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On The Air (by city)
KACU - Abilene
"Abilene Public Radio" 89.7 FM
Friday 12:30 p.m.
KVLF - Alpine
"The Voice of the Last Frontier" 1240 AM
Saturday 10:05 a.m.
KJJP - Amarillo
"High Plains Public Radio" 105.7 FM
Monday 1:30 a.m.
KFNC - Beaumont
"The Ticket" 97.5 FM
Saturday 5:30 a.m.
KTXP - Bushland
"High Plains Public Radio" 91.5 FM
Monday 1:30 a.m.
KETR - Commerce
"Your Station" 88.9 FM
Friday 10:30 a.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m.
KEDT - Corpus Christi
"Public Broadcasting for South Texas" 90.3 FM
Sunday 6:30 a.m.
KIKT - Greenville
"Kick FM" 93.5 FM
Sunday 10 a.m.
KMBH - Harlingen
"Public Radio 88 FM" 88.9 FM
Sunday 3:30 p.m.
KUHF - Houston
"Houston Public Radio" 88.7 FM
Sunday 8:30 p.m.
KTXI - Ingram
"Words & Music" 90.1 FM
Saturday 6:30 a.m.
KHJK - La Porte
"Houston’s Adult Alternative" 103.7 FM
Sunday 5:30 a.m.
KRTS - Marfa
Marfa Public Radio 93.5 FM
Tuesday 9:30 a.m.
KHID - McAllen
"Public Radio 88 FM" 88.1 FM
Sunday 3:30 p.m.
KOCV - Odessa
Permian Basin Public Radio 91.3 FM
Monday 3 p.m.
KDCD - San Angelo
"True Country" 92.9 FM
Sunday 5:30 a.m.
KMDX - San Angelo
"106-1 MDX" 106.1 FM
Sunday 6 a.m.
KPAC - San Antonio
"Classical Oasis" 88.3 FM
Saturday 6 a.m.
KSTX - San Antonio
"News & Views" 89.1 FM
Friday 12:30 p.m.
Saturday 6:30 a.m.
Sunday 9:30 p.m.
KTOT - Spearman
"High Plains Public Radio" 89.5 FM
Monday 1:30 a.m.
KURT - Stephenville
"The Planet" 100.7 FM
Sunday 11 a.m.
KVRT - Victoria
"Public Broadcasting for South Texas" 90.7 FM
Sunday 6:30 a.m.
KWBU - Waco
"Understand Your World" 103.3 FM
Saturday 1 p.m.
KMCU - Wichita Falls
"Your Public Radio" 88.7 FM
Monday 6:30 p.m.
Stations in Oklahoma
KOCU - Altus
"Your Public Radio" 90.1 FM
Monday 6:30 p.m.
KLCU - Ardmore
"Your Public Radio" 90.3 FM
Monday 6:30 p.m.
KYCU - Clinton
"Your Public Radio" 89.1 FM
Monday 6:30 p.m.
KGUY - Guymon
"High Plains Public Radio" 88.9 FM
Monday 1:30 a.m.
KCCU - Lawton
"Your Public Radio" 89.3 FM
Monday 6:30 p.m.
KZCU - Woodward
"Your Public Radio" 95.9 FM
Monday 6:30 p.m.
Stations in Kansas
KZNK - Brewster
"High Plains Public Radio" 90.1 FM
Monday 1:30 a.m.
KANZ - Garden City
"High Plains Public Radio" 88.9 FM
Monday 1:30 a.m.
KZAN - Hays
"High Plains Public Radio" 91.7 FM
Monday 1:30 a.m.
KZNA - Hill City
"High Plains Public Radio" 90.5 FM
Monday 1:30 a.m.
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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, newsmakers and culture of Texas.
Texas Matters is co-hosted by David Martin Davies and Yvette Benavides. The husband and wife team talk directly with policymakers and newsmakers in a lively discussion designed to shed light on issues too often overlooked by other media.
About the Hosts
David Martin Davies, Texas Public Radio’s news director, is a veteran journalist with over 20 years’ experience covering Texas, the border and Mexico. His reporting has been recognized with numerous awards. Davies is a contributor to National Public Radio, American Public Media's "Marketplace" and the BBC's "The World." Davies also is the host of KLRN public television’s weekly interview program "Conversations." He has written for publications "The San Antonio Light", "The San Antonio Express-News," "The Texas Observer" and others.
Yvette Benavides is co-host and co-producer of Texas Matters. She is also an English professor at Our Lady of the Lake University, where she teaches creative writing and Mexican-American literature. Yvette has had her poetry published in journals such as The Americas Review, Texas Observer and Mothering magazine, among others. Her articles have appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and Latina magazine. She is also a regular book critic for the San Antonio Express-News. Benavides has been a frequent contributor for NPR's Latino USA.
