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After Texans were plunged into the darkness and freezing temperatures after a winter storm and collapse of the EROCT grid, what happens next? Who gets the blame? And will Texas admit that climate change is real?

Millions lost power when winter storm Uri ravaged Texas last week. More than 370,000 San Antonio homes went dark during the worst of the forced outages, leaving about 43% of CPS Energy customers without electricity, lights or heat amid freezing temperatures. Many residents didn't get power back for days. Some didn't survive.

Frustrated by the perception of the border as a lawless land, two Texas border natives embarked on a 1,200-mile journey to capture the region’s untold stories. Their project is now being resurrected in a new music collaboration.

In a system of government that was founded on checks and balances, has the president become too powerful?

While overall unemployment has skyrocketed during COVID-19, the rate for women has been higher than for men. Experts say the pandemic may also worsen the gender pay gap, which is even greater for women of color. How could the health crisis affect progress toward workforce and wage equity for women in America?

San Antonio’s economic segregation is perhaps most reflected in the city’s near West Side, located just west of downtown. The construction of highways in the 1960s physically separated the area from the city center and blocks of homes were torn down in the name of urban renewal.

Bexar County is rolling out a new program to train deputies to identify mental health calls and to ensure those are routed to a separate unit specifically equipped to handle those kinds of crises.

What is "freedom"? What does it mean to be "free"? The answer hasn't always been the same.

Antisemitism is on the rise around the world, including in the United States. According to a 2020 report, 88% of Jews considered antisemitism a problem today in the U.S. and 37% reported being a victim of it in the past five years. What's being done to combat the resurgence of religiously biased hate? Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week is Jan. 25-29. How do we contextualize the modern-day relevance of this crucial history?

In collaboration with The John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation, a Fund of The San Antonio Area Foundation, TPR presents Vital Conversations, a series of community conversations centered on four priority impact areas: Livable & Resilient Communities; Youth Success; Successful Aging; and Cultural Vibrancy.