KXAN Investigates

A Texas man is suing a former Guadalupe County Sheriff's Deputy, accusing him of using excessive force during a police stop in 2021. On this week's Inside the Investigation, Senior Investigative Producer David Barer answers questions about the body camera at the center of a federal lawsuit.

After decades of justices of the peace, with minimal training, handling death investigations across the state, Texas lawmakers are advancing a bill that would create a new system. This week on Inside the Investigation, Senior Investigative Producer David Barer explains the challenges that could come with reform.

After a year-long KXAN investigation into safety gaps at hospitals across Texas, lawmakers are hearing testimony from the team behind the reporting. This week on Inside the Investigation, KXAN Investigator Matt Grant explains the momentum behind a bill that would require safety bollards at nearly every hospital in the state and why one hospital advocacy group doesn’t want to see it pass.

For months, President Trump’s administration has touted plans to boost the country’s energy supply, pushing toward what it calls a “golden era of American energy dominance.” One step needed, they say, is prioritizing the development of new energy technology like cold fusion and next generation nuclear reactors, but KXAN Senior Science Reporter Eric Henrikson found some experts warning recent funding cuts are putting that plan in jeopardy.

A Texas senator is taking action after a KXAN investigation revealed that no state agency is tracking the thousands of students school districts send to court over absences. This week on Inside the Investigation, we explain how the proposed legislation could shed light on what is happening in Texas’ truancy courts.

KXAN Investigates is a nationally-recognized, award-winning team of journalists – the largest investigative unit in Central Texas. The team has been honored with the Investigative Reporters & Editors Award, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, six National Edward R. Murrow Awards, six National Headliner Awards and the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award. We tackle stories that hold your leaders accountable and make your communities safer. Scroll down to learn