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Frank J. Robinson’s wife, Dorothy Robinson, remembers the moment she saw Frank’s ghost and learned the important message he brought from the grave. Also, Robinson’s courtroom ally Dave Richards, Gov. Ann Richards' former husband, explains how Robinson ended anti-Black gerrymandering and how the public inquest over Robinson’s death was a farce.

The world changed when an 18-year old gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. School mass shootings are not new but Uvalde was different not only because of the ease of access to deadly weapons of war for the mentally unstable but also because of the multiple failures by the Texas DPS and other law enforcement to confront the gunman and save the students' lives.

He stood up to Gov. Greg Abbott and SB8 when he performed an illegal abortion, and he dared people to sue him — and they did. Dr. Alan Braid tells his story to TPR's David Martin Davies.

He was a courageous and at times controversial reporter who got up close and personal covering the Texas Ku Klux Klan, Branch Davidians, Biker Gangs and Mexico’s Zapatistas. Dick Reavis was a radical-turned-reporter who took the toughest assignments in Texas. What did he learn along the way?

We hear a migrant's story and learn about her journey from Haiti to the U.S. And trapped in Afghanistan—how Texans are trying to help allies escape the Taliban. Plus, Boerne's 'International Bridge.'

Despite promises to make voting easy but "cheating hard," Texas remains one of the toughest states to vote in. If Texas lawmakers create a program that lets families use state funds to pay for private school, who would be the most likely to use it? And for years the National Guard patrolled the southwest border now the Pentagon is looking for an off-ramp.

This week on Texas Matters – Governor Greg Abbott delivers the state of the state address. He continues his attacks on the term “woke” and trumpets his support for school vouchers. We have reaction. Also new historic documents have been uncovered shedding light on the Slocum Massacre when an east Texas Black community was wiped out by a white mob.

Could this be the legislative session that passes school vouchers? And what does that mean for public education in Texas?

The United States government has hit the limit on borrowing more money. The U.S. Treasury is taking extreme steps to prevent a default while Republicans in Congress, led by Hill Country Representative Chip Roy, say they are ready to bring the nation to default unless cuts are made to Social Security and other spending.

The price of food is on the rise and the reason is climate change. A new report looks at how a warming planet is impacting how Texas is able to produce food. And a new study exposes how Texas based Exxon knew in the 1970's that their product would cause climate change and they covered it up.