KERA News

Texas Reports First West Nile Virus Case

Texas has its first human case of West Nile Virus this season. 

DISD Says Almost 300 Teachers Received Termination Notices Today

DISD says  nearly 300 teachers received termination notices today after a school board vote last night.Seven of the nine board members voted in favor of terminating the teachers and two DISD principals. Trustees Carla Ranger and Bernadette Nutall cast the dissenting votes.

Nation/World

Flooding Brings San Antonio To Standstill, Kills One

In one neighborhood, 54 were people rescued. They described a water level that "swallowed up trucks and was chin-high."

Art&Seek

This Week in Texas Music History: Mickey Newbury

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll learn about the first-and-only four-way-hit songwriter.

Krys Boyd
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  • John Mackey, Whole Foods Market

    On the April episode of KERA’s CEO, Whole Foods Market’s John Mackey talks about early challenges the company faced reaching a skeptical public, along with the company’s future and his call for a new age of corporate leadership.