Comments about the program or inquiries may be directed by e-mail to texasmatters@tpr.org.
May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012 · On Texas Matters, the upcoming Texas primary will settle who sits in some critical seats of political power. We'll get some analysis from Harvey Kronberg. Just how big is the Eagle Ford Shale boom? Spindletop big? Also, rocker Phil Collins talks about his new book, "The Alamo and Beyond: A Collector's Journey." - more -
May 4, 2012
May 4, 2012 · In this episode: The Pronghorn that used to roam Texas in massive numbers has slowly relocated to one last hold out in West Texas. But their numbers are decreasing at a rapid rate for unknown reasons. Also, the fight to save open land near Dallas' White Rock Lake. - more -
April 27, 2012
April 27, 2012 · In this episode, David Martin Davies interviews the director of “The Revisionaries," a documentary about the debate over whether to teach creationism as an alternative to evolution in Texas public schools. Also, how do you find out what Texans are really thinking about their state leaders? – You ask them. That’s what Public Policy Polling did. - more -
April 20, 2012
April 20, 2012 ·Governor Rick Perry lays out his Budget Compact, but some legislators say it’s irresponsible to tie the hands of the legislature especially before they know what the state budget situation is. A new article in Texas Monthly looks in to lingering questions about President George W. Bush's Air National Guard Service, and trouble underground in West Texas. - more -
April 13, 2012
April 13, 2012 · A Houston attorney accuses Texas State Board of Dental Examiners of corruption. A West Texas woman speaks out in support of Planned Parenthood's recently filed lawsuit against the state of Texas over funding, and NPR's John Burnett discusses his recent story where he plots what would happen if Texas became an independent nation once again. - more -
April 5, 2012
April 5, 2012 · Willie Nelson turns 79 this month, but to borrow a line from another Texas legend, George Jones, he don’t need no rocking chair. Texas Public Radio's David Martin Davies interviews Joe Nick Patoski, author of an authorized biography, "An Epic Life: Willie Nelson." - more -
March 30, 2012
March 30, 2012 · Texas legendary singer and songwriter Rodney Crowell’s memoir is out in paperback. Crowell tells his story in a manner that sidesteps the tattle-tale tone of many growing-up-miserable memoirs. "Texas Matters'" Yvette Benavides spoke to Crowell about his childhood and writing the memoir. - more -
March 23, 2012
March 23, 2012 · One woman shares her experience having to undergo a state-sponsored sonogram before getting an abortion. The Stand Up Religious Freedom rallies are taking place Friday to protest the Obama administrations policy that requires religious affiliated institutions to offer contraception in their healthcare plans, and Cal Jillson discusses his book "Lone Star Tarnished: A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy." - more -
March 16, 2012
March 16, 2012 · Seventy-five years ago, Texas saw the deadliest school disaster in American history, the explosion at the London Junior-Senior High School – March 18, 1937. The natural gas explosion is said to have caused upwards of 300 deaths. Yvette Benavides talks with David M. Brown, author of "Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History," a new book that takes a look at the disaster and its aftermath. - more -
March 9, 2012
March 9, 2012 · Governor Rick Perry announced that Texas would find the needed $35 million dollars to keep women’s health care clinics open after the federal government cut off funds to Texas for this program. We dig into the federal funding controversy over the Texas health program for low income women. Also, what does the real estate market have to do with the Mexican drug war? And we'll hear about tough times in the effort to replenish the pronghorn west of the Pecos. - more -
March 2, 2012
March 2, 2012 · A ground breaking court decision on ground water. The Texas Supreme Court ends the century old question: Who owns the water? What does this mean for pumping limits and protection of a shrinking resource? Plus, emergency drought relief measures imposed by the LCRA makes a noticable impact on Texas rice production, and author Charles Fishman says Texas is on the cusp of a watershed moment. - more -
February 24, 2012
February 24, 2012 · Governor Rick Perry granted one-on-one interviews to a select number of state news outlets. "The Texas Tribune" was one of the outlets and they shared their interview with Perry with TPR. And Jay Root from "The Tribune" tells us about his take on the interview and what it was like to be a passenger on the Perry campaign roller coaster. - more -
February 17, 2012
February 17, 2012 · The Texas primary most likely will be May 29, but the redistricting squabble is far from over, which has lead to calls from State Senator Jim Wentworth to change the redistricting process. The town of Spicewood Beach on Lake Travis has run out of water, and the Keystore Pipeline faces unexpected opposition: the Texas Tea Party. - more -
February 10, 2012
February 10, 2012 · The Colorado River Municipal Water District announces major water restrictions. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs releases a report that examines the drought's impact, and the Center for Public Policies Priorities releases a report on the state's structural deficit. - more -
February 3, 2012
