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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 14m

Working with TxDOT, the City of San Antonio trimmed its infrastructure wish list for the 2027 bond and the sports and entertainment district. Read More👉 ebx.sh/Prvjvz

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 24m

For National Taco Day, Mando Rayo, host of the Tacos of Texas podcast, traces Taco Bell’s origins. Read More👉 ebx.sh/IFfdNd

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 34m

Freeman Coliseum holds nearly 12,000 at capacity, but security arrangements are likely to reduce space if necessary. Read More👉 ebx.sh/fFVl44

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 46m

Gov. Greg Abbott is escalating attacks on Gina Hinojosa as some polls show a closer race and Republicans confront voter concerns about the economy. Read More👉 ebx.sh/g0I6rm

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 1h

A new DEA-led task force in San Antonio will investigate fentanyl overdoses, target drug suppliers and address violence tied to distribution. Read More👉 ebx.sh/mjeuD7

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 1h

The sixth annual “Raza Cósmica” film festival in San Antonio highlights sci-fi and speculative films made by Latinx and BIPOC filmmakers. The free showcase kicks off Oct. 8 with the screening of "Daughters of the Forest" by filmmaker Otilia Portillo Padua. Read More👉 ebx.sh/8w3Lci

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 2h

The SAISD Foundation has opened a free supply store for San Antonio ISD teachers, offering classroom materials at no cost and aiming to serve 3,000 educators during its first year. Read More👉 ebx.sh/9mXsW1

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 2h

The Paramount and Warner Bros. merger has survived court challenges, public protests and regulatory scrutiny. Now, the Hollywood heavyweight, named Skydance, begins operating.

New Hollywood era begins with an epic mega merger between Paramount and Warner Bros.

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 3h

While Trump pushes to get his name on the Kennedy Center and other public sites, history shows that sitting presidents have almost always avoided putting their brands on government assets.

A history of presidents naming things after themselves (It's short. They rarely do)

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 4h

Affordability, Latino turnout and Trump's endorsement shape race for Texas’ redrawn 35th District. Democrat Johnny Garcia is betting that frustration over household costs can overcome the new map’s Republican advantage.

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 5h

Voters are already voting in the midterms. This year, some voters are trying something new to get ready for the election: asking AI to help research their ballot and even decide who to vote for.

People are asking ChatGPT to help them decide how to vote in the midterms

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 8h

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. Read More👉 ebx.sh/FdrLsI

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 9h

Democrat Kristin Hook and Republican Mark Teixeira are competing for Texas’ open 21st Congressional District seat, offering contrasting approaches to affordability, immigration and the federal government. Hook joins "The Source" to take listener questions. Read More👉 ebx.sh/AWs2tY

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 10h

Republican Jorge Borrego and Democrat Kristian Carranza are competing for HD-118, an open Texas House seat in southern Bexar County. They are offering different approaches to education and affordability in one of the state’s closely watched legislative races. Read More👉 ebx.sh/YJg3kj

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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 12h

The audio was initially leaked to and confirmed by The New York Times. A senior advisor to Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Paxton calls the audio “manipulated nonsense” but does not deny Paxton was the speaker.

Paxton worries about drop in polling numbers after midterm GOP convention in leaked audio

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 16h

This year, federal forecasters say the planet could see the strongest El Niño event on record. Here's what you need to know.

Super El Niño is here. What's so super about it?

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 19h

Some North Texans who live near an Amazon distribution center are upset their community became one of the first to approve drone deliveries.

Amazon drone delivery could soon come to more Texans — like it or not

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 20h

Hollywood wants to tap into the built-in audience for video games. NPR's Stephen Thompson and Vincent Acovino discuss what it takes to make a video game adaptation that works beyond its fan base.

Cineplexity: Can Hollywood make video game movies that stand on their own?

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 21h

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the district last year after it delayed displaying the posters, which is required by state law. Galveston ISD school board members decided to delay the displays while the law faced legal challenges.

Galveston ISD ordered to display Ten Commandments posters in classrooms following Paxton lawsuit

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 21h

Roughly 30% of voucher recipients previously attended public schools. When those students leave their districts for private or home school options they take with them thousands in state funding.

