Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTexas Matters: Canadian mother says Dilley ICE detention center is a 'prison,' not a family facility
The ICE detention center in Dilley, Texas, is again at the center of a national fight over the detention of migrant families and children. But for Ta…
3 months ago
James Talarico and the race for U.S. Senate
This week on Texas Matters we hear from the Democratic nominee for Senate — James Talarico. We also hear from Scott Braddock about the race between T…
3 months, 1 week ago
Texas Matters: SB4 is blocked, and West Texas border wall moves forward
This week on Texas Matters: Sections of SB4 are blocked — which would have allowed local police to arrest suspected illegal border crossers. And Desp…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Texas Matters: Pass The Biscuits, Pappy - Part Two
“Pass the Politics Pappy” explores the remarkable political rise of W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, a flour salesman who used his popular radio show and cat…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Texas Matters: Watering down FEMA, abortion pill access, Texas prisons' compassionate release and questions about Texas ocean desal
This week on Texas Matters: How the Trump administration is watering down FEMA. The prison system's compassionate release program is called a "failur…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Texas Matters: Sharia law rhetoric, abortion care fallout, and a contested death row case
This week on Texas Matters: Why “Sharia law” has become a flashpoint in Texas politics. How the state’s abortion ban is tied to new scrutiny after th…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Texas Matters: A populist history of Texas
This week on Texas Matters — The story of Texas that we typically hear is one with a conservative bias.But there are parts of Texas history that refl…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Texas Matters: Larry McMurtry and the making of the modern Texas myth
This week on "Texas Matters," the life and writing of Larry McMurtry and how he refined the myths of being a Texan. David Streitfeld has written a bi…
5 months, 1 week ago
Texas Matters: Music from behind the walls of Texas prisons
This week on Texas Matters — forgotten songs from Texas prisons. Heartfelt tracks written, performed, and recorded by incarcerated men. The resurrect…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Texas Matters: How Texas got religion
Millions of Texans tell pollsters religion is very important in their lives. Every Sunday hundreds of megachurches fill up and celebrate their faith …
5 months, 3 weeks ago