Carson Frame
Carson covers military and veteans issues for KSTX, the Texas Public Radio station in San Antonio.
She graduated from the University of South Florida in 2011 with bachelor's degrees in English and international studies, and earned a master's degree in journalism from New York University in 2017.
Prior to coming to San Antonio, she worked as a news intern for WUSF Public Media. She's also contributed print stories to Ms. Magazine, Chronogram, Souciant and Bedford+Bowery, among others.
Carson's audio work has appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, and WNYC’s The Takeaway. She has received awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association, Military Reporters & Editors Association, the Texas Veterans Commission, the Alliance for Women in Media, Society of Professional Journalists, the Houston Press Club, and Public Radio News Directors.
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Veterans like Steven Price were left out of a law that made it easier to get care and benefits from the VA. He says his leukemia diagnosis can be traced toxin exposure while deployed in Panama. -
The new basic training curriculum aims to better prepare recruits for the uncertainties of war. -
The Pentagon policy reimburses service members for travel expenses and offers up to 21 days of leave for abortions and fertility treatment. -
When service members move from base to base, they sometimes find it takes too long for their child's new school to begin providing special education services. -
As states across the country restrict abortion, President Biden and some other Democrats want to ease federal restrictions on the procedure. -
More than two million American children and teenagers live with a wounded or ill military parent. Many help with their care and face challenges like stress, anxiety and social isolation. -
More than 2 million American children and teenagers live with a wounded or ill veteran. Many help with care and face challenges like stress, anxiety, and social isolation. -
Veterans suffering from certain medical conditions became eligible for "presumptive" VA disability benefits last year. But the claims they're filing have added to the agency's huge backlog. -
The Pentagon says fewer than 10 percent of active duty troops remain totally unvaccinated. Some have requested exemptions; other face punishment. -
The Department of Veterans Affairs said its frontline health workers must get vaccinated by mid-September or they'll lose their jobs.
