IRVING, TX (January 27, 2025) – Nexstar Media Group, Inc., announced today that its television stations across the state of Texas will carry a multi-market live telecast of Governor Greg Abbott’s 2025 “State of the State” address on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. CT. The speech will air on 15 Nexstar television stations serving 14 Texas markets and be telecast throughout the state. As a public service, Nexstar will make the live feed of the telecast available to every broadcast company serving Texas.
The 2025 State of the State address is expected to be one of Governor Abbott’s most widely watched speeches in years. The live address will focus on border security, school choice and the need for bail reform. The Governor will also list the most important “emergency issues” he wants state lawmakers to address during the 2025 legislative session. Following Governor Abbott’s address, the Texas Democratic Party will respond by detailing its own agenda for the future of the state.
The one-hour address will bring together potentially more than 25 million viewers across Texas and will air on 15 Nexstar television stations serving the state, including: KDAF-TV (CW) in Dallas, KIAH-TV (CW) in Houston, KXAN-TV (NBC) in Austin, KWKT-TV (FOX) in Waco, KVEO-TV/SVEO-TV (NBC/CBS) in Harlingen/Brownsville, KTAL-TV (NBC) in Shreveport, LA, KTSM-TV (NBC) in El Paso, KETK-TV (NBC) in Tyler, KAMR-TV (NBC) in Amarillo, KLBK-TV (CBS) in Lubbock, KMID-TV (ABC) in Midland/Odessa, KFDX-TV (NBC) in Wichita Falls, KTAB-TV (CBS) in Abilene, and KSLT-TV (CBS) in San Angelo. Local viewers may also access a livestream of the broadcast online by visiting the website of their local Nexstar station (see table below for more information).
“Nexstar and its television stations across Texas are proud to once again produce and carry Governor Abbott’s State of the State address,” said Andy Alford, President of Nexstar’s broadcasting division. “We are committed to serving the communities in which we are located by delivering exclusive live local news programming that enables our viewers to make informed decisions about the issues that matter most to them. We thank Governor Abbott for trusting Nexstar with this opportunity.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s 2025 “State of the State” Address – Television Broadcast and Live-Stream
Sunday, February 2, 2025
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. CT
Governor Abbott’s will be carried on the following stations and websites:
Station Network Market Station Website Social Media
KTAB-TV CBS Abilene bigcountryhomepage.com @KTABTV
KAMR-TV NBC Amarillo myhighplains.com @KAMRLocal4News
KXAN-TV NBC Austin kxan.com @KXAN_News
KVEO-TV / SVEO-TV NBC / CBS Harlingen/Brownsville valleycentral.com @cbs4rgv
KDAF-TV CW Dallas cw33.com @CW33
KTSM-TV NBC El Paso ktsm.com @KTSMtv
KIAH-TV CW Houston cw39.com @CW39Houston
KLBK-TV CBS Lubbock everythinglubbock.com @KLBKNews
KMID-TV ABC Midland/Odessa yourbasin.com @Big2News
KTAL-TV NBC Shreveport, LA arklatexhomepage.com @NBC6News
KETK-TV NBC Tyler easttexasmatters.com @KETK
KWKT-TV FOX Waco fox44news.com @KWKTFOX44
KFDX-TV NBC Wichita Falls texomashomepage.com @TexomasHomepage
KSAN-TV NBC San Angelo conchovalleyhomepage.com @klstnews
(This post taken from a press release)
