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Local evening newscast for Thursday, Oct. 1

What we know now as the Rio Grande Valley once rose to become the Republic of the Rio Grande. Podcaster Brandon Seale explores the topic in a new documentary.

The latest local and regional news from Texas Public Radio.

Texas Republicans dramatically reshaped the 35th Congressional District to help expand their U.S. House majority. On Nov. 3, voters in the newly redrawn CD35 will decide between Democrat Johnny Garcia and Republican Carlos De La Cruz, who declined the invitation to come on TPR's "The Source" to take listener calls.

Republican U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz and Democratic challenger Bobby Pulido are competing in one of Texas’ most closely watched congressional races, testing whether Republicans can hold Latino voters who helped propel President Donald Trump’s 2024 victory.

The latest local and regional news from Texas Public Radio.

The latest local and regional news from Texas Public Radio.

Kirsten Eom studies everything that goes into getting a cancer survivor from their front door to a doctor's office: insurance, transportation, follow-up care, and more. The UT Health San Antonio researcher has found that a surprising number of survivors stop seeing doctors once initial treatment ends. Now she's working to build a statewide registry to track the barriers keeping them away.

This week on Texas Matters: President Trump makes a Texas campaign stop in Texas. Inside Ken Paxton’s jet-setting travels. And a Texas State University anthropologist wins a “genius award."

Bexar County voters will choose a new district attorney Nov. 3, with prosecution priorities, staffing and alternatives to incarceration shaping the race to succeed retiring Democrat Joe Gonzales. Democrat Luz Elena Chapa faces Republican Ashley Foster and independent Jason Wolff,