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KXAN.com's Special Reports Section contains featured, in-depth stories from our award-winning News 36 team.
New stories will be added as they air on KXAN-TV 36.
Anniversary Gift
Organ transplants have come a long way in the last 10 years. Kidney transplants are some of the most common. Just in the last 4-5 years, new medicines have come on the market to help prevent kidney rejection. For a Dripping Springs family, those medical breakthroughs have brought new hope and new chances.
(Posted August 9, 2000)
No Place For Girls?
They may be someone's sister or daughter. Some of them are even young mothers. But there's something they all have in common. They are in trouble and part of a growing population that is stretching the Texas Juvenile Justice System beyond its limits.
(Posted July 26, 2000)
Texans Help Overseas
KXAN-TV 36 took a look at Central Texans who're in a country trying to recover from ravage. National guard soldiers from Camp Mabry are in Bosnia right now.
(Posted July 5, 2000)
Death Penalty And The System
Texas is set to execute its second man this week. It will be the 216th execution since the death penalty was reinstated in 1982. With the highest execution rate in the nation, the state claims no innocent person has been executed. Is that true?
(Posted May 24, 2000)
 Salary Survey
Before you know it school will be out for summer, time to take the family's much anticipated vacation. KXAN-TV 36 looks at the workers you'll encounter on your getaway to see how they fare in the KXAN Salary Survey.
(Posted May 18, 2000)
 Longhorn Caverns Wild Cave Tour
At Longhorn Caverns State Park, they have been guiding tours of one sort or another since 1932. After the Civilian Conservation Corps spent nine years excavating the cave, the tours got longer and more interesting.
(Posted May 17, 2000)
 Austin's Prosperity Hasn't Hit Everyone
You've heard the stories about Austin's economic boom and see signs of prosperity all around us. Not everyone is prospering.
(Posted May 15, 2000)
Stay Home Or Return To Work
Parents make constant decisions about what's best for their child. One of the first mom and dad face is whether to stay home with baby or go back to work.
(Posted May 11, 2000)
 Cyber Spying
It may not be "Big Brother" watching you, but chances are, your boss is keeping an eye on what you're doing on the computer at work. A new study shows a sharp jump in workplace Internet abuse.
(Posted May 10, 2000)
Knowing The True Danger
of Tornadoes, Overpasses
This week's anniversary of last year's killer Oklahoma tornado outbreak is a stark reminder that tornado season is here again.
(Posted May 4, 2000)
Online San Antonio Light Rail Election
A bitter battle over the costs and benefits of a light rail system for Austin is about to get underway. An election to decide the fate of a new light rail system is set for November.
(Posted May 3, 2000)
Fall Of Saigon: 25 Years Later
Sunday marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. The passage of time is blunting the impact of the Vietnam War on Americans. In fact, 11 years ago, a Texas Tech University faculty member could find only one student in a hundred who knew the name of the commanding American general in Vietnam. That faculty member went to work on a full time crusade to keep the memory of the war and its lessons alive.
(Posted April 30, 2000)
Putting Austin Traffic To The Test
Gridlock on our major freeways is getting so bad. You may have considered avoiding them altogether. Taking surface streets is a quicker and less frustrating option for a growing number of commuters.
(Posted April 27, 2000)
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