Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, TX)

Texas Public Radio, commonly known as TPR, is the broadcasting name for a network of public radio stations that cater to the south central region of Texas. This includes areas such as San Antonio, the Texas Hill Country, and the Big Country in West Central Texas. All these stations are connected to National Public Radio.

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Some federal agencies dealing with DOGE cuts feel confusion and concern for the future

1 day ago | tpr.org | Geoff Brumfiel |Andrea Hsu |Kirk Siegler

Reporters have been looking at federal agencies and employees impacted by DOGE cuts from food inspectors to nuclear scientists to firefighters, and the broader effects of the restructuring efforts. Copyright 2025 NPR
San Antonio's Alamo hosts topping off ceremony for education center

1 day ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. The $550 million local and state makeover of Alamo Plaza reached another milestone on Wednesday—a topping out ceremony for the new Texas Cavalier's Education Center. Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham joined local dignitaries, and school students at the ceremony to sign a giant beam before it was lifted into place to complete the skeletal frame for the building.
San Antonio home market trending better for buyers

1 day ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. The local housing market is showing signs of becoming more buyer friendly, according to figures this week from the San Antonio Board of Realtors. Home sales dropped a modest one percent in April compared to the same month of 2024. Median home prices dropped 3% to $304,000 in the same comparison. And inventory or the number of homes available for purchase rose too.
Fallen San Antonio, Bexar County law enforcement officers to be honored at ceremonies

1 day ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Bexar County commissioners honored fallen county law enforcement officers on Tuesday. The Officer Down Memorial website reports there have been 18 line of duty deaths among the ranks of county law enforcement during its history. The most recent was 56-year-old Deputy Ronald Rudy Butler who contracted COVID-19 while on the job and died in September 2021. Commissioners approved a proclamation to honor those officers and recognize National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day on Thursday.
San Antonio heat wave peaking but more sizzle to come

1 day ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick |Marian Navarro

San Antonians will need to continue to find ways to remain cool as a heat wave is now expected to sizzle until at least Sunday. An icy paleta under the shade of a giant Texas live oak may not be enough. Indoor air conditioning with a giant Texas tea sounds better. Precautions are definitely needed to prevent heat-related illnesses, especially among vulnerable groups. San Antonio broke the record high on Tuesday at exactly 3:47 p.m. when the temperature hit 103.
How did the Mavericks beat long odds to win top overall pick in the NBA draft?

2 days ago | tpr.org | Becky Sullivan |Juana Summers |Vincent Acovino |John Ketchum

The Dallas Mavericks have received the top pick in the next NBA Draft ... which has led to questions after the team traded away its star to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this year.
New technology will aid San Antonio area voters and election workers

2 days ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Bexar County commissioners on Tuesday approved the $1.4 million purchase of 1,100 new Poll Pads to speed voter check-ins at election sites and to aid curbside voters casting an electronic ballot.
San Antonio heat wave to start hot and dry and will end muggy and oppressive

2 days ago | tpr.org | Brian Kirkpatrick

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. A high-pressure system over San Antonio will result in dangerous record heat this week and possibly next week too, according to the National Weather Service. West and southwest wind flows blowing across the Mexican plateau into South Texas are also helping to enhance the heat around the Alamo City, forecasters said.
In Texas, insurers are watching your home from above. It could cost you coverage.

2 days ago | tpr.org | Audrey McGlinchy

Tracy Gartenmann had no idea the company that insured her home against wildfires, hailstorms and high winds was also spying on her. Until she got an email. In January, a representative for Travelers Insurance emailed Gartenmann to say the company would not renew the policy she'd had on her home in Austin for more than a decade. Trees had edged too close to her roof, a company representative said, endangering the home. How did they know?
Corte suspende orden ejecutiva de la Casa Blanca que recortaría fondos para bibliotecas y museos

2 days ago | tpr.org | Andrew Limbong

Lee esta noticia en inglés. Un juez federal frenó el intento del presidente Trump de eliminar el Instituto de Servicios de Museos y Bibliotecas, dependencia que proporciona financiación federal a bibliotecas y museos de todo el país. El 14 de marzo, Trump emitió una orden ejecutiva que exigía la eliminación, "en la máxima medida que permita la ley aplicable" de siete entidades gubernamentales, incluido el IMLS.