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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

District 118 candidates incumbent Republican Rep. John Lujan and Democratic challenger Kristian Carranza take your calls and talk about their vision for the future of Texas, including the issues of school vouchers, expanding health care and border security.

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."