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Dir. of Investigations & Innovation @KXAN_News. Host, State of Texas program/Catalyst podcast. @IRE_NICAR Pres. @TxFOIFT Board. SPJ/NLGJA Josh.Hinkle@kxan.com
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State of Texas: How the Hill Country responded when floodwaters returned

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By Josh Hinkle Verified
| Yahoo Verified
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Summer camp operators in Texas' Hill Country were on high alert for severe flooding Wednesday and Thursday. This week's flooding has had striking similarities to the catastrophic floods on July 4, 2025, which topped the banks of many of the same rivers. That storm took the lives of at least 138 people, 119 of which were in Kerr County. At Camp Mystic, near Hunt, Texas, 25 girls and two counselors died during the flood.
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State of Texas: Tax cuts, $1,500 checks – candidates for governor offer economic relief ideas

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By Eden Shimanek, Carolina Hauger, Adam Schwager Verified, Dylan McKim Verified, Julianna Russ Verified, Josh Hinkle Verified, John Talarico
| MSN Verified
Eden Shimanek, Carolina Hauger, Adam Schwager, Dylan McKim, Julianna Russ, Josh Hinkle, and John Thomas New episodes of State of Texas are on KXAN or the KXAN+ app every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Don't want to wait? Scroll down to continue watching this week's segments now. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Rising costs have many Texans facing concerns about affordability. The candidates in the race for governor are pushing different approaches to provide relief.
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From the Vault: KXAN revisits ‘TxTag Troubles’ toll bill investigation Original

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By Josh Hinkle Verified, Innovation Josh Hinkle
| KXAN-TV (Austin, TX) Verified
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Auto-payment issues, double billing, incorrect statements and customer service runaround — those were just some of the complaints KXAN had received in 2023, by the hundreds, from Texas Department of Transportation toll road and TxTag users. KXAN had uncovered TxDOT toll system problems for nearly a decade. During that time, the state agency had repeatedly vowed improvement. So our team rededicated its resources to this major consumer issue.
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