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Josh Hinkle

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KXAN Director of Investigations & Innovation | Host, State of Texas politics program, Cause & Effect investigative program, Catalyst podcast | Uncle x2 | Dog dad x2 | IRE President | FOIFT, Lone Star EMMY boards | Josh.Hinkle@kxan.com | bit.ly/44ksZ6f 🏳️‍🌈

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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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 🎧
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4rM0E5z 🎧 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Proud of the @kxan.com team and its 13 Lone Star EMMY nominations! 😊
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Bowling with the @ire.org Board & staff! 🎳
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just an @ire.org Board President & Vice President exploring Mizzou! 💛
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📸 @ire.org Board Retreat 2026
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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!
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Back to Mizzou for the annual @ire.org Board retreat! 🐯
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4ySCb17 🎧 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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 🎧
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Proud of Dylan McKim, our latest @kxan.com investigative reporting fellow, who published this important project on Texas’ minority- and women-owned businesses facing major changes in state contracting: tinyurl.com/ynjxaysn (online now, on-air at 10p). #KXANinvestigates
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A night out with the @kxan.com investigators to welcome @annpierret.bsky.social to the team! 😀 #KXANinvestigates
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Board work underway, strategic plan update and AccessFest26! See my latest, full @ire.org president’s message here: bit.ly/46IAcQZ #IREforAll
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
FIRST DAY: We are so excited to welcome @annpierret.bsky.social to Austin as the newest member of the @kxan.com investigative team! 🤠 #KXANinvestigates
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4ybEUCV 🎧 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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 🎧
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If you subscribe to @kxan.com’s investigative newsletter, you got a first look this week at the latest episode of our new investigative program, Cause & Effect, focused on Texas solar panel complaints. Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #KXANinvestigates
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4gOaW1z 🎧 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If you subscribe to @kxan.com’s investigative newsletter, you got the first peek Friday of the latest episode of Cause & Effect, our new weekly investigative program. This week focuses on children detained by ICE in Texas. Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #KXANinvestigates
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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 Grace Reader on family detentions in Texas: bit.ly/4ymVYp8
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
What an honor to see our @kxan.com investigative team recognized a second consecutive year by The American Legion with a Fourth Estate Award! This time, it was for our project on hospital crashes: kxan.com/preventing-disaster #KXANinvestigates
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Thanks to Paul Greeley and News Blues for highlighting @kxan.com’s new, weekly investigative program, “Cause & Effect!” Here’s the article: bit.ly/4cn6Zy9. Check out the show and its multimedia assets: kxan.com/cause-and-effect. New episodes every Friday! #KXANinvestigates
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/3UqAxoq 🎧 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
NEW: @kxan.com’s “Cause & Effect” is so much more than a weekly investigative program! Check out our full episodes, digital articles, companion podcast, extended discussions, newsletter and more at kxan.com/cause-and-effect #KXANinvestigates
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Honored to learn @kxan.com’s investigative, multimedia project “Undocumented” is a national finalist for an Online Journalism Award from the Online News Association in the “Topical Reporting: Immigration” category! Catch up here: kxan.com/undocumented #KXANinvestigates
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Subscribe for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
NEW: @kxan.com’s Arezow Doost and David Barer discuss concerns over death investigations in Texas in an all new episode of our #KXANinvestigates Podcast, a companion to our weekly “Cause & Effect” program. LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4xxNQ52
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Grateful to all those at @kxan.com who made our “Cause & Effect” launch week such a great experience! Can’t wait to see this weekly investigative program grow! Catch new episodes every Friday on-air at 4:30p, streaming on KXAN+ and online at kxan.com/cause-and-effect. #KXANinvestigates
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
ICYMI: An update to @kxan.com’s “A Hanging on Backbone Creek” investigation, as lawmakers resume their review of the Texas’ death investigation system — a result of our team’s reporting. Check out the latest story: bit.ly/4iprJZO #KXANinvestigates
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
MEMBERS: Don’t miss this opportunity to share your input about @ire.org’s future! Survey closes Tuesday: bit.ly/4xPCZ64 #IREforAll
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4xje2Ak 🎧 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4g2U86n 🎧 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Very proud of our latest @kxan.com investigative intern, Dieter Mouchkatine, for his excellent work with our team this summer semester — culminating in this important, thoughtful, well-told report published on his last day! Check it out: tinyurl.com/yfn35e6y #KXANinvestigates
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Please share your thoughts on where @ire.org should focus in the coming years by Aug. 25. Look for the strategic plan survey link and other updates in my latest message: bit.ly/4xv8iD7 #IREforAll
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4cokmhh 🎧 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
On a new episode of @kxan.com’s investigative podcast, Arezow Doost and I discuss updates to our team’s OutLaw project focused on policies targeting Texas’ LGBTQ+ community. LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4wlR3TT #KXANinvestigates
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Help shape @ire.org’s future! Members, join us next Wednesday at 1p ET for special office hours to share your thoughts and ask questions about our new strategic plan. We want your feedback, as it’s being crafted. -EVENT REGISTRATION: bit.ly/4hSBMpW -MEMBER SURVEY: bit.ly/3TGTi6C
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4yPN4Bz 🎧 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Sign up for future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
A new episode of @kxan.com’s State of Texas Podcast is out! LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/4yDsuUM 🎧 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A new edition of @kxan.com’s Texas Politics Newsletter is out! Subscribe to future editions: kxan.com/newsletters 📰 #txlege
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Josh Hinkle @hinklej.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
⏰ Don’t miss the deadline! Sign up to volunteer for a committee by Friday, and help shape the future of @ire.org: bit.ly/4ydUL3V ✍️ #IREforAll
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