David Martin Davies

6 days ago | tpr.org | David Martin Davies

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. The U.S. trade war with Mexico continues to stew — and tomatoes—America’s favorite vegetable that's actually a fruit—is caught in the squeeze. Tightening cross-border trade could mean higher prices for consumers. Mi Tierra Mexican food restaurant in San Antonio’s historic Market Square is an iconic hotspot, popular with locals and tourists alike.

1 week ago | tpr.org | David Martin Davies

Senate Bill 3 is sitting on Governor Abbott’s desk. If he doesn’t veto it, all hemp THC products in Texas will be banned on September 1, 2025. This includes popular items like vapes, drinks and edibles. Only non-intoxicating cannabinoids such as CBD and CBG would remain legal. This means that without a governor veto the $8 billion dollar hemp THC industry in Texas will go up in smoke, eliminating approximately 50,000 jobs.

1 week ago | texasstandard.org | David Martin Davies

From Texas Public Radio:The name Belle Starr conjures images of a pistol-packing, horse-riding woman, a defiant figure who earned the moniker “Queen of the Western Outlaws.” Her enduring fascination stems from a potent blend of truth and sensationalized myth, placing her uniquely among the rogues, rustlers and ruffians of the American frontier.

1 week ago | tpr.org | David Martin Davies

Fathers can be fairly enigmatic, generally speaking. Even the movies and books depict them as everything from bumbling to emotionally unavailable. The historian Augustine Sedgewick has written a book titled Fatherhood: A History of Love and Power. In it he shows the ways in which the story of fathers is the story of humanity’s great virtues–with the father as the representative of a family’s very survival and morality. It is also the story of how social hierarchy and patriarchy are intertwined.

1 week ago | tpr.org | David Martin Davies

The San Antonio City Council District 9 runoff election is scheduled for June 7, 2025, featuring Angi Taylor Aramburu and Misty Spears. District 9 encompasses the city’s far North Side, starting north of Loop 410. It is the seat held by longtime Councilman John Courage who left the seat to run for mayor. It is considered one of the most conservative districts in town.