Archives for January 2021

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Texas Standard: January 4, 2021

A Texas senator joins almost 11 colleagues in a pledge not to certify the electoral college results. Political theatre or something more? We’ll explore. Also, demand at food banks has doubled since the pandemic. What happens now with cuts to a critical fresh food program? How the pandemic has accelerated the widening of the gap between rich and poor. Also a federal crackdown on the marketing of CBD and what it might mean for Texas. Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard:

Dox Black: “In The Groove”

Happy New Year! Pat yourself on the back for making it through 2020! Big Apple-based rapper Dox Black has wasted no time expelling last year’s energy with his bold refresher Enigma. With its sprawling seventeen tracks and sporadic features, (Para)Dox’s Big Pun-esque flow endures across Enigma, from modern trap beats to old school homages, like the sample-driven “In The Groove”!

Texas Standard: January 1, 2021

It promises to be a new year like few others, if any in Texas history. What’s on the docket as state lawmakers get back to work at the capitol? This much seems certain: it’ll be a legislative session like few others in modern Texas history. From budget shortfalls, to an ongoing fight against a COVID-19 and political redistricting, much is at stake in the 87th lege. Coming up, we’ll talk to the person who’s been doing the numbers about where we stand financially. Also, the possibility of whether changes in drug laws in other states will spark change in Texas. And transparency of government during a pandemic. These stories and a whole lot more today on the Texas Standard: