West Texas Dispatch

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The West Texas Dispatch is KACU’s weekly talk show dedicated to serving the listeners of Abilene and beyond with news and information that reflects the unique spirit, needs, and issues of our region as well as celebrating the best parts of the Big Country and West Texas.

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    July 1st, 2026

    This week America celebrates its 250th Birthday. We want to look back at what was happening during that time in what would eventually become Texas.A lot of people like to celebrate July 4th with fireworks, by watching organized shows, and by experiencing the thrill of sending them up. Even though there’s no burn ban right now, there are restrictions. We’ll take a closer look.It’s an interesting time to be a cattle rancher. Beef prices are up. But so are costs. An invasive species is threatening all warm blooded mammals. And drought is always a looming challenge. We’ll tell you about the decline of herd sizes across Texas.All of Texas is tracking the spread of the New World Screwworm. The state is used to fighting invasive species. We’ll take a closer look at another invasive pest that once posed a major threat.There are few dishes more iconic at a 4th of July celebration than Apple Pie. We’ve asked local experts to share their secrets to baking the best - All-American Apple Pie.

    42 phút

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    June 24th, 2026

    Abilene officials are up to their elbows in budgeting for the 20-27 fiscal year. Today we’ll take a look at how they’re approaching the work…with millions of extra revenue flowing into the coffers.We’ll also talk about the local economy–which is fueling that flush-budget situation. So much new development underway…and more coming. But how are the small businesses doing?Some Abilene community members have worked for years with the Equal Justice Initiative to create a memorial for lynching victim, Grover C. Everett…. Last weekend their work was unveiled in downtown Abilene.We’ll bring you a field guide to an invasive species that is a scourge during the Texas summer months.And we’ll discuss the value of preserving family stories.

    42 phút

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    June 17th, 2026

    The New World Screwworm made it into Texas just a couple of weeks ago–and now officials have confirmed that it’s reached West Texas. We’ll have an update.Texas Tech and A&M are collaborating to address challenges in rural healthcare. The unique approach employs not only telehealth–but shipping container clinics to expand access to medical and behavioral care in the state’s rural areas.A co-founder of the outdoor brand YETI is reportedly providing some help with work to add border barriers in Big Bend. We’ll bring you a look at that project-and the ranch where supplies and workers are setting up camp.Texas peach crops aren’t what they once were. We’ll check in on one of the juiciest crops of the summer that have been a little harder to find in recent years.Fire ants may be one of the tiniest and most painful pests of summer. We’ll take a closer look at them.KACU is partnering with the grace for Memory Night. We’ll hear about the Memory Painters exhibit - and tell you how you can share your memories for our oral history project at the event.

    42 phút

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    June 10th, 2026

    The New World Screwworm has made it into Texas. Lab testing confirmed the first case in Zapata County last week. West Texas ranchers are taking note…but not panicking.Jodey Arrington is making his way toward retirement…the ballot is settled for November…and the soon-to-be former Congressman says he already feels lighter.At a time when more Texans are relying on food assistance…the Food Bank of West Central Texas is expanding its service to the Big Country…The organization’s big drive through project is now open for business…we’ll tell you about it.This week on West Texas Roots we have the origin story of the CALF festival.Classic literature offers rich, familiar stories…but sometimes the language gets in the way for new readers. A-C-U’s Shakespeare Festival kicks off this week…with an updated approach.

    43 phút

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    June 3rd, 2026

    Ben Bailey and Tammy Fogle are here today. We’ll ask them how they’re going to get voters excited about showing up at the polls for this runoff — after a very low turnout for the May election.Prices are up for everything. The thing that’s fueling this hit to pocketbooks is the prices of oil. We’ll take a look at how high gas prices are hitting west Texas.Extreme weather and ‘dust events’ are leading to a spike in Valley Fever in West Texas. We’ll hear about the results of research into the sharp increase in the illness.Little kids like to be helpful. But sometimes their best intentions do more harm than good… On West Texas Roots, we’ll hear from a local who recalls learning a pretty big lesson when he tried to help his granddad, who was complaining about the high cost of gas.And when’s the last time you saw cowboys shooting it out in the middle of town? Each weekend locals put on the costumes of the old west to reenact one of the most famous moments of Abilene’s history. We’ll tell you about the annual return of the Pine Street Shootout – at Frontier Texas.

    43 phút

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    May 27th, 2026

    Texas’s Primary Elections are finally over-after yesterday’s runoff decided the contests that didn’t produce an outright winner in March. Those candidates are now shifting the focus of their campaigns to defeating their opponents on the other side of the aisle.We’ll have the final installment of our month-long series Minds on Trial – wrapping up by looking at how society views and approaches mental health.Some West Texans are fighting the federal government’s expansion of border barriers. Officials and landowners have collaborated on a letter expressing their opposition.We’ll also bring you the view from local educators who serve students with special needs–they share how the families they serve fared in the first round of school-choice-funding.AND spring brings lots of shoppers to the area’s farmers markets–we visited Abilene’s Saturday morning market to check in on how the crops and other goods are looking this season.

    42 phút

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    May 20th, 2026

    Early voting is underway in the runoffs for candidates trying to secure their spot on November’s ballot. We’ll check in on the race for the Republican nomination for Texas’s 19th Congressional District.We’ll also hear about the runoff in the U-S Senate race–and for the G-O-P contest for Railroad Commissioner.Today we’ve got our next installment of Minds on Trial. Today-we hear from an individual–and his loved ones–about what a difference Assisted Outpatient Treatment makes.We’ll tell you about the impact of gas prices on rural West Texas.It’s been more than a decade in the making. The doors are now open for Abilene’s new main branch library–and science center at Heritage Square. We’ll tell you all about the grand opening.And on West Texas Roots our story-teller recalls simpler times– spending childhood days in nature without digital distractions.AND another 40th birthday flashback…

    43 phút

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    May 13th, 2026

    We continue to dig into the way Texas has worked to improve the way the criminal justice system deals with individuals experiencing a mental health crisis..today we go all the way back to the model that the Texas system followed.After years of planning, fundraising and building–Heritage Square will open its doors this week. We’ll hear from some of the key architects of this incredible project.The rising price of oil has given rise to theft in West Texas…and it’s a much more sophisticated crime than it once was.We’ll tell you about how Texas Tech students are protesting what they say is the death of academic freedom.And we’ll hear about the unique features -including a Pecan Farm- of a world-class recording studio near El Paso.

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The West Texas Dispatch is KACU’s weekly talk show dedicated to serving the listeners of Abilene and beyond with news and information that reflects the unique spirit, needs, and issues of our region as well as celebrating the best parts of the Big Country and West Texas.

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    2025 - 2026
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