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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. In 2008, he won three regional Murrow Awards for stories that aired on Texas Matters. He was named the 2007 Radio Journalist of the Year by the Houston Press Club and was awarded a 2007 Lone Star Award for his feature reporting. Davies was also recognized by the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters for his coverage of the U.S.-Mexico border. Davies has filed radio reports for NPR's Morning Edition, APM's Marketplace and BBC's The World. He is also a weekly columnist for the San Antonio Express-News.
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.
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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