The Source

By David Martin DaviesGovernment

The Source episodes

October 19 What is driving the price of diesel higher?
Diesel fuel prices have surged across the United States, threatening to increase consumer prices and intensify inflation as the country struggles with global energy disruptions. What are the factors that have created a national diesel emergency?
26 min
October 19 PBS FRONTLINE's 'American Voices 2026' revisits a divided nation ahead of midterm elections
Heading into what could be a historic midterm election, a new PBS FRONTLINE documentary returns to ordinary Americans to explore how their lives, political views and hopes for the country's future have changed over the last six years.
26 min
October 18 Jesse Salame takes over as chief of the San Antonio Police Department
San Antonio City Council unanimously confirmed the selection of 27-year SAPD veteran Jesse Salame as the department's next police chief. The selection lays the foundation for the next era of the San Antonio Police Department, which for more than 20 years had been led by William McManus before his retirement this summer.
26 min
October 18 As Pope Leo recovers from cancer surgery, ‘American Pope’ examines his path to the Vatican
In “American Pope: Leo XIV’s Road from the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City,” NPR journalists, Daniel Burke and Scott Detrow present the first comprehensive, impressively sourced biography of the new pontiff. The two journalists spent the year after Leo’s election reporting in Peru, Chicago, and Rome. As a result, readers are introduced to a man at varying stages of his life and now leader of the Catholic Church.
26 min
October 14 Texas attorney general race pits Democrat Nathan Johnson against Republican Mayes Middleton
Democrat Nathan Johnson of Dallas faces Republican Mayes Middleton of Galveston and Libertarian Tom Oxford in the election for Texas Attorney General. Johnson joins "The Source" to take listener questions. Middleton declined TPR's invitation to come on the air.
26 min
October 14 School vouchers and public education divide candidates in Texas House District 118
Southern Bexar County is home to one of the most competitive Texas House races, with Democrat Kristian Carranza and Republican Jorge Borrego vying for House District 118.
26 min
October 13 Bexar County voters to select new district attorney
Bexar County voters will choose a new district attorney Nov. 3, with prosecution priorities, staffing and alternatives to incarceration shaping the race to succeed retiring Democrat Joe Gonzales. Democrat Luz Elena Chapa faces Republican Ashley Foster and independent Jason Wolff,
50 min
October 12 Goodwin challenges Patrick on schools, THC and data centers
Republican incumbent Dan Patrick faces Democrat Vikki Goodwin in the race for Texas lieutenant governor, a powerful office that leads the state Senate and helps shape Texas’ legislative agenda. Also running are Libertarian Anthony Cristo and Green Party candidate Kevin McCormick.
26 min
October 12 Texas Railroad Commission race pits GOP activist against oil field engineer
Republican Bo French, a former Tarrant County GOP chairman and energy investor, faces Democrat Jon Rosenthal, a Houston state representative and oil field engineer, for Texas railroad commissioner. The agency regulates oil and gas. Libertarian Arthur DiBianca is also running.
26 min
October 11 Pre-K for SA seeks 20-year extension on sales tax revenue
San Antonio voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to extend the sales tax supporting Pre-K 4 SA for another 20 years. Proposition A would continue the existing one-eighth-of-one-percent sales and use tax after its authorization expires in 2029, extending funding through 2049.
26 min

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The Source is a daily, one-hour call-in talk program that gives listeners in San Antonio the opportunity to call and connect with our in-studio guests and city-wide audience.The Source seeks to give…