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Catalyst is a specialty unit within the KXAN investigative team focused on "digital-first” storytelling that aims to spark positive change in society. The group takes a multi-platform, innovative approach to each project, including this KXAN Catalyst Podcast.
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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.
1Eva Ruth Moravec of the Texas Justice Initiative speaks with KXAN’s Josh Hinkle and David Barer on custodial deaths.
Texas police agencies file hundreds of custodial death reports late or incomplete, including the case of Herman Titus.
Herman Titus’ mother takes her fight for police transparency before Texas lawmakers, as opponents voice their open records concerns.
Video surfaces of the moments after Herman Titus collapsed in jail. WARNING: This episode depicts death, and listeners may find it disturbing.
We uncover recordings and documents detailing Herman Titus’ severe pain and jailers releasing him from lockdown just days before his death.
Following a car crash, a 21-year-old man dies in a Texas jail, leaving his mother wondering if staff ignored signs of a serious injury.
Hear the custodial deaths trailer now.
Karen Ranus of NAMI-Central Texas speaks with KXAN’s Josh Hinkle and David Barer on inmate mental health.
A schizophrenic murder suspect waits 20 years for a trial, a case with a legal connection to a jailed Marine.
A family tragedy and wartime take their toll on a Texas man, ending in a four-year loop between jail and state hospitals.
A Texas veteran’s PTSD spiral ends in violence and his mother learning he’d wait for help in jail for months – maybe longer.
Hear the mental competency trailer now.
A little girl is among the victims of a teacher’s deadly attack, and a Texas mother finds forgiveness for her son’s killer.
Following a Texas church shooting, survivors reflect on the heroes of that day and the signs leading to the attack.
Texas lawmakers hold emotional hearings following mass shootings and explore suspicious behavior in the state.
A father and son endure separate attacks, as Texas leaders look to train more civilians before future shootings.
We trace Texas’ timeline of mass shootings to a nightclub in El Paso, nearly 40 years before another attack in the same city.
Hear the mass violence trailer now.
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