WestTexasPublicRadio

Serving the Permian Basin with @NPR programming, classical music and local news at 91.3 FM

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

Hi, y’all! The team at @kxwt and all the news we tweet out has moved!

You can find all your West Texas coverage at @MarfaRadio 🤠

[Lana McGee Straub MLS RPL CMM @Lanawrites]

Stanton starting to float. This photo taken the corner of Carpenter and St. Francis. Carpenter underwater and west side of Hwy 137 flooded to center lane. @NWSMidland @NewsWest9WX @kxwt

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

On West Texas Talk, Ryan Paradiso speaks poet Donika Kelly about personal experiences that shaped "Bestiary," Kelly's debut collection of poetry.

Tune in at 6 pm tonight, or 9 am tomorrow morning.

Kelly will read at the St. George Pavilion on Sunday, August 5th at 7:30 pm.

[Carlos E. Morales @celizario]

I’m in Midland, Texas for the next #WestTexasWonders on @MarfaRadio. It’s gonna be all about the Tall City and why some of it’s skyscrapers are empty. Got a memory involving these hulking giants, I want to hear it 🏗🏫🏢

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

Tonight at 6 pm and tomorrow at 9 am, tune into "West Texas Talk" to hear a conversation between @rachmonroe & @RiceGonzalez. They talk about the Bronx & his novel, "Chulito."

Rice-Gonzales will read at the St. George Pavilion on Sunday, 7/29 at 7:30 pm

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

For the first story in the "West Texas Wonders" series, a listener asked what the real story behind the Marfa lights is. Reporter @_dtnguyen went looking for them to find out more.
https://t.co/6X21tHaiFw

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

On "West Texas Talk," @rachmonroe speaks to writer @clairevaye about deserts and her mother's influence on her writing. She is the author of the novel Gold Fame Citrus and the short story collection Battleborn. Tune in at 6 pm tonight, or 9 pm tomorrow morning!

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

Listen to a conversation with award winning investigative journalist Melissa del Bosque.

https://t.co/EJprd8PuCr

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

On "West Texas Talk," Chase Peeler talks about his research on music and its vital role in community and identity building in Terlingua. Hear more about Terlingua's unique music scene at 6 pm tonight, or 9 am Friday morning.

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

For families in Midland and Odessa, the price of oil makes the difference between hard times and high times.

https://t.co/lZ7MN37h01

[Marketplace @Marketplace]

In Midland, Texas, “even if you’re not in oil and gas, you’re in oil and gas.” https://t.co/YOgRXCviqH

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

Dr. Zacariah Hildenbrand joins us to talk about CLEAR's research on recycling produced water, its implications, and water monitoring the organization has been conducting in Balmorhea since 2016.

https://t.co/pquDrlJyVz

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

Tune in to "West Texas Talk" at 6 pm tonight or 9 am tomorrow to hear a conversation Jana La Brasca had with writer Lesley Stern. They discuss Stern's background, film, smoking, gardens, and feminism.

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

The Permian Basin’s growing frac sand industry is seeing thousands of trucks on the road daily, which some say is straining West Texas' infrastructure.

https://t.co/CEcr3fmPif

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

Tonight on "West Texas Talk," hear stories about taking big risks. Tune in at 6 pm to hear from Chloe Gallagher, Alexandra Gates, and Elise Pepple. All of the stories from Friday night are available online now!

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

We’re happy to announce West Texas Public Radio is joining the @wearehearken family with help of the CLEF subsidy.

The platform will allow us to engage and involve listeners in the stories we produce.

Stay tuned for West Texas Curious! 📻 https://t.co/wdwFsGApPT

[Hearken @wearehearken]

Thrilled to announce the first recipients of the CLEF Subsidy: what a collection! Check out these newsrooms and their big plans with Hearken and @groundsource:
https://t.co/ArDtSyTrfV

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

On "West Texas Talk," hear stories about big risks from our "All or Nothing" event in Odessa, TX. Tune in at 6 pm tonight, or 9 am tomorrow morning. Thanks to @odessaarts, @blacktuliptx, and The Rose Building for their support! @OAcrude

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

It's here! Our Spring membership drive kicks off this morning!

📞 Call 1-800-903-5787 to support public radio in West Texas.

💻 Or donate online here:
https://t.co/xsIssFGnnq

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

On WTT,
Diana Nguyen speaks to Lonn Taylor & artist Avram Dumitrescu about Taylor's book, "Marfa for the Perplexed." "The thesis of the book is really that Marfa has always been a refuge for individualists and eccentrics," Taylor explains. Tune in at 6 pm, or tomorrow at 9 am.

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

The $9.5 billion deal — which still requires shareholder and regulatory approval — would make the company the largest drilling operation in the Permian Basin.

https://t.co/G9NcLbSovj

[WestTexasPublicRadio @kxwt]

The report warns that the area of instability could be larger than the surveyed land — and that the entire region is vulnerable to human activity because of its geology. | via @TexasTribune

https://t.co/xyJdSLDiLj