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He dreamed up Conan the Barbarian from his lonely town of Cross Plains, Texas. But where did Robert E. Howard find his inspiration for the sword-and- sorcery, weird tales that still resonate today? Howard dipped his pen in the inkwell of Texas history, tall tales and the boom and bust of the oil fields. How Conan is really a Texan.

Mayor Ron Nirenberg is gearing up to serve his third term as San Antonio’s mayor. What are his priorities and goals for the coming years?

Today on Texas Matters: The illusion of exceptions in the Texas Abortion law. Can the Texas Medical Board clear up the confusion? South Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar says he’s being targeted with his indictments. And a Central American teen tells the story of his journey coming to the U.S.

The legal concept of fetal personhood dates back to before Roe v. Wade, but since the fall of Roe the legal argument that fetuses, embryos and even frozen fertilized human eggs have the same rights as a person is growing— and at the cost of the rights of women.

Last week the Texas Supreme Court ruled against a group of women seeking clarity in the state's prohibition on abortion. The decision continues a crisis in Texas where a woman who needs an abortion to save her life is forced to travel hundreds of miles out of state. The organization Catholics for Choice denounces this ruling.

2025 was an action-packed year when it came to local politics — with a new mayor, city council members and the debate on Project Marvel. And 2026 is already shaping up to be even bigger with political primaries for Bexar County judge, district attorney, congressional races and more.

A year after the October 7 attacks in Israel and the start of the war in Gaza, a new FRONTLINE documentary tells the harrowing first-person stories of Israelis and Palestinians living through this unprecedented year of violence. "A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians" offers accounts of the October 7 attacks and the year of bloodshed that has followed.

This week on Texas Matters: Is Attorney General Ken Paxton perverting the facts about the death of baby Nikki and the looming execution of Robert Roberson? In a report to the public about the Roberson case, the AG Office made a number of untrue and debunked statements about the death of Nikki, Roberson and his trial. We get a response from Roberson’s attorney Gretchen Sween.

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.

Also: Councilwoman pushes for transparency in city utilities' cybersecurity; Mexico to open 25 new migrant shelters; San Antonio has fourth most affordable zip code in the nation