KXAN Catalyst

KXAN newsroom leaders and Francisco Vara-Orta of Investigative Reporters & Editors discuss overcoming blind spots and personal bias when covering controversial topics.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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