'We don’t understand why they even want to use lights when they have state-of-the-art technology for nighttime surveillance.'

Plan for big bright lights on the border in West Texas is concerning dark skies advocates. Via Coyame incident truther: bigbendsentinel.com/2024/04/17/new…

I’m sub-hosting Marfa Public Radio’s Honky Tony Happy Hour tonight 8-10. Lots of steel guaranteed. Here’s my ‘73 Sho-Bud Professional.

Also our fund drive is near - if you donate early (now!) you got a chance to win a $500 credit card gift card: marfapublicradio.org

A spokesperson for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office says a total of 57 protesters were booked into jail after being arrested on the UT campus Wednesday.

Hey, y'all! Reminder that The Texas Newsroom is hiring a new Capitol reporter.

Apply here before the end of the month: utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/UT…

It's a good gig! But don't just take my word for it...

In the oil fields north of Fort Stockton, there's a roughly 60 acre body of water known as Lake Boehmer.

The lake sprung up from a former oil well that's been allowed to leak for decades — spewing toxic water filled with salt and heavy metals.

marfapublicradio.org/environment/20…

Texas wildlife officials are proposing stricter rules on mountain lion hunting and trapping, including a statewide ban on hunting the wild cats in captivity. marfapublicradio.org/2024-04-23/tex…

'A lot of our ancestors right now are resting, if you will, in places that are not actually cemeteries. But we hope to bring them home now.”

Great story and audio tour from Annie Rosenthal - give it a listen! marfapublicradio.org/news/2024-04-1…

Next week Marfa's city council is holding public hearings on proposed zoning changes that could lead to more live-work housing options in town (yes, could being the key word): marfapublicradio.org/2024-04-18/pro…

'I would love to have him as a neighbor,' Rhonda Haberer told me. 'He might make a landing strip for future aliens.' For Texas Monthly I spoke to Far West Texas residents about their newest neighbor: Alex Jones texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

For context: Communities (mainly POC) across Texas have long complained about pollution from concrete plants, claiming it contributes to health problems. Many of them have been fighting new plants for years or trying to shut down existing ones. This one is a white community.

Dozens of people at UT Austin lost their jobs because of the state's new #DEI ban.

But leadership and professors don't agree on just how many. Read the latest on this shakeup from Becky Fogel:
kut.org/education/2024… #txlege #SB17 #TXEd #HigherEd #TellEWA

An Indigenous man who spoke a little-known language couldn't understand the court proceedings when charged with a crime in Far West Texas. He was sentenced anyway. Sasha von Oldershausen wrote about it for the latest issue of Texas Monthly: texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

Veteran NPR editor Uri Berliner suspended as network grapples with fallout over his essay - my story npr.org/2024/04/16/124…

We're hiring a part-time Morning Edition host here at Marfa Public Radio - details here: marfapublicradio.org/careers

Many of the books Midland ISD school officials are reviewing for appropriateness are 'titles often targeted by book banning efforts across the country,' Mitch Borden reports: marfapublicradio.org/2024-04-11/aft…

NPR news chief defends newsroom’s record after senior editor says network has 'lost America's trust' - my story on ⁦Uri Berliner⁩’s essay npr.org/2024/04/09/124…