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Texas Matters
Texas is a big state with a growing, diverse population and as the population grows, the issues and challenges facing its residents multiply. Texas Matters is a statewide news program that spends half an hour each week looking at the issues and culture of Texas.
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Texas Matters: Colin Allred is back and running for Senate
Former Texas congressman Colin Allred gave up his seat in the House to run for Senate against Ted Cruz. He came up short— but he outperformed the Demo...
Texas Matters: Candidate Bobby Pulido and 'The Perfect Tuba' by Sam Quinones
Tejano Singer Bobby Pulido is using his voice in a new way. He’s running for Congress in the 15 District of Texas. And how the Tuba is Saving kids in...
Texas Matters: How community organizers beat Corpus Christi's desalination project
This week on Texas Matters: How community organizers beat the city of Corpus Christi and Big industry to stop ocean desalination. And the CDC advisory...
Texas Matters: Robert Roberson, death row and shaken baby syndrome
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson is set to die on October 16. There is mounting evidence that Roberson's daughter, Nikki Curtis, didn't die from...
Texas Matters: Why Conan The Barbarian is a Texan
He dreamed up Conan the Barbarian from his lonely town of Cross Plains, Texas. But where did Robert E. Howard find his inspiration for the sword-and-...
Texas Matters: Texas to ban same-day voter registration
Why Gov. Abbott ordered the Texas Legislature to “prohibit same day voter registration in Texas.” And the court challenge to the controversial congres...
Texas Matters: The Ten Commandments on hold
A federal judge has granted a temporary halt to a new Texas law that requires the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. He foun...
Texas Matters: Gene Autry — The New Deal cowboy crooner
The first singing cowboy of the movies—Gene Autry —was one of America’s most popular stars. As the Texas native sang "Back in the Saddle Again" he was...
Texas Matters: The future of AI and water in Texas
This week on Texas Matters: The demands of massive AI data centers are growing every day.ERCOT projects the state’s grid will need to double in the ne...
Texas Matters: The Kerr County flash flood hearing and redistricting
After the July 4 flash flood that turned the Upper Guadalupe River into a disaster area and killed over 130 people, Texas lawmakers came to Kerrville...
Texas Matters: Robert Roberson's new date with the executioner
His attorneys have filed an emergency motion to stay the October 16 execution, arguing that the Court of Criminal Appeals must first resolve his innoc...
Texas Matters: The battlelines in GOP redistricting
Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered lawmakers back to Austin for a special session. They will take on issues like funding for flooding, THC regulation and cu...
Texas Matters: After the flood —The search for answers
Over one hundred dead and many more missing— the July 4th flash flood is the deadliest weather disaster in modern Texas history. But did this catastro...
Texas Matters: Psychedelics and The Texas Trip
In a special Texas Public Radio podcast series medical reporter Bonnie Petrie and reporter Robin Berghaus explore how Texas is, somewhat ironically, l...
Texas Matters: Terry Virts jumps into race for U.S. Senate
The upcoming race for the Texas U.S. Senate seat is shaping up to be one of the nation's more interesting contests. Incumbent Republican Sen. John Cor...
Texas Matters: How a GOP congressional redistricting could backfire
Today on Texas Matters—How Texas could see a reshuffle of congressional maps to keep Republican Control of Congress. When is a Hood not a Hood? When P...
Texas Matters: 50 years of Ray Benson wide awake at the wheel
This week on Texas Matters—50 years of Asleep at the Wheel. How did Ray Benson become the carrier of the flame for Western Swing? For half a century,...
Texas Matters: Why Conan The Barbarian is a Texan
He dreamed up Conan the Barbarian from his lonely town of Cross Plains, Texas. But where did Robert E. Howard find his inspiration for the sword-and-...
Texas Matters: Banning THC; Commanding the Ten Commandments; Billions for water
Kiss your gummies goodbye. Texas is on the verge of a total ban on hemp-derived THC. Lawsuits are coming after the GOP commanded putting the ten comma...
Texas Matters: Belle Starr — Queen of Western Outlaws
She was queen of the Wild West outlaws. She rode with Jesse James and other desperados. Belle Starr was a one-of-a-kind, dangerous woman who stole hor...
Texas Matters: Psychedelics and The Texas Trip
In a special Texas Public Radio podcast series medical reporter Bonnie Petrie and reporter Robin Berghaus explore how Texas is, somewhat ironically, l...
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Texas Matters: Gene Autry — The New Deal cowboy crooner
The first singing cowboy of the movies—Gene Autry —was one of America’s most popular stars. As the Texas native sang "Back in the Saddle Again" he was...
Texas Matters: The state of measles
As measles cases continue to spread across Texas, we consider how Texas dealt with massive measles outbreaks in the past. New research shows that meas...
Texas Matters: 'When Home is the Danger'
Texas Public Radio spent more than a year analyzing more than 1,200 deaths from abuse and neglect between 2018 and 2023. The project, funded by the Pu...
Texas Matters: Why Texas highway flyovers are so high
We drive over them often, maybe everyday, and they still manage to take our breath away. The highway flyover interchanges that climb up into the sky....
Texas Matters: RFK Jr: Measles and the cost of an outbreak
Today on Texas Matters: The Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says measles is not a deadly disease. Last week he attended a...
Texas Matters: 'Fumed'-Battle Cry
This week on Texas Matters— The conclusion of the special podcast series "Fumed." Produced in partnership with Public Health Watch, it’s a cautionary...
Texas Matters: 'Fumed'-A Texas stand-off
Texas Matters: Part 4 of 'Fumed' - A Texas stand-off. 'Fumed' is an investigative podcast about the people who live in Channelview, the shadows of Ame...