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Radio for a Wide Range. Serving Far West Texas and the Permian Basin with @NPR programming, eclectic music and local news.
Marfa, Texas marfapublicradio.org/donate Joined June 2009
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This is a moment for us to listen deeply to our community and reimagine how we serve you.

Read a letter from our Executive Director Anne Pitts Marozas here: marfapublicradio.org/highlight/2025…
www.marfapublicradio.org Our Path Forward: A Letter to Our Listeners Late Thursday night, Congress passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, eliminating $1.1 billion in federal support for public media — including $463,000 that Marfa Public Radio depends on each...
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Midland County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a new library materials reconsideration policy that takes the power to remove books away from a citizen-led review committee and gives it back to the county’s library director.

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www.marfapublicradio.org Midland County officials reverse course on library review committee Earlier this year, Midland County Commissioners created a citizen-led review committee that had the power to remove books from local libraries. This week, county officials revised the policy to make...
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Yolanda Saldivar was denied parole by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Thursday.

Saldivar was arrested and eventually convicted for the 1995 murder of Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez in Corpus Christi. Saldivar shot her at a hotel.

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www.marfapublicradio.org Yolanda Saldivar, convicted of killing Selena, will stay in prison The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted to deny parole over 'the Nature of the Offense.' She will be eligible again in 2030.
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The Lubbock public health director said Wednesday local efforts to fight a measles outbreak will be affected by the federal government’s announcement that it’s pulling $11 billion in COVID-era funding for public health departments.

Via @TexasTribune

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www.marfapublicradio.org Lubbock health official says federal funding cuts will hurt efforts to contain measles outbreak In Lubbock, federal grants helped hire workers to help with measles testing, vaccination to combat the outbreak that has spread to 15 counties.