February 3, 2012 · The Reagan Revolution came to Texas in the 1976 GOP presidential primary and put the Gipper on the right road to the White House. San Antonio writer Gilbert Garcia tracks the four weeks in Texas politics that changed American politics forever in the new book "Reagan's Comeback," published by Trinity University Press. Garcia examines the Texas political landscape and tells the tale of when Reagan came to Texas and how he turned blue Texas into the red state it is today. - more -
January 27, 2012
January 27, 2012 · A look into the case of Ernie Lopez, whose conviction of sexually assaulting an infant was thrown out this week. Plus, Texas Watch has released a scathing report on the Texas Supreme Court, accusing the legal body of being pro-business. And Harvey Kronberg of the Quorum Report brings listeners up to date on the Texas redistricting battle. - more -
January 20, 2012
January 20, 2012 · Paul Burka, executive editor for "Texas Monthly," speculates on the political future of Rick Perry. Plus, donkeys have taken over the State Capital as activists protest the shooting of wild burros in West Texas. And a South Texas school district has suspended all athletic programs in an effort to prevent the district's closure from the TEA. - more -
January 13, 2012
January 13, 2012 · Revenue from red light camera tickets is supposed to be used to fund trauma centers, but lawmakers using it to balance the budget. Plus, the Texas Border Coalition says the federal government has spent nearly $90 billion to secure the Southwest border with no better than mixed results. And is desalination the answer to our water problems? - more -
January 6, 2012
January 6, 2012 · This week on "Texas Matters," Rick Perry finishes in fifth place in the Iowa Caucus but pledges to move forward with his campaign. Also the Supreme Court hears arguments next week over the redistricting of Texas state legislative and congressional districts. Plus, the new edition of the "Texas Almanac" is out. - more -
December 30, 2011
December 30, 2011 · 2011, what a year for Texas news – from massive wild fires to Rick Perry’s presidential flame out. We talk to Texas Monthly Editor Jake Silberstein about the biggest stories and the bum steers of the year. - more -
December 23, 2011
December 23, 2011 · The holidays are a time of stories. There is the divine story of the birth of Jesus and the almost infinite volume of personal stories from each of our families. There's the story of the magic of Christmas seen a child's eyes, then told many years later after that child became an adult. - more -
This episode originally aired on November 27, 2009.
December 16, 2011
December 16, 2011 · The federal government now permits Texas to move almost all Medicaid patients into managed care. The lead attorney for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund discusses the lawsuit against the state over problems with school funding. Director Leslie Iwerks talks about her documentary on the the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. - more -
December 9, 2011
December 9, 2011 · The LCRA is preparing to not provide water for downstream rice farmers due to the Texas drought. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is looking for an extra $4.6 million to make its annual budget. Despite the drought, an expert on cougars says Texas continues to see a healthy population of the big cats. - more -
December 2, 2011
December 2, 2011 · Jim Moore, author of "Adios Mofo: Why Rick Perry Will Make America Miss George W. Bush," says Governor Perry has a chance to recapture the lead in the Republican race. And for Christmas trees, the drought has shrunk the stately evergreens into Charlie Brown rejects. Mike Walterscheidt of the Texas Christmas Tree Growers Association still has hope. - more -
November 25, 2011
November 25, 2011 · “We Were Not Orphans: Stories from the Waco State Home" by Sherry Matthews is based on state records and the oral histories of the alumni. The Waco State Home was established as the State Home for Dependent and Neglected Children by the Thirty-sixth Legislature in 1919. It was in operation until 1979. - more -
November 18, 2011
November 18, 2011 · The ten regional library systems in Texas are being forced to close due to the loss of state funds which would have been used to attract federal funds and grants. Construction of parts of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline is delayed. Pat Carson, Mayor of Turkey, Texas says the he town won't change its name to Tofurky on Thanksgiving Day. - more -
November 11, 2011
November 11, 2011 · This week in court battles, Texas officials struck down a proposal for a new Confederate flag license plate, and federal courts threw out the state’s proposed political redistricting maps. Plus, It’s been another bad week on the campaign trail for Governor Rick Perry. - more -
November 4, 2011
November 4, 2011 · The Texas Commission of Environmental
Quality faced a protest against a request from Valero Energy Corporation for tax breaks for some of its oil refineries. Convicted killer Hank Skinner is scheduled to die on November 9. He says crime scene DNA evidence will prove he’s not a killer, but Texas won’t test that DNA.
- more -
October 28, 2011
October 28, 2011 · On the ballot are ten constitutional amendments. Are voters being ask to approve what the state lawmakers don’t have the courage to fix? And why should consumers in Texas pay the energy companies an extra
$6.5 billion? - more -
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