Listen "October 8th"
Episode Synopsis
The federal government shutdown doesn’t just impact federal workers. It has ripple effects into local communities. We’ll hear about efforts to support West Texans who are directly affected—and to lessen those ripple effects.The ROC Abilene’s “Recreational Outdoor Complex” is now open for business. The new outdoor fields are building capacity for all kinds of activities—bringing a big expansion to Abilene’s youth-sports scene.The College Rodeo fall-season is underway–and Angelo State is preparing to host its first event in more than three-decades.And from Lubbock we remember singer-songwriter Sonny Curtis who died in September. The Rock-and-Roll-Hall-of-Famer from Meadow, Texas wrote the theme for the Mary Tyler Moore show- and collaborated with Buddy Holly.
More episodes of the podcast West Texas Dispatch
January 14th, 2026
14/01/2026
January 7th - 2026!
07/01/2026
December 31st - 2025 Rewind
31/12/2025
December 17th
17/12/2025
December 10
10/12/2025
December 3rd
03/12/2025
November 19th
19/11/2025
November 12th
12/11/2025
November 5th
05/11/2025
October 29th
29/10/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.