David Martin Davies
David Martin Davies is a veteran journalist with more than 30 years of experience covering Texas, the border and Mexico.
Davies is the host of "The Source," an hour-long live call-in news program that airs on KSTX at noon Monday through Thursday. Since 1999 he was been the host and producer of "Texas Matters," a weekly radio news magazine and podcast that looks at the issues, events and people in the Lone Star State.
Davies' reporting has been featured on National Public Radio, American Public Media's "Marketplace" and the BBC. He has written for The San Antonio Light, The San Antonio Express-News, The Texas Observer and other publications.
His reporting has been recognized with numerous awards. In 2019 Davies was honored with a National Edward R. MurrowAward for his radio documentary exposing human sex trafficking. Davies was also awarded in 2019 by the Public Radio News Directors Inc. for best talk show. Davies was named the 2008 Texas Radio Journalist of the Year by the Houston Press Club. In 2019 he was recognized with a First Amendment Awards by the Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The Association for Women in Communications San Antonio Professional Chapter honored Davies with the 2015 Edna McGaffey Media Excellence Headliner Award.
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Many Texas drivers have noticed that highway flyover interchanges are more frequent and getting higher. For anyone with a fear of heights driving through a flyover is a white-knuckle experience. TPR's David Martin Davies takes a look at why Texas flyovers are so high. -
The decision came despite mounting threats to the warbler’s habitat from both land development and climate change. -
Roberson was scheduled to be executed on Thursday but an unprecedented legal move, a subpoena from the Texas House, saved him from lethal injection. Legislators are investigating why the state’s junk science law has not been applied in Roberson’s case and others on death row. -
A Texas man could soon be the first person in the U.S. to be executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.
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Supporters of death row inmate Robert Roberson say the state is about to execute an innocent man. Roberson was convicted of shaking his child to death.
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A new study shows that the Republican Party is gaining a significant advantage in the U.S. House of Representatives through partisan gerrymandering. The skewed maps are giving Republicans a 16-seat advantage in Congress. Five of those extra seats are coming right out of Texas. -
A runoff election in Texas Tuesday sees incumbent GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales facing off against Brandon Herrera, a far-right gun influencer.
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Tuesday's GOP primary runoff election for the 23rd District between Congressman Tony Gonzales and right-wing social media influencer Brandon Herrera is one example of a party at war with itself. -
Despite the conservative victory over abortion rights, many GOP delegates continue to call for tougher state abortion laws. -
The Smokehouse Creek Fire was the largest wildfire in Texas history. It killed at least two people, destroyed more than 500 structures, and devastated grasslands. Thursday night at 7pm CST, The Texas Newsroom is following up on the recovery and the lessons learned.
