Ben Philpott
Ben Philpott covers politics and policy for KUT 90.5 FM. He has been covering state politics and dozens of other topics for the station since 2002. He's been recognized for outstanding radio journalism by the Radio and Television News Directors Association, Public Radio News Directors Incorporated, the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters and twice by the Houston Press Club as Radio Journalist of the Year. Before moving to Texas, he worked in public radio in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, Ala., and at several television stations in Alabama and Tennessee. Born in New York City and raised in Chattanooga, Tenn., Philpott graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in broadcast journalism.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry took a beating during his 2012 presidential campaign for what many Tea Party activists considered a soft stance on immigration....
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Believe it or not, the state of Texas needs to spend money every year just to maintain current and ever-growing levels of traffic. The Texas Department...
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry has made a career out of visiting, recruiting, and relocating businesses from California to Texas. But as the state's GOP...
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Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history, kicked off the state GOP convention in Fort Worth today. In a speech to the party faithful,...
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Texas Republicans have been vocal supporters of expanding gun rights in Texas. So groups pushing for laws that would expand the ability to carry...
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The Texas Republican Party has denied the Log Cabin Republicans a space at next week's state convention. Log Cabin Republicans represent gay...
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It's been 12 weeks since the March primaries. And with so much time, and in some cases so much money on hand, some of the six races on the ballot have...
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Democrats will pick a U.S. Senate nominee in the May 27 primary runoff election. The race is between two virtually unknown candidates. But Democrats...
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The battle for the Republican nomination for Attorney General was similar to most GOP primaries this year: a race to the right, with each candidate...
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This week the head of the Democratic Governors Association said the Texas Governor’s race isn’t in the top tier of races his group will be financially...