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A man holds a Juneteenth flag as people gather to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves elsewhere in the United States, in Galveston, Texas, U.S., June 19, 2022. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare

Where to celebrate Juneteenth in San Antonio

Here are some of the ways to celebrate and honor Juneteenth in San Antonio in the coming days.

Public interest is running strong in venue tax that, if approved, would pay for makeover of rodeo grounds and help the Spurs into a downtown arena. This rodeo town hall meeting in Expo Hall A of Freeman Coliseum was packed on Sept. 16, 2025

Public outreach grows in San Antonio before Nov. 4 venue tax vote

The public wants to see more outreach by Spurs, rodeo, and city and county officials before the vote.

Jake Ellzey, and Susan Wright are both vying for Texas' 6th Congressional District seat in a runoff Tuesday, July 27.

Two Republicans Race To Replace The Only Member Of Congress To Die After Contracting COVID

Voters in Texas’s 6th Congressional District will choose a replacement for U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, who died in February after testing positive for coronavirus.

TPR Debuts Six New Programs In January

Dear Friends, The strains of “Auld Lang Syne” will have a special poignancy for public radio fans this year, given the retirement of some of our long-time…

Sandbox has 'only scratched the surface' of what percussion instruments can do

Sandbox Percussion brought plenty of fun things to bang on at their concert in San Antonio last February. Catch the amazing sounds at this link!

Morning news brief

Donald Trump is indicted on felony charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. How conservative media are covering the indictment. Fitch strips the U.S. of its Triple-A bond rating.

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath speaks at Alamo event to kickoff fundraising campaign on Sept. 2, 2025

Texas school students called on to raise money for Alamo preservation

The campaign includes prizes for top fundraising individuals and schools.

Talia Schlanger

Talia Schlanger hosts World Cafe, which is distributed by NPR and produced by WXPN, the public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania. She got her start in broadcasting at the CBC, Canada's national public broadcaster. She hosted CBC Radio 2 Weekend Mornings on radio and was the on-camera host for two seasons of the television series CBC Music: Backstage,as well as several prime-time music TV specials for CBC, including the Quietest Concert Ever: On Fundy's Ocean Floor. Schlanger also guest hosted various flagship shows on CBC Radio One, including As It Happens, Day 6and Because News. Schlanger also won a Canadian Screen Award as a producer for CBC Music Presents: The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions, a cross-country rock 'n' roll road trip.

Robert Garcia

Robert Garcia is the Executive Producer of NPR Newscast, the unit that provides the most listened-to content in public radio with 28.6 million listeners each week. Garcia oversees the production and broadcast of 37 live newscasts Mondays through Fridays, and 24 each day on Saturdays and Sundays.

Roasted carrots and beets with lemon-ricotta spread. (Kathy Gunst/Here & Now)

Ditch the strict diet resolution and opt for some light, vegetable-forward comfort food instead

I’m not much for making resolutions on Jan. 1. It feels like a setup for failure. Of course, it’s great to set intentions to try to be a better you. But the old “I’ll lose ten pounds by February,” or “I won’t eat any sugar or drink any alcohol until April” just doesn’t work for me.

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