David Martin Davies
Senior Reporter and Host, "The Source," "Texas Matters"dmdavies@tpr.org
Twitter: @DavidMartinDavi
David Martin Davies is a veteran journalist with more than 30 years of experience covering Texas, the border and Mexico.
Davies is the host of "The Source," an hour-long live call-in news program that airs on KSTX at noon Monday through Thursday. Since 1999 he was been the host and producer of "Texas Matters," a weekly radio news magazine and podcast that looks at the issues, events and people in the Lone Star State.
Davies' reporting has been featured on National Public Radio, American Public Media's "Marketplace" and the BBC. He has written for The San Antonio Light, The San Antonio Express-News, The Texas Observer and other publications.
His reporting has been recognized with numerous awards. In 2022,2021 and 2020 Davies was recognized with first place awards for News/Public Affairs by the Public Media Journalists Association.
In 2019 Davies was honored with a National Edward R. Murrow Award for his radio documentary exposing human sex trafficking. Davies was also awarded in 2019 by the Public Radio News Directors Inc. for best talk show. Davies was named the 2008 Texas Radio Journalist of the Year by the Houston Press Club. In 2019 he was recognized with a First Amendment Awards by the Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The Association for Women in Communications San Antonio Professional Chapter honored Davies with the 2015 Edna McGaffey Media Excellence Headliner Award.
Davies is the author and creator of the comic "San Antonio Secret History." He is the co-author of the book "San Antonio 365"
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Texas women are paying the price for the overturning of Roe v. Wade. More stories are coming to light of Texas women dying from treatable crisis pregnancies. Meanwhile the state’s Maternal Mortality task force announced it’s going to ignore maternal deaths for 2022 and 2023. And how OB-GYNs are fleeing the state due to fear of the state’s anti-abortion law. -
The General Land Office announcements came as Gov. Greg Abbott and Tom Homan, the incoming Trump administration's border czar, visited soldiers and troopers assigned to Operation Lone Star. -
When was the last time you topped off that backyard bird feeder? San Antonio’s climate and its growing urban footprint can mean bird feeding is a needed benefit for the local avian population. What are the best practices for bird feeding? What bird do you see chowing down at your feeder? -
There are about 17,000 Border Patrol agents stationed along the U.S. Mexico border. Each has a gun and a badge but there are some who fail in their task to protect their communities. -
When President Donald Trump takes office for his second term, one of the key foreign policy and economic issues he’ll face is the U.S.’s relationship with China. Under President Xi Jinping China is both one of the world’s wealthiest countries, and one of its most repressive. PBS’s FRONTLINE investigates how the Chinese leader is wielding power, and the far-reaching impact on China, the U.S. and the world. -
La ciudad se asociará con el condado de Bexar, organizaciones comunitarias, proveedores de atención médica y agencias de seguridad pública para responder a las crisis y crear una comunidad más saludable, segura y equitativa. -
El fondo de medio millón de dólares se utilizará para contrarrestar el impacto de la prohibición del aborto en Texas, pero no apoyará el pago para que las mujeres viajen fuera del estado para recibir servicios de aborto. -
Richard Coke, the 15th governor of Texas, is a pivotal and controversial figure in post-Civil War Texas. Rosser Newton has written a book about his ancestor called “Richard Coke: Texan.” -
The city will partner with Bexar County, community organizations, healthcare providers and public safety agencies to respond to crises and create a healthier, safer, and more equitable community.
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The half-million-dollar fund will be used to counter the impact of the Texas abortion ban but will not support paying for women to travel out of state for abortion care.
