On this week's episode of Texas in Focus, host Matthew Reyna interviews Zac Babb, a producer for the Mean Green Sports Network and longtime radio voice for University of North Texas athletics. The Mean Green football team kicked off its season on Saturday, September 5 against the Indiana Hoosiers, the defending national champions. During the interview, Babb answers questions about his expectations for the Mean Green football team, how he got involved with sports broadcasting, and what's on the horizon for the North Texas athletic department.

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Zac Babb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zacbabb

On this week's episode of Texas in Focus, host Matthew Reyna interviews Lara Hall, the curator of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin. Every year on August 27, Texas celebrates LBJ Day as a state holiday. During the interview, Hall answers questions about what a presidential library does, how the library consolidates President Johnson's long career into something easily digestible for patrons, and how the library's staff will commemorate LBJ Day in 2026.

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Plan Your Visit at the LBJ Presidential Library: https://www.lbjlibrary.org/visit

On this week's episode, host Matthew Reyna reviews the 2026 San Antonio Film Festival. In the first segment, filmmaker and professor Bart Weiss joins the program to discuss his short documentary, Rolling Film, Rocking History: Al Maysles Captures the Beatles. In the second segment, director Chris Veninga talks about traveling to San Antonio to show his new short film, Hit It Off. In the third and final segment, Matthew interviews Christian York, who directed and co-wrote the short film Frozen Charlotte.

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Dallas VideoFest Newsletter (VideoFest): https://videofest.org/newsletter/

Ven Productions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venproductionsmpls

Christian York Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisyork622/

On this week's episode of Texas in Focus, host Matthew Reyna interviews Adam Rocha to preview the 2026 San Antonio Film Festival. Rocha is the founder and executive director of the festival. During the interview, Rocha answers questions about the history of the San Antonio Film Festival, the movies he is most looking forward to watching this year, and the work it takes to organize a successful festival. The 32nd San Antonio Film Festival starts on Tuesday, July 21, and runs through Sunday, July 26.

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Attend the 2026 San Antonio Film Festival: https://www.safilm.com

Adam Rocha Delivers Major Screen Time with San Antonio Film Festival (San Antonio College, Office of Marketing & Strategic Communications): https://www.alamo.edu/sac/news-events/news/2026/june/adam-rocha-centennial/

On this week's episode of Texas in Focus, host Matthew Reyna interviews San Antonio City Councilwoman Teri Castillo. Councilwoman Castillo represents District 5, anchored in San Antonio's Westside, and won a third term in 2025. During the interview, Castillo answers questions about her journey to public office, her proposal to move some City Council meetings throughout the city's ten council districts, her experience leading the charge to rename Cesar Chavez Blvd, and her connection to the local boxing community in San Antonio.

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Councilwoman Teri Castillo wants to bring City Council meetings to your neighborhood (San Antonio Report): https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-looks-at-hosting-city-council-meetings-in-your-neighborhood/

On this week's episode of Texas in Focus, host Matthew Reyna interviews Michael Karlis, a multimedia journalist at the San Antonio Current. In the lead-up to the Tuesday, May 26 Midterm Runoff Election, Karlis has reported extensively on many of the candidates that will be on the ballot. During the interview, Karlis discusses his recent reporting on controversial congressional candidate Maureen Galindo, what it is like to interview San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones, and why young journalists need to learn to be multi-faceted in how they report stories.

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House candidate Maureen Galindo pledges to send 'American zionists' to internment camp (San Antonio Current): https://www.sacurrent.com/news/politics-and-elections/house-candidate-maureen-galindo-pledges-to-send-american-zionists-to-internment-camp/

On this week's episode, host Matthew Reyna reviews the 2026 Dallas International Film Festival. In the first segment, filmmaker Lindsey Barnes joins the program to discuss the world premiere of her new movie, Mantis. In the second segment, documentarian Gene Gallerano talks about the reaction to his new documentary, Thank You For Listening. In the third segment, Matthew interviews Jay Pendarvis, who wrote and directed the short film See You Soon, which streamed twice during the festival. In the final segment, Matthew interviews Ellen Rodnianski, who wrote, directed, and produced American Baby, which won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Texas Feature Film.

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Mantis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mantis.thefilm

Thank You For Listening Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thankyouforlisteningfilm

See You, Soon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seeyousoon.film

American Baby Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanbabymovie/

On this week's episode, host Matthew Reyna previews the 2026 Dallas International Film Festival. In the first segment, filmmakers John H. Cunningham and Ted Haynes join the program to discuss their new movie, Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers. In the second segment, filmmaker Christy Chan previews the Texas premiere of her new short film, Somewhere To Be. In the third segment, Matthew interviews Katie Camosy, who directed the documentary Gaslit, which will make its Texas premiere at the festival. During that interview, Katie answers questions alongside Sharon Wilson, one of the activists profiled in the documentary. In the final two segments, the cast and crew of the feature film Last Shot join the show for an extended interview to discuss their movie, which will make its world premiere at DIFF 2026 on April 23, 2026.

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Watch Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers, Somewhere To Be, Gaslit, and Last Shot at DIFF: https://diffdallas.org/DIFF