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Two years ago, Elon Musk bought the social media platform Twitter, now known as X, in a $44 billion deal. Now it's estimated to be worth $7 billion. Along that same timeline Musk has become more vocal in his far-right-wing politics. The new book "Character Limit" charts Musk and Twitter's downward spiral.
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Brad Chandler Simpson is in the Bexar County Jail, charged with assault in connection with his wife's disappearance. Suzanne Simpson has been missing for a week. Domestic violence is very real and all too common in Bexar County. What does the Simpson case tell us about intimate partner abuse?
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Election Day is just weeks away. It won’t be long before we’re able to vote in Texas.But there is something sinister going on with our election, something that journalist Ari Berman says is a five-alarm fire for democracy. He says there is definitely a plot to steal the election.
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Timothy Snyder's "On Freedom" draws on the work of philosophers and political dissidents and conversations with contemporary thinkers. Snyder also lays out how American conservatives have gotten freedom wrong. Also how Donald Trump with Project 2025 is a threat to actual freedom in America. Snyder identifies the practices that will allow us to design a government in which we and future generations can flourish.
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The Texas near-total abortion ban continues to reveal its unintended consequences that are making childbirth in the state less safe and increasing the rates of infant and maternal mortality.
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Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar is seeking reelection. Salazar took heat when he went on stage during the Democratic National Convention and blasted Donald Trump for weakening border security.
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PBS FRONTLINE investigates the lives and views of Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz as they run for vice president. Where did they come from and who do they represent? In a historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal the influences and ideas each would bring to the White House.
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This Saturday the 9th Annual Monarch Butterfly & Pollinator Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. at Brackenridge Park. Over 30 educational partners will provide hands-on, nature-based experiences for children and adults to over an expected over 3,500 attendees. This is a free event and open to the public.
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"Chasing The Tide" charts a 370-mile trek across the seven barrier islands of Texas. The series will air on all Texas PBS stations. It highlights efforts by individuals, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies to conserve Texas’ wild coast and future-proof communities at the mercy of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont says Texas has a chance to turn blue this election and he's in the region to rally support for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president.
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TPR's The Source is producing a series of candidate interviews for the 2024 election season. Today we hear from Democrat Cecilia Castellano who is running for HD 80. Former Uvalde Mayor Don Mclaughlin is the Republican in the race. TPR's "The Source" has invited McLaughlin to come on air and we are working on setting a date for that discussion.
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Heading into the vice president debate we look at the job of being Veep. It has been called worthless by some of the people who were Vice Presidents. But now the job has grown – while still playing second banana. We look at the "Modern American Vice Presidency: The Transformation of a Political Institution."
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The American overdose crisis has reached record-breaking levels; preventable overdoses are now responsible for more annual deaths than traffic accidents, suicide, or gun violence. Fentanyl—the cheap synthetic opioid—remains poorly understood by policymakers and the public. We separate the facts from the fiction surrounding fentanyl.
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Democrats have relied on the Latino vote but we are seeing a red shift. More Latinos are voting for Republican candidates. This is despite the anti-immigration rhetoric and threats of mass deportations. Paola Ramos investigates and has written the book : "Defectors – the rise of the latino far right and what it means for America."
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Election denialism and myths of voter fraud have long been part of the history of the United States. And here we are again.The survival of our democracy is on the line as efforts are underway to keep many away from the ballot box.Marc Favreau joins us to discuss his new book "Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote. "
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Marc LaHood is the Republican Party candidate for Texas House District 121 which had been represented by Steve Allison. The Democrat in the race is Laurel Jordan Swift.