Josh Hinkle is the Director of Investigations & Innovation at KXAN News. He focuses on regional interest and world news, with a particular emphasis on cannabis and psychedelics, including topics like cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabis regulation. Josh has been featured in various media outlets, including KAMC 28 News, NewsNation, and FOX 5 San Diego.
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Josh Hinkle's coverage primarily focuses on local Texas politics, legal policy regulation, and government announcements. He often covers topics related to LGBTQ+ rights, legislative proposals, education funding, property tax relief, police transparency, Paxton impeachment and border issues.
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By: Josh Hinkle
Josh Hinkle Project Summary: This story is part of KXAN's " Beneath the Surface Catalyst investigation, launched February 8, 2026.
AUSTIN (KXAN) â Auto-payment issues, double billing, incorrect statements and customer service runaround â those were just some of the complaints
By: Josh Hinkle, Adam Schwager, Grace Reader, Dylan Mckim, Matt Grant
One year ago, the Guadalupe River became the center of one of the deadliest disasters in Texas history. In the early morning hours of July 4, floodwaters tore through Kerr County and the Hill CountâŚ
This week, on a special, on-location edition of our weekly âInside the Investigationâ program, KXAN Director of Investigations & Innovation Josh Hinkle and Investigative Reporter Matt Grant discuss up...
By: Adam Schwager, Carolina Hauger, Julianna Russ, John Thomas, Josh Hinkle, Dylan Mckim, Eden Shimanek
Rising costs have many Texans facing concerns about affordability. The candidates in the race for governor are pushing different approaches to provide relief.
By: Eden Shimanek, Adam Schwager, Dylan McKim, Julianna Russ, Josh Hinkle, John Thomas Talarico
Eden Shimanek, Carolina Hauger, Adam Schwager, Dylan McKim, Julianna Russ, Josh Hinkle, and John Thomas
By: Grace Gates, Adam Schwager, Dylan Mckim, Eden Shimanek, Sydney Gray, Josh Hinkle, Carolina Hauger
Also, PUC prepares for data centers and the Texas Medical Association calls for legislative action on prediction market apps.
By: Eden Shimanek, Adam Schwager, Dylan McKim, Josh Hinkle, Jose Torres
New episodes of State of Texas are on KXAN or the KXAN+ app every Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Don't want to wait? Scroll down to continue watching this week's segments now.
In 2023, a fifth of all state-level bills filed impacting the LGBTQ+ community came from Texas, according to a Human Rights Campaign analysis.
By: Adam Schwager, Dylan McKim, Matt Grant, Josh Hinkle, Eric Henrikson
AUSTIN (Nexstar) â Texas politicians on both sides of the aisle are proposing different ways to address artificial intelligence, from taxing AI to requiring safeguards that could shut down powerful systems.
