Ben Philpott
Ben Philpott covers politics and policy for KUT 90.5 FM. He has been covering state politics and dozens of other topics for the station since 2002. He's been recognized for outstanding radio journalism by the Radio and Television News Directors Association, Public Radio News Directors Incorporated, the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters and twice by the Houston Press Club as Radio Journalist of the Year. Before moving to Texas, he worked in public radio in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, Ala., and at several television stations in Alabama and Tennessee. Born in New York City and raised in Chattanooga, Tenn., Philpott graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in broadcast journalism.
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State lawmakers are back in Austin to kick off some legislative overtime . And, as it's been reported over and over and over again , the special session...
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Gov. Greg Abbott has called for a special session of the Texas Legislature to begin July 18. "Considering all the successes of the 85th legislative...
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The Texas House of Representatives has given tentative approval of a bill to ban so-called sanctuary cities. The chamber passed Senate Bill 4 early...
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Voters don't like Congress. Only about 40 percent of the country approves of the job the president is doing. And, because of the hundreds of millions of...
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Public radio stations from across the state collaborated on this series looking at the death penalty in Texas – its history, how it has changed, whom it...
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Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has always felt comfortable in the political spotlight. But his frequent headlines have made many believe he wanted…
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We all know Texas is a red state. Democrats haven't won a statewide election since 1994, and Republicans have carried the state in every presidential...
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GOP presidential candidates may be spending most of their time in Iowa and New Hampshire right now, but delegate-rich Texas will be the far more consequential state in the Republican primary.
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The third of seven propositions on the Texas ballot this Election Day would change the requirement for some statewide elected officials to live in...
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Republican Rick Perry's presidential campaign has stopped paying its staff. It's a sign that the former Texas governor's second White House bid is struggling to gain support.