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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An unusual legal move has bought more time for a Texas man who was set to be executed Thursday evening. -
It was a short-lived victory for the federal government over Texas’ anti-migrant border buoys. The day after a federal judge ordered the buoys' removal, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency stay. -
The string of wrecking ball-sized buoys is the centerpiece of what Abbott calls “Operation Lone Star,” which also includes razor wire on the riverbank and arresting migrants for trespassing. Texas Public Radio takes us by kayak to the barrier and to the people it's trying to keep out.
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Emails from the Texas Department of Public Safety allege state troopers witnessed several incidents of migrant abuse in Eagle Pass as part of Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott's controversial border security initiative. State officials deny the allegations. -
Some family members of victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary have been protesting and even camping out at district headquarters demanding accountability from law enforcement agencies that responded to the shooting. -
In conservative Gillespie County, the elections administrator and her two deputies have resigned, with at least one citing threats fueled by misinformation. -
There are many questions about law enforcement's actions during the shooting last month in Uvalde. But because the suspect was killed, not all of the information may come to light. -
The Texas Poison Center has received 260 calls with ivermectin poisoning. Ivermectin is a livestock dewormer, and people are using it to prevent or treat a coronavirus infection. -
Twenty-nine people died in two mass shootings in Texas last month. What is the response from Texans and their political representatives? Will these latest… -
A former U.S. ambassador to Mexico warned that the recent drama over tariffs on Mexican products may not be over. He's worried it may resume in three...
