Carson Frame
Reporter, Military and Veterans IssuesCarson Frame was Texas Public Radio's military and veterans' issues reporter from July 2017 until March 2024.
Her reporting on military domestic violence; sexual assault and harassment in the ranks; gun violence; and inclusivity issues helped advance dialogue around some of the most important issues facing active-duty service members, veterans, and their families.
She earned a master's degree in journalism from New York University in 2017. Prior to coming to San Antonio, she worked as a news intern for WUSF Public Media, the NPR affiliate in Tampa, Florida. She's also contributed print stories to Ms. Magazine, Chronogram, Souciant, and Bedford+Bowery, among others.
Her audio work appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, and WNYC’s The Takeaway. She received awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association, Military Reporters & Editors Association, the Texas Veterans Commission, the Alliance for Women in Media, Society of Professional Journalists, the Houston Press Club, the Public Media Journalists Association, and others.
Carson's reporting on military issues was part of The American Homefront Project, a public media collaboration that reports on American military life and veterans.
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Texas National Guard soldiers are blocking Border Patrol agents from reaching part of the border in Eagle Pass. It’s Texas’ latest challenge to federal authorities on immigration. Now some Democrats in the Texas congressional delegation are mulling ways to enforce federal law.
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A newly released document shows the Army investigated Shane James for spousal abuse, but he was never charged or convicted under military law.
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Congress has overhauled the military justice system to better protect victims of sex crimes by transferring key decision-making authorities outside the military chain of command. But the reforms don’t apply as evenly to the Coast Guard.
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After a string of high-profile deaths and disappearances, the Army is trying harder to find soldiers who fail to report for duty.
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A judge has ruled that the state of Texas violated a new federal law that tries to protect military families from career setbacks when they move on orders. A military spouse in Del Rio filed suit when Texas refused to recognize her out-of-state professional licenses.
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The diagnosis of PTSD has evolved significantly since the Vietnam War, shifting from a condition primarily associated with combat veterans to a broader understanding that includes survivors of various traumatic experiences.
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The new basic training curriculum aims to better prepare recruits for the uncertainties of war.
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The old Wilford Hall Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland is being torn down. Once the flagship of Air Force medicine, the facility has sat vacant for years. Now officials are working to preserve its history.
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Researchers at SwRi and UTSA are analyzing exhaled breath to isolate biomarkers associated with mild traumatic brain injury.
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Private Travis King crossed into North Korea from South Korea in July. He landed at Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston on Thursday following his recent release.