Bill Zeeble
Senior ReporterBill Zeeble has been a full-time reporter at KERA since 1992, covering everything from medicine to the Mavericks and education to environmental issues.
He’s won numerous awards over the years, with top honors from the Dallas Press Club, Texas Medical Association, the Dallas and Texas Bar Associations, the American Diabetes Association and a national health reporting grant from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Zeeble was born in Philadelphia, Pa. and grew up in the nearby suburb of Cherry Hill, NJ, where he became an accomplished timpanist and drummer. Heading to college near Chicago on a scholarship, he fell in love with public radio, working at the college classical/NPR station, and he has pursued public radio ever since.
His first real radio gig was with a classical station in Corpus Christi, where the new Texan was dubbed “Billy Ted”; he was also a manager at WNO-FM in New Orleans.
Several stories he covered on television for KERA 13 helped homeowners avoid losing their homes.
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A bill to end Texas’ state-mandate STAAR test is headed for Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. House Bill 8 replaces the year-end assessment with three shorter tests, but critics say that only increases the burden on students. -
Senate Bill 2972 limits “expressive activities” on campuses to certain places and times. A free speech organization is suing on behalf of numerous students and student groups, calling the law unconstitutional. -
The UNT System’s temporary pause on drag performances went into effect in March of this year. A federal appeals court ruled earlier this month a similar ban likely violates the First Amendment. -
Dubbed a “parent rights” bills, Senate Bill 12 bans DEI programs in K-12 schools — and prohibits clubs LGBTQ+ students say are vital resources. -
International enrollment is projected to dip at universities in Texas this coming school year under new federal policies, costing the schools millions of dollars in tuition. -
The Texas Education Agency on Friday released 2025 grades along with, after a court delay, scores from 2024. Many North Texas districts earned As, and several improved a full letter grade. -
Tuesday was the first day of school for many North Texan students. School districts not only welcomed new students, they’re also managing new laws, from a bill ending DEI policies to another calling for parent-populated library book councils. -
Plano school board members this week unanimously agreed to create a School Library Advisory Council. Made up mostly of parents, the council will advise trustees on which books to purchase. -
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Dallas hub was one of seven closed nationwide after the Trump administration began dismantling the department in March. OCR lawyer Brittany Coleman talked about the case with KERA’s Bill Zeeble. -
District 3 Republican Congressman Keith Self answered questions about the Epstein files, Social Security and federal spending during his first town hall in months. -
Senate Bill 13, which goes into effect Sept. 1, gives parents and school boards more power in saying what materials are included in school libraries. -
Texas lawmakers recently increased school funding, doubling campus safety budgets that could help fund items like glass film, classroom panic buttons and drones. Reports show the industry is worth billions.
