David Barer

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Senior Investigative Producer and Reporter at KXAN-TV (Austin, TX)

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As political winds shift, Austin braces for renewable energy impact

1 week ago | fox44news.com | Matt Grant |David Barer

This story is supported by the Pulitzer Center and is part of the “Texas Energy Crossroads” project, a partnership between The Hill and Nexstar Texas stations examining the oil and gas industry and the politics surrounding it following President Trump’s second inauguration.
From 'prodigy' to prison

1 week ago | kxan.com | David Barer

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin real estate investor Nate Paul will be sentenced in federal court Wednesday. The sentence concludes a drawn-out legal battle in which the 38-year-old faced a dozen counts of bank and wire fraud that carried, at a maximum, decades in prison. In an agreement with prosecutors, Paul pleaded guilty in January to one count of making a false statement to a financial institution.
Austin real estate investor Nate Paul sentenced in bank fraud case

1 week ago | yahoo.com | David Barer

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin real estate investor Nate Paul will not face prison time following the conclusion of a drawn-out legal battle in which the 38-year-old faced a dozen counts of bank and wire fraud that carried, at a maximum, decades in prison. Eleven of the 12 counts against Paul were dismissed Wednesday. He was ordered to pay $1 million over the next two years.
General contractor got 'final inspection, certificate of occupancy' less than a month ago

1 week ago | kxan.com | Jala Washington |David Barer

AUSTIN (KXAN)-"Sunday was hard. Yesterday was even harder," the mother of a family whose brand-new home inexplicably exploded, posted on her Facebook page. She's posted a series of updates since the explosion left her family's home in ruin, her daughters worried, and her husband undergoing surgery, with bad burns in the hospital. "I have tried to remain strong as I know it is one day at a time and sometimes it is just one minute at a time," she wrote.
Bill that would expand medical examiner offices passes Senate

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | David Barer

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Legislation that would lower the population threshold for requiring a county to adopt a medical examiner system for death investigations passed the Senate [[[TKDAY]]] moving the measure closer to becoming law. Counties with over 2.5 million people are currently required to create a medical examiner office, but Senate Bill 1370 would lower that limit to 1 million. State senators Tan Parker, R-Flower Mound, and Joan Huffman, R-Houston, authored the measure. Read the full story here.
KXAN testifies on crime victim data during House open government hearing

2 weeks ago | ktsm.com | Josh Hinkle |David Barer

Austin (KXAN) — On Wednesday, KXAN Senior Investigative Producer David Barer spoke to members of the Texas House Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency about obtaining data while investigating the state’s crime victim compensation delays.
KXAN testifies on crime victim data during House open government hearing

2 weeks ago | kxan.com | Josh Hinkle |David Barer

Austin (KXAN) - On Wednesday, KXAN Senior Investigative Producer David Barer spoke to members of the Texas House Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency about obtaining data while investigating the state's crime victim compensation delays.
Some Texas families impacted by SNAP cuts; food banks brace for direct hit

2 weeks ago | kxan.com | Arezow Doost |David Barer

LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) - Chari Seeley happily looks at a list of items. She points to the cabbage and cheese. A few seconds later she shouts, "whipping cream!" It's not something she would usually get but she explained it's for a special occasion. "It's my birthday," she sang, laughing. "Yay!!"The breast cancer survivor said she relies on Hill Country Community Ministries food pantry for a few staples after her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP benefits were cut earlier this year.
KXAN testifies on crime victim data during House open government hearing

2 weeks ago | conchovalleyhomepage.com | Josh Hinkle |David Barer

Austin (KXAN) — On Wednesday, KXAN Senior Investigative Producer David Barer spoke to members of the Texas House Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency about obtaining data while investigating the state’s crime victim compensation delays.
Texas bill proposes study on psychiatric facility needs

2 weeks ago | kxan.com | David Barer

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Senators mulled legislation Tuesday that would authorize an expansive study of Texas' inpatient psychiatric facilities, capacity and needs. Senate Bill 719, authored by Sen.