Austin Investigative News
Original reporting from Austin and Travis County. City government, APD, courts, public records, and accountability journalism by licensed Texas reporters.
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🏙️What We Cover in Austin
Austin is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States and one of the most underreported. Explosive population growth, a tech influx, a contested police department, and a City Council with a history of opaque contracting decisions create fertile ground for investigative journalism. Objective Wire covers Austin with licensed reporters who can access public records, conduct field investigations, and publish under their own names.
Our Austin beats include City of Austin contracts and procurement, Travis County civil and criminal courts, Austin Police Department use-of-force and disciplinary records, Austin Independent School District, and the local real estate and development industry.
📋Austin Coverage Beats
📰Austin Stories
Austin investigations in progress. Stories publish as reporting is complete.
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⚖️Why Licensed Reporters Matter in Austin
Texas PI license holders have legal authority to conduct surveillance, run background investigations, and locate individuals under Chapter 1702 of the Texas Occupations Code. When an Objective Wire reporter investigates a City of Austin contractor, they are not just filing FOIA requests. They can conduct field surveillance, run asset searches, and develop sources using methods available only to licensed investigators.
This is what separates Austin investigative journalism at Objective Wire from every other local outlet in Travis County.
PI License Authority
Texas Occ. Code Ch. 1702
FOIA Jurisdiction
Texas Public Information Act
Court Records Access
Travis County District Clerk
Organization Type
501(c)(3) Nonprofit
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