Josh Hinkle
KXAN Director of Investigations & Innovation | State of Texas politics program host | Catalyst podcast host | Uncle x2 | Dog dad x2 | IRE Board President | FOIFT Board | Lone Star EMMY Board | SPJ, NLGJA, NPPA | Josh.Hinkle@kxan.com | bit.ly/44ksZ6f 🏳️🌈
- Dozens of deaths in Austin's Lady Bird Lake fuel serial killer rumors and spark public demands for more safety measures. @kxan.com presents "Beneath the Surface" — a docuseries focused on finding solutions for Austin. Explore the entire project Sunday on KXAN.com and KXAN+
- FROM THE VAULT: @david-barer.bsky.social and I take a closer look at our 2020 @kxan.com investigation into mental competency issues in Texas jails and the project’s lasting impact. WATCH: tinyurl.com/5xuzyjk2
- LADY BIRD LAKE DROWNINGS: Think you know the story? Wait until you see what our investigators uncovered… starting Sunday after the big game on @kxan.com and kxan.com! #KXANinvestigates #BeneathTheSurface #SerialKiller #Solutions #LadyBirdLake #Drownings
- Shooting the final on-camera sections of a special project (launching Sunday) with my friend and @kxan.com investigative reporting partner, Arezow Doost, this brisk Austin morning! #StayTuned
- As @kxan.com drops the trailer to the serial drownings season of Catalyst today, check out the first seven seasons of this investigative podcast where our team covers systemic problems surrounding everything from missing persons to deaths in police custody: kxan.com/catalyst-podcast
- Today, @kxan.com launches a new season of its investigative podcast, Catalyst, focused on serial drownings in Austin’s Lady Bird Lake. The trailer is out now: kxan.com/catalyst-season-8. Much more in this multiplatform project in one week! #StayTuned #KXANinvestigates
- Join us every Sunday at 8:30am for @kxan.com’s State of Texas! THIS WEEK: tinyurl.com/yhy3nvvf #txlege
- A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4rrbflk 🎧 #txlege
- A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰
- “Arrests like these are blatant attacks on press freedom and meant to have a chilling effect on the willingness of journalists to cover future events.” New statement from @ire.org: tinyurl.com/mhxjp68h ✍️
- “Trust dissolves when people think that their local law enforcement officers are extensions of these federal raids, these masked officers who are patrolling the streets…” My latest with @kxan.com’s @david-barer.bsky.social and Richie Bowes: tinyurl.com/ymhkua4e #KXANinvestigates
- Missed the Texas Democratic U.S. Senate debate this weekend with all the wintry weather? We’ve got the highlights on the latest episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas! WATCH: tinyurl.com/5y3s3hbp #txlege
- A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: tinyurl.com/mjsarnmf 🎧 #txlege
- Join us every Sunday at 8:30am for @kxan.com’s State of Texas! THIS WEEK: tinyurl.com/4w458j9j #txlege
- A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #txlege
- A FATAL FALL: “Two years may have passed since she lost her youngest, but (Monica) Plummer said, ‘to me, it’s still yesterday.’” New details emerge in re-opened Treysuhr Carter case, following @kxan.com’s reporting. My latest with @david-barer.bsky.social & Richie Bowes: bit.ly/49plT5X
- NEW: @ire.org demands that the FBI immediately explain why it took this highly intrusive action against a member of the media when federal laws and policies limit searches to the most extreme cases. MORE: bit.ly/4bzEbTj
- Ask us anything (virtually) on Wednesday at Noon CST/1p ET! We’re ready to answer your questions about #NICAR26, the @ire.org Awards and more! Members can register here: bit.ly/49SOQak #IREforAll
- This month, @ire.org is focused on getting you ready for #NICAR26! Our annual data journalism conference heads to Indianapolis March 5-8. Learn more in my latest President’s Message: bit.ly/4aXRo8q #IREforAll
- A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4qMCQwK #txlege
- A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰
- Join me Sunday at 8:30am for @kxan.com’s State of Texas! THIS WEEK: -Free Speech Lawsuit -Senate Debate Stakes -Seeking Solutions to Mass Violence -Drone Reporting Rules
- TODAY: Arezow Doost joins me for an all new “From the Vault” edition of @kxan.com’s “Inside the Investigation,” exploring updates and the impact of our team’s project - “A History of Mass Violence.” WATCH: bit.ly/4pzNkyC #KXANinvestigates
- Congrats to @kellywiley.bsky.social for earning @kxan.com investigators’ #SleuthHonor this quarter! Her leadership on digging into newly-released Kerr County 911 flood audio was critical, and her reporting on Waymo’s self-driving cars passing Austin school buses brought major results fast!
- Capitol shoot for something special with @kxan.com’s Arezow Doost Friday on KXAN+ and kxan.com! Join us! #KXANinvestigates
- See you in 2026! 😀
- The final @kxan.com investigative newsletter of the year is out! Sign up now to get our team’s updates in 2026: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #KXANinvestigates
- Have you seen @ire.org’s new website? Explore the improved ire.org now, exercise patience during the rollout, and leave feedback here: bit.ly/4abRCZ5. Thanks to the IRE staff and Website Improvement Task Force for all their time and hard work to make this a reality!
- A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SIGN UP: bit.ly/4aO2216 🎧 #txlege
- Sunday at 8:30am on @kxan.com’s State of Texas: Jim Henson of the Texas Politics Project stops by to break down the U.S. Senate race! Join us! #txlege
- A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰
- Had a blast at this pre-meetup mixer between student and professional journalists organized by the IRE-UT chapter! Thanks to Abby Breyfogle and Christian McDonald for hosting! Appreciate everyone who took part! @ire.org
- What a great turnout at tonight’s @ire.org Meetup in Austin! Thanks to everyone who joined us! Happy holidays!
- THURSDAY IN ATX: Join @ire.org for our Austin meetup! You don't need to be an IRE member to attend, so bring your journalist colleagues for this casual after-work social event at 6pm at The Hole in the Wall on Guadalupe. More details: bit.ly/3Xirdky
- A new and improved @ire.org website! 💻📱 Details about the launch in my latest IRE President’s Message: bit.ly/48M56s5
- A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters #txlege
- FROM THE VAULT: This is the missing persons project that launched KXAN’s Catalyst initiative in 2019. Today, Arezow Doost and I revisit “Mayberry Texas” and share updates on the new law sparked by our team’s investigation: bit.ly/3YbU1vq (1/2)
- Proud of the work this team of @kxan.com investigators is doing! Thanks to our marketing folks for these highlights! Explore our latest: kxan.com/investigations #KXANinvestigates
- @ire.org is excited to announce its next Austin meetup next Thursday, December 11, at 6pm at the Hole in the Wall, right after our 5pm student/professional networking mixer across the street at UT! More details: bit.ly/3Xirdky
- Love this holiday hangout with the @kxan.com investigators! 💚❤️💚
- Such a heartbreaking but important story from Arezow Doost and Chris Nelson. Please watch @kxan.com tonight at 10, and explore the in-depth report now online: bit.ly/48FAatJ #KXANinvestigates
- A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/488MpP2 #txlege
