KXAN Catalyst

S6 E2: Part of Your Identity

KXAN journalists share the inner challenges they face when reporting on issues intersecting with their identities and the communities to which they belong.

S6 E1: Fearful for Your Safety

Catalyst Host Josh Hinkle shares how the murder of a gay college student shaped his early reporting and how he now approaches LGBTQ+ coverage.

S6 Trailer

KXAN explores proposed laws impacting LGBTQ+ Texans. Our journalists share how they make fair, objective coverage decisions and how their experiences shape the reporting, including the murder of a gay college student. This season is part of our “OutLaw” investigation.

S1 Update: My Dad Didn’t Die in Vain

Families of a Texas missing persons law’s namesake react to the discovery that police might not have complied with potentially thousands of cases.

S1 Update: Close Those Gaps to Help People Comply

One woman’s search for her missing brother leads to the streets of Austin, as a legislator considers strengthening a new state law.

S5 Special: Transparency to the Healthcare Marketplace (Analysis)

Jeanne Pinder of ClearHealthCosts speaks with KXAN’s Josh Hinkle and David Barer about medical debt challenges across Texas and the U.S.

S4 Update: Keep the Hope Alive

New police transparency bills are up against the clock, as Texas journalists testify about challenges with late and incomplete custodial death reports.

S1 Update: Help Texas Families Have Closure

A father’s two-year search for his missing Marine son leads a state lawmaker to file legislation, requiring police to report to NamUs.

S4 Bonus: Not a Gotcha or Anti-Policing Sentiment (Analysis)

Eva Ruth Moravec of the Texas Justice Initiative speaks with KXAN’s Josh Hinkle and David Barer on custodial deaths.

S4 E5: Law Needs to Be Reformed

Texas police agencies file hundreds of custodial death reports late or incomplete, including the case of Herman Titus.