #SleuthHonor this quarter for helping bring this new, high-impact program to Central Texas viewers! Check out all episodes to date: kxan.com/cause-and-effect

📢 IRE Board President Josh Hinkle reflects on the legacy of former Executive Director Diana Fuentes, who left $25,000 to IRE in her will — an expression of her faith in IRE’s mission to support investigative journalists. Learn about her legacy & IRE’s planned giving program. https://conta.cc/3TAbTBH

ICYMI: My in-depth discussion with @kxan.com Investigator Grace Reader on Austin’s ICE shooting: www.kxan.com/inside-the-i...

A new episode of the #KXANinvestigates podcast - an audio companion to @kxan.com’s Cause & Effect program - is out with my extended discussion with Grace Reader about Austin’s recent ICE shooting. LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4ze0abc 🎧

A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4rM0E5z 🎧 #txlege

Join us every Sunday at 8:30am for @kxan.com’s State of Texas! THIS WEEK: tinyurl.com/394ecw4f #txlege

Don’t miss today’s episode of @kxan.com’s Cause & Effect focused on the Austin ICE shooting. Watch on-air at 4:30p, streaming on KXAN+ or online here: tinyurl.com/3bxmtf29 #KXANinvestigates

FROM THE VAULT 🔑 @kxan.com’s Dalton Huey and I revisit our team’s Texas death inquest project launched two years ago. Watch the update: tinyurl.com/4rr8s6er #KXANinvestigates

Proud of the @kxan.com team and its 13 Lone Star EMMY nominations! 😊

Bowling with the @ire.org Board & staff! 🎳

Just an @ire.org Board President & Vice President exploring Mizzou! 💛

📸 @ire.org Board Retreat 2026

Had a great time presenting at this @ire.org workshop on Campus Coverage Watchdog Reporting for Students with Cindy Galli & Jonathan Kealing ahead of the board retreat at Mizzou!

Back to Mizzou for the annual @ire.org Board retreat! 🐯

TEAM COVERAGE: @kxan.com Investigators Matt Grant and Ann Pierret break down the search warrants surrounding Camp Mystic and why its owners could face manslaughter charges after last year’s deadly Texas Hill Country flood. MORE: bit.ly/4yM8IFK #KXANinvestigates

Busy past few days for @kxan.com investigators digging into breaking news of an ICE shooting in Austin — from evidence and accountability to data and storytelling. Check out our latest work, as we continue to report: kxan.com/investigations #KXANinvestigates

Q&A — Watch the extended discussion between @kxan.com’s Arezow Doost and Dylan McKim about changes to the way Texas awards business contracts, the billions of tax dollars at stake and how politics in one of the state’s highest offices comes into play: tinyurl.com/369e9dyd #KXANinvestigates

ICYMI — @kxan.com Investigator Matt Grant spoke with the attorney of the man shot by an ICE agent in Austin: tinyurl.com/mry3esb6 #KXANinvestigates

A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4ySCb17 🎧 #txlege

Join us every Sunday at 8:30am for @kxan.com’s State of Texas! THIS WEEK: tinyurl.com/4xvvex44 #txlege

If you subscribe to @kxan.com’s investigative newsletter, you got a first look this week at an important project from our investigative reporting fellow, Dylan McKim, highlighted in the latest episode of Cause & Effect. Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #KXANinvestigates

A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #txlege

A new episode of the #KXANinvestigates podcast - an audio companion to @kxan.com’s Cause & Effect program - is out with an extended discussion between Arezow Doost and Dylan McKim about the impact of changes to Texas’ HUB program. LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/46zWZhB 🎧

Time for a new episode of @kxan.com’s Cause & Effect. Today, we dive into the impact of major changes to Texas’ historically underutilized business program — and how billions of tax dollars are on the line. Watch on-air at 4:30p, streaming on KXAN+ or online at tinyurl.com/yc5fne3k #KXANinvestigates

A night out with the @kxan.com investigators to welcome @annpierret.bsky.social to the team! 😀 #KXANinvestigates

ICYMI - Don’t miss my extended conversation with Arezow Doost about her investigation into solar panel concerns in Texas: tinyurl.com/bp6z8v9z. More topics, more discussion ahead on @kxan.com’s Cause & Effect on-air every Friday at 4:30pm and streaming on KXAN+. #KXANinvestigates

Board work underway, strategic plan update and AccessFest26! See my latest, full @ire.org president’s message here: bit.ly/46IAcQZ #IREforAll

FIRST DAY: We are so excited to welcome @annpierret.bsky.social to Austin as the newest member of the @kxan.com investigative team! 🤠 #KXANinvestigates

A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4ybEUCV 🎧 #txlege

Join us every Sunday at 8:30am for @kxan.com’s State of Texas! THIS WEEK: tinyurl.com/34w7ekf3 #txlege

Check out the latest episode of the #KXANinvestigates Podcast, an audio companion to @kxan.com’s Cause & Effect program with this week’s extended discussion between me and Arezow Doost on solar panel complaints in Texas: bit.ly/46QfzCe 🎧

A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #txlege