Voucher program could cost Texas schools close to $300 million in funding, new report shows

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 21h

The latest case was confirmed in goats in Crockett County as officials also recorded the first wild New World screwworm fly detected in a U.S. surveillance trap as the parasite continues to spread. Read More👉 ebx.sh/yK069g

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 22h

Duo Goldpine's October concert is at Cave Without a Name. And that's 100 feet below the ground. Read More👉 ebx.sh/hCPMGT

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 22h

Cooler fall temperatures mean an increase in daytime lone star tick activity in areas where sweltering summer temperatures kept them at bay. Read More👉 ebx.sh/W3gUNq

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 23h

Fall finally feels like it's arrived for San Antonio, while a tropical disturbance may keep temperatures up along the coast. Read More👉 ebx.sh/2JTDkP

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 23h

Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio is partnering with scientists at Adelaide University in Australia to create a quantum RF sensor. Read More👉 ebx.sh/qx7CiN

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Some of the dip can be explained away by the city's lower sales tax rate that was in effect this August, compared to last. Effective Jan. 1 2026, San Antonio’s city sales tax rate dropped from 1.250% to 1.125%. Read More👉 ebx.sh/JiqXCU

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

He’ll appear at the Freeman Coliseum with Republican Carlos De La Cruz, who is running in the newly redrawn 35th Congressional District. Read More👉 ebx.sh/X0CrvF

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

SAISD is asking voters to approve a $600 million bond package without identifying which schools would receive most of the money. Read More👉 ebx.sh/2NyBcr

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Opponents marched through San Antonio’s East Side on Saturday as local officials weigh legal action against a planned ICE detention facility. Read More👉 ebx.sh/AtpMIF

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The case centers on whether local governments can hold giant energy companies accountable for the local harms of climate change, but it has repercussions beyond climate.

Supreme Court's new term kicks off with blockbuster climate change case

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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. Read More👉 ebx.sh/2myAQL

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Texas Republicans dramatically reshaped the 35th Congressional District to help expand their U.S. House majority. 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. 👉 ebx.sh/phOWpF

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The two missions, falling under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, will switch roles onboard the ISS before Crew-12 will fly back to Earth.

NASA, SpaceX’s Crew-13 is onboard the ISS. After swapping places, Crew-12 could return Monday

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

When conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya was hired as Music Director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) in the year 2000, it meant a big change for that orchestra.

Connecting Peru and Texas through the work of Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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." Read More👉 ebx.sh/pjXqtT

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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. Read More👉 ebx.sh/Twbj9s

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“People are still writing [classical] music today, and people are performing music by living composers." This Sunday, you'll have the opportunity to hear some right before you in the home of composer Peter Petroff, in Fair Oaks Ranch.

House concert presents new music in an intimate setting

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said Friday she now supports legal action to halt the conversion of an East Side warehouse into a 1,500-person immigration processing center. Read More👉 ebx.sh/WYx07q

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Republican Brandon Herrera’s past online comments about women and children are drawing scrutiny as the firearms manufacturer and YouTube personality faces Democrat Katy Padilla Stout in Texas’ sprawling 23rd Congressional District. Read More👉 ebx.sh/liBius

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

MacArthur “genius grant” recipient Vincent Valdez will share prints of drawings from his "The New Americans" series on Saturday at the Guadalupe Latino Bookstore as part of the ACLU of Texas’ artist-in-residence program. Read More👉 ebx.sh/ELRgFO

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Wemby told reporters during a practice session at team headquarters on Thursday that you won't see him in any advertising that promotes sports gambling. Read More👉 ebx.sh/lhNDq0

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Texas passed the Life of the Mother Act in 2025, aiming to clarify the narrow medical exception to the state's abortion ban. Advocates are still working to spread the word. Read More👉 ebx.sh/CO9Krc

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Amber Guyger was originally sentenced to 10 years for the murder of Botham Jean in 2019. The board did not say when she would be released. Read More👉 ebx.sh/njcuHt

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Conservation Society of San Antonio has canceled A Night in Old San Antonio (NIOSA) for Fiesta 2027, saying the longtime celebration is no longer fulfilling its purpose as a fundraiser for historic preservation and education. Read More👉 ebx.sh/2xnSUs

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A flood watch remains in effect until 7 p.m. Friday for San Antonio, portions of the Hill Country and much of South Central Texas. The National Weather Service said an additional 1 to 4 inches of rain is possible across much of the region. Read More👉 ebx.sh/yV1bZq

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The 17% tariff on Mexican tomato imports, combined with bad weather in Florida and Mexico, has caused the price of salsa ingredients to spike in recent months. Read More👉 ebx.sh/FFZdl8

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The FAA's ambitious overhaul of the air traffic control system comes amid rising public anxiety about AI. The CEO of the company that's building the software explains how it works.

Do AI and air traffic control mix? CEO addresses anxiety about new FAA tool

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thousands of Texas voter registration records didn’t make it to county officials on time this year. You can check if yours is among them. Read More👉 ebx.sh/e58mKl

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.

Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The fridge-size satellite with AI chips on board is part of Project Suncatcher, the company's moonshot effort to put AI data centers in space and harness solar energy.

Google launches Project Suncatcher, a step towards AI data centers in space