Investigative Reporting | ObjectWire Austin

ObjectWire investigates people in power, institutions that affect the public, and stories that would otherwise go untold. Our reporting covers Austin and Texas, with national stories when the evidence and public interest warrant it.

• Public figures and elected officials — accountability reporting on conduct, finances, and use of public trust
• Institutional misconduct — government agencies, law enforcement, courts, and public institutions
• Corporate fraud and consumer harm — businesses that defraud, endanger, or exploit the public
• Missing persons and cold cases — applying investigative PI methods to public-interest locate stories
• Financial fraud and white-collar crime — following money trails and document evidence
• Local Austin stories — city, county, and Travis County accountability

Published investigations are indexed in the investigations section.

Every ObjectWire investigation begins with a verifiable tip, document, or public record. We do not publish based on rumor, single anonymous sources, or unverified claims. The investigation methodology borrows directly from licensed PI practice: establish facts first, document everything, corroborate independently, and build toward a claim that can withstand challenge.

Investigations typically combine public records requests, primary source interviews, financial document analysis, digital OSINT research via our digital forensics capability, and, where relevant, physical surveillance by our licensed investigators.

Subjects of investigations are always contacted for comment before publication. Responses are included in the published record. Corrections are published publicly and timestamped. See our editorial standards for the full policy framework.

ObjectWire publishes when a story is verifiable, not when it is first. We do not chase breaking news without primary sourcing. Every factual claim in a published investigation is attributed to a named source, a document, or a verified public record.

We maintain a public corrections record. Errors are acknowledged, corrected, and the original text is preserved with a timestamp. We do not quietly edit published stories to remove mistakes.

Sources who provide information to ObjectWire under an expectation of confidentiality are protected. We do not disclose source identities without explicit permission. We do not store identifying source information in systems that could be compelled in discovery without legal counsel review.

If you have information about wrongdoing and need to communicate securely, visit the tip the newsroom page for secure submission options and guidance on protecting yourself as a source.

ObjectWire offers both licensed PI services and investigative journalism. These are distinct engagements with different outcomes, obligations, and costs.

PI services are private, confidential, and produce a report for the client. The findings remain with the client. Cost is agreed in advance.

Investigative journalism results in published reporting. The story belongs to the public record. Sources are protected but the findings become public. ObjectWire decides editorially what to publish and when. Journalism is not commissioned — we pursue stories based on public interest, not client payment.

If your matter is private and you need results delivered to you confidentially, see the PI services hub. If you have information that the public deserves to know, submit a news tip.

If you have a tip, document, or story lead for ObjectWire's investigative team, visit the tip the newsroom page. For document submission and records review, visit the document review page. For private investigative services, use the PI consultation page.