Under a new law mandating outdoor warning sirens in flood-prone areas, Kerr County is among the first to start implementing -- with 8 sirens expected to go up by end of May near 10 summer camps, including both Camp Mystic locations, state officials say. www.kxan.com/investigatio...

Under new law, Kerr County gets first outdoor warning sirens in time for camps

One of the hardest hit counties during the July 4 floods is now among the first to receive outdoor warning sirens.

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Despite a freeze on state agencies hiring new H-1B visa workers, we found Texas holds more than 300 active contracts - worth around $6B - with private companies that rely on the federal lottery system state leaders criticize. My latest with David Barer: www.kxan.com/investigatio...

Excited to announce @kxan.com is one of five organizations partnering with @propublica.org and @texastribune.org in this year’s Texas Investigative Initiative! Our team is honored to be selected and can’t wait to participate! More details: bit.ly/4chOEBI

Honored our “Preventing Disaster” hospital security investigation - which changed Austin law and sparked a #txlege bill - is a finalist for the Texas Association of Broadcasters' Carole Kneeland Award. “Undocumented” is also a finalist for Multimedia/Digital Storytelling. www.tab.org/public/uploa...

"A jury found Funtime 'negligent in the manufacturing, design, construction, and supervision of the subject Free Fall drop tower ride where Tyre Sampson fell to his death,' according to Florida court records." #txlege @mattgrantkxan.bsky.social www.kxan.com/investigatio...

ICYMI: After failing to pay a $310M negligence judgment in the 2022 Free Fall death of a teen in Orlando, we found the foreign ride maker is producing a new drop tower in Austin. COTALAND says it will be much safer. The teen’s family is pushing to stop it. www.kxan.com/investigatio...

Watch tonight after the Olympics or read online now: www.kxan.com/investigatio...

Matt Grant@mattgrantkxan.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Thursday after Olympics: After an amusement ride death in Florida, a grieving family is fighting to stop the manufacturer from doing business in Austin. Import records show the company is producing another drop tower -- how this one will be different and, officials say, safer.

Thursday after Olympics: After an amusement ride death in Florida, a grieving family is fighting to stop the manufacturer from doing business in Austin. Import records show the company is producing another drop tower -- how this one will be different and, officials say, safer.

UPDATE: @brihollisnews.bsky.social uncovered the event center that hosted a New Year's Eve party, where an 18-year-old was shot and killed, didn't have the proper license as questions remain over alcohol, how a gun was allowed inside despite advertised armed security. www.kxan.com/investigatio...

Matt Grant@mattgrantkxan.bsky.social · 7mo ago

UPDATE: A week after the city's first homicide, police have arrested and charged a 19-year-old with murder for the New Year's Eve party shooting of 18-year-old Isaiah Atkinson: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...

UPDATE: A week after the city's first homicide, police have arrested and charged a 19-year-old with murder for the New Year's Eve party shooting of 18-year-old Isaiah Atkinson: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...

Matt Grant@mattgrantkxan.bsky.social · 7mo ago

UPDATE: APD confirms the victim, Isaiah Atkinson, was shot in the chest, which his girlfriend told us yesterday. Police say he was shot inside the venue during a disturbance. The suspect is unknown and remains at large.

UPDATE: APD confirms the victim, Isaiah Atkinson, was shot in the chest, which his girlfriend told us yesterday. Police say he was shot inside the venue during a disturbance. The suspect is unknown and remains at large.

Matt Grant@mattgrantkxan.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Exclusive: Security camera ‘unplugged,’ armed security advertised before NYE party death www.kxan.com/investigatio...

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Matt Grant@mattgrantkxan.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Exclusive: Security camera ‘unplugged,’ armed security advertised before NYE party death www.kxan.com/investigatio...

Exclusive: Security camera ‘unplugged,’ armed security advertised before NYE party death www.kxan.com/investigatio...

Scoop: St. David’s has settled a lawsuit filed by a family that experienced significant injuries last February when a car crashed into the St. David’s North Austin Medical Center emergency room waiting area. The latest from David Barer and me: www.kxan.com/investigatio...

Scoop: St. David’s has reached a settlement with the Bernard family in a lawsuit alleging the hospital failed to have security barriers in place when an intoxicated driver drove through the ER entrance last year. The settlement amount was not disclosed.

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

NEW: After more than 6 months, the NWS Austin/San Antonio office filled its Warning Coordination Meteorologist position -- while hiding vacancies and staff positions across the country. My latest with KXAN Chief Meteorologist Nick Bannin: www.kxan.com/investigatio...

Another Lone Star Emmy was for our ongoing investigations into failures in the state program meant to help victims of violent crimes. We uncovered that the state wasn't accurately reporting how slowly payments were reaching victims.

Two Lone Star Emmy Awards were for our investigations into a deadly hospital crash - how it’s not uncommon, safety solutions that aren’t standard, and the role of lobbyists. Thank you to the Bernard family for sharing their story with us, which helped lead to a new Austin safety law.

Twenty years in local news last month. Four Lone Star Emmy Awards last night. Grateful to do this work - from hospital safety reporting that changed an Austin law to exposing problems with the crime victims’ fund - it’s an honor to tell stories that matter with an incredible team.

So proud of our @kxan.com team! 11 Lone Star EMMY wins this weekend, including Journalistic Enterprise, Investigative Report and Overall Excellence! Congrats!

About last night… @kxan.com Lone Star EMMY bit.ly/47JGK2V

NEW: An Austin family and four others have now joined a wrongful death lawsuit accusing Camp Mystic of negligence in the July 4 deaths of their daughters, bringing the total number of families suing to 20. www.kxan.com/investigatio...

ICYMI: The deadly July 4 floods have prompted calls for a 'review' of how Texas' rivers are managed. www.kxan.com/investigatio...

ICYMI: At least four wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against Camp Mystic alleging gross negligence during the July 4 floods. www.kxan.com/investigatio...

Grateful to be recognized alongside so many talented Texas journalists and proud that our investigations earned top honors from the Headliners Foundation of Texas

In Canada, the British Columbia Nurses' Union, is calling on government and health authorities to implement new safety measures after a vehicle crashed through a hospital ER entrance just over a week ago. Concrete barriers were installed afterward. www.coastmountainnews.com/news/nurses-...

Nurses call for safety measures following car crashing into Vancouver Island ER

Calls for changes comes after car crashes through emergency doors at CDH

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INBOX: Camp Mystic sent this letter on 10/22 to TX House and Senate committees investigating the July 4 floods inviting lawmakers to visit, saying: "Our family will always be available as a resource" and touring the camp is the "best and only way to learn exactly what happened."

ICYMI: Some Central Texas counties don't have warning sirens nearly 2 months after Gov. Abbott signed a new law requiring them in 30 flood-prone areas. An Austin family, whose daughter was killed at Camp Mystic, says they could have saved lives; others warn of confusion. www.kxan.com/investigatio...

Many Central Texas counties don’t have outdoor warning sirens two months after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new law requiring them in 30 flood-prone areas. NEW from @kxan.com’s @mattgrantkxan.bsky.social, Dalton Huey & Chris Nelson: bit.ly/3JkEINm #KXANinvestigates #txlege