Nina Diaz finally returns to the stage: this time both solo…and sober. A strikingly candid conversation with the longtime voice of the legendary all-girl rock trio Girl in a Coma.
June 23, 2014
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Nina Diaz finally returns to the stage: this time both solo…and sober. A strikingly candid conversation with the longtime voice of the legendary all-girl rock trio Girl in a Coma.
May 8, 2026
After three deaths on a cruise ship, fears over hantavirus are going viral online. A top Texas epidemiologist shares what science says.The race for a U.S. Senate seat from Texas is getting a lot of attention as current Attorney General Ken Paxton tries to take the seat of a fellow Republican. But what about the […]
May 7, 2026
Valley Fever cases are rising in West Texas
Texas lawmakers have long known about flood dangers along the Guadalupe. So why were calls for life-saving protections not heeded?Amid lawsuits, two top state leaders say they want to make it easier for summer camps along the Guadalupe to reopen this summer, less than a year after the deadly July 4 floods.Plans to open a […]
May 6, 2026
Paxton faces fundraising squeeze in tight Senate race
Some of Ken Paxton’s usual big backers have not pitched in yet for his U.S. Senate race. What does that tell us about the runoff election?Houston ISD is trying something new next school year, launching so-called AI-focused schools. What’s that mean exactly?The business of craft brewing was growing for years, but now they’re shutting down […]
May 5, 2026
Supreme Court order keeps abortion pill access in flux
The Supreme Court intervenes in the battle over the medication mifepristone that is used for abortions mailed across the country.An ICE agent shot and killed Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen, on South Padre Island in 2025 — but his family in San Antonio didn’t find out how he died for nearly a year. What […]
May 4, 2026
Hemp rulings reshape what’s legal in Texas
A cloud of confusion over rulings involving THC and smokable hemp in Texas: What’s legal, what’s not, and why now?In this midterm election year, a test of efforts to expand legal protections and access to voting for Texans with visual impairments. We’ll hear why researchers say barriers are still common.Thousands nationwide are exonerated as laws […]
May 1, 2026
Texas camps race to meet new safety rules
Camp Mystic withdrew its application to operate this summer, but dozens of other Texas camps are still trying to get state approval to open.Corpus Christi’s water crisis could soon mean people have to make big cuts in water usage — but there’s concern leadership isn’t prepared for the mounting emergency.A Texan in the Trump administration […]
April 30, 2026
How the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling could impact Texas
The Voting Rights Act is losing more teeth. We’ll look at what a Supreme Court ruling means for redistricting.Also, another Supreme Court case is examining when and how police can use cell phone data. We’ll check in with our tech expert about what’s at stake.China is making brand-new cars for cheap. It’s hard to get […]
April 29, 2026
South Texas water crisis spreads beyond Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi has been careening towards a water emergency, but it’s not the only city along the Gulf with water woes.Another court battle over hemp, this time what stores can sell during a longer legal tie-up is at stake.The United Arab Emirates is leaving the world’s most powerful oil cartel. We’ll look at what that […]
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