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July 21, 2025 The Texas homeowners insurance crisis
Texas is experiencing a home insurance crisis. This has led to skyrocketing insurance premiums, making homeownership increasingly unaffordable for many Texans. This is due to increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, rising costs of materials and labor, and the impact of inflation. Some insurers are leaving Texas leaving more homeowners exposed to risk.
51 min
July 20, 2025 Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' could mean bigger electric bills for Texans
A report from the Texas Reliability Entity shows that the ERCOT grid is increasingly reliable. And that’s mostly because of solar and battery storage additions to the state’s energy portfolio. That directly contradicts President Trump’s Department of Energy. Also, at the summer heat comes back, ERCOT expects to approach record peak demand this week. And the state’s booming solar and storage will keep the power on—just as GOP politics takes aim at renewables.
51 min
July 16, 2025 VIA focuses on improving service with frequency and growing ridership
Via metropolitan transit is moving on the development of mass transportation. There are the Green and Silver advanced rapid transit lines. The Better Bus Plan looks to boost frequency on key routes. What is Transit Oriented Development (TOD)? What is the long-term vision for VIA?
49 min
July 15, 2025 Climate change and the Guadalupe River flash flood
The July 4th flash flood that hit Kerr County and community along the upper Guadalupe River is one of the worst natural disasters to hit modern Texas. The sudden downpour of so much rain prompts the question—Did Climate Change play a role? Author and climate scientist Kate Marvel takes a look.
26 min
July 15, 2025 Send in the drones: A new era of warfare
The nature of war has changed. Ukraine has developed new technologies and strategies in fighting off the invasion of Russia using low cost drones. They are making tanks and heavy artillery almost obsolete, while being able to launch pin-point attacks deep inside of Russia. How capable are drones? Is the United States learning how to use and defend against these new tech weapons?
26 min
July 14, 2025 The people deficit—What happens when depopulation becomes a crisis?
Around the world many nations are facing a full-blown depopulation crisis. In the U.S. birth rates have steadily declined and the U.S. fertility rate is now well below replacement level. Some parts of the country are already experiencing population loss, aging demographics, and labor shortages. What needs to happen to change the population decline before it’s too late?
50 min
July 13, 2025 FRONTLINE: Trump and the rule of law
What is happening to the American bedrock idea of the rule of law under a president who isn’t confined by the law? PBS’s FRONTLINE takes a look at President Trump’s second term and goes inside the high-stakes showdown between Trump and the courts over presidential power. How is Trump testing the extent of his power—and can the limits hold?
51 min
July 10, 2025 Fitbit or Fit-snitch: The Promise and Pitfalls of Wearable Health Technology
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he wants all Americans wearing wearable health monitoring technology within the next four years. Wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers surveil health metrics like heart rate, blood pressure and glucose levels. How helpful is that info and how private is it?
26 min
July 08, 2025 Turning your yard into an ecosystem
Many gardeners are mindful of the environmental impact of their green thumb hobby. But there are many plantings that are beautiful, viable, and functional. Many are edible, therapeutic, medicinal, and attractive to pollinators. We’re going to hear about Plants with Purpose – and how to grow them.
26 min
July 08, 2025 How the SBA can assist in Kerr County's recovery
When natural disasters strike and federal emergency declarations are made, the U.S. Small Business Administration steps in with a vital recovery tool: low-interest disaster loans — including for communities in Central Texas recently impacted by flash flooding.
51 min

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