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August 31, 2022

Texas Standard: August 31, 2022

By: David Brown

18 months after a deadly statewide electricity blackout, state officials adopt new weather preparedness standards. But is it enough? We’ll look at what the new rules are and whether they have the teeth to prevent future events like the 2021 Winter Blackouts. Also, El Paso’s DA under fire and facing a petition seeking her removal. But she calls it a political move. Plus drug cartels in Mexico shifting production to an unusually lethal synthetic opioid that has health officials in the U.S. concerned about an overdose crisis. Those stories, a Politifact check on teacher salaries and more today on the Texas Standard:


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May 3, 2024

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May 2, 2024

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The growing union drive in tech

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Celebrating Willie Nelson’s birthday and his concert tradition

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