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Focused on politics, policy, and culture in Texas. Long-form discussions with the leaders at the forefront of a rapidly changing state.
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College Football Kickoff in Focus with Zac Babb (opens the original)
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On this week's episode of Texas in Focus , host Matthew Reyna interviews Zac Babb, a producer for the Mean Green Sports Network and longtime radio voice for University of North Texas athletics. The Mean Green football team kicked off its season on Saturday, September 5 against the Indiana Hoosiers, the defending national champions. During the interview, Babb answers questions about his expectations for the Mean Green football team, how he got involved with sports broadcasting, and what's on the
LBJ Day in Focus with Lara Hall (opens the original)
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On this week's episode of Texas in Focus , host Matthew Reyna interviews Lara Hall, the curator of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin. Every year on August 27, Texas celebrates LBJ Day as a state holiday. During the interview, Hall answers questions about what a presidential library does, how the library consolidates President Johnson's long career into something easily digestible for patrons, and how the library's staff will commemorate LBJ Day in 2026. Intro/Outro Music:
SAFILM 2026 Wrap Up in Focus (opens the original)
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On this week's episode, host Matthew Reyna reviews the 2026 San Antonio Film Festival. In the first segment, filmmaker and professor Bart Weiss joins the program to discuss his short documentary, Rolling Film, Rocking History: Al Maysles Captures the Beatles . In the second segment, director Chris Veninga talks about traveling to San Antonio to show his new short film, Hit It Off . In the third and final segment, Matthew interviews Christian York, who directed and co-wrote the short film Frozen
SAFILM 2026 in Focus with Adam Rocha (opens the original)
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On this week's episode of Texas in Focus , host Matthew Reyna interviews Adam Rocha to preview the 2026 San Antonio Film Festival. Rocha is the founder and executive director of the festival. During the interview, Rocha answers questions about the history of the San Antonio Film Festival, the movies he is most looking forward to watching this year, and the work it takes to organize a successful festival. The 32nd San Antonio Film Festival starts on Tuesday, July 21, and runs through Sunday, July
San Antonio in Focus with Councilwoman Teri Castillo (opens the original)
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On this week's episode of Texas in Focus , host Matthew Reyna interviews San Antonio City Councilwoman Teri Castillo. Councilwoman Castillo represents District 5, anchored in San Antonio's Westside, and won a third term in 2025. During the interview, Castillo answers questions about her journey to public office, her proposal to move some City Council meetings throughout the city's ten council districts, her experience leading the charge to rename Cesar Chavez Blvd, and her connection to the loca
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