Said it before and I'll say it again - EVERY vote counts in rural West Texas.

Tonight an Alpine City Council candidate won by just a single vote!

Storms a-brewin - view from Balmorhea State Park NWS Midland

🚨 BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE STORMS STARTING THIS AFTERNOON! 🚨

Storms will quickly become severe, capable of producing tornadoes, very large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain leading to flooding.

Stay aware and have a plan for safety no matter where you are!

#txwx #nmwx

The traditional Marfa Public Radio end-of-membership-drive block party is underway!

Still some work to do on our goal though - donate here: marfapublicradio.org/donate

Anti-abortion activists in Amarillo say they have collected enough signatures — more than 10,000 — to force the City Council to reconsider a policy that would outlaw using local streets to access an abortion in other states. bit.ly/4a1FiqD

Rachel Osier Lindley Named 2024 Public Media Journalists Association Editor of the Year

This is a BFD and so is ⁦Rachel Osier Lindley⁩. 💜🎧📻 pmja.org/news/rachel-os…

The LA design firm sued alongside Kim Kardashian by Marfa's Judd Foundation over allegedly fake Judd tables is asking a judge to dismiss the case.

The backstory: marfapublicradio.org/2024-03-28/mar…

Big deal story here in West Texas, glad Martha Pskowski is on it

Austin’s local prosecutor said today UT Austin’s policy to call in state/local police to arrest pro-Palestinian demonstrators is “unsustainable.”

The head of the UT System said the university will continue to make “every effort” to do just that.

kut.org/crime-justice/…

I spoke to Here & Now this morning about yesterday's protests on the UT Austin campus: wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

Senator Sarah Eckhardt UT Austin Police have started pepper spraying protesters

Texas is permitting releases of treated oilfield wastewater into rivers from the Pecos to the Atascosa. Some see a solution to reduce underground disposal. Others warn we don't know enough about pollutants in the water.
w/ Dylan Baddour & 📸 Justin Hamel
insideclimatenews.org/news/28042024/…

'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...