Launched in 2011, “State of Texas” is a weekly program focused on Texas politics. Produced at KXAN in Austin and seen in 14 markets, the program airs Sundays at 8:30 a.m. Central. It has been honored with the national Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism three times — in 2015 for coverage of the women’s health debate, in 2017 for an exposé on border security funding and in 2019 for an investigation into financial questions surrounding Texas oil and gas regulators. The show has also earned seven consecutive Emmys as the Best Political Program in Texas.
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