In addition to being head of production of the RTF program at UT, Stekler knocks out award-winning documentaries in what can't be a lot of spare time. He's a six-time Emmy nominee, winning twice, and ...

If you were surprised by the recently completed legislative session’s focus on far-right social issues — permitless gun carry, fetal heartbeat abortion restrictions, curbs on teaching race in public ...

I’ve been telling my students to tell me stories for years. Tell me a story in the films they’ve wanted to make. And remember that all lives can be told as stories. Stories are also a central part of ...

In 2004, Texas author Bill Bishop in his book “The Big Sort” described the migration of Americans inspired by lifestyle choices. In envisioning a growing divide in the country, in advance of today’s ...

It has been 26 years and counting since Mary Beth Rogers managed the last successful Democratic gubernatorial campaign in Texas for Ann Richards. It was a landmark victory, but the seeds of the coming ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Paul J. Stekler is a Chair for the Department of Radio-Television-Film in the University of Texas at Austin with five videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance ...

Texas is experiencing something that hasn’t remotely happened in almost two decades: an actual statewide general election campaign. The Ted Cruz vs. Beto O’Rourke race has flipped a switch that our ...

The enhanced documentary program at the University of Texas’ Radio-Television-Film Department continues to bear excellent MFA fruit. Faculty filmmaker Paul Stekler proudly recounts the kudos bagged by ...