How the administration’s plan to re-patriate Central Americans is waking up Texans. This hour, Dilley Texas is once again a hot bed for immigration detention – but THIS time, Central Americans are leaving the country. Also, Why Texas is on the front lines of the war against tropical diseases. And what businesses and politicians have to say about the President’s plan to reframe the gun debate. Plus how one teen’s trip to jail reset her high school priorities. Those stories and lots more today on the Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: January 5, 2016
She was the first openly gay mayor of any major metro city. Now, Annise Parker tells us what’s next, and what’s off the table. Coming up an unusually candid conversation with the former mayor of Houston also how the energy capitol of the world might weigh in on the presidential race. Also a child sex abuse problem in the military… plus, holiday twisters reveal shoddy construction issues, and how lessons of Waco from 20 years back might be a factor in the Oregon standoff. Those stories and lots more today on the Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: December 25, 2015
The Best of 2015 with the Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: January 4, 2016
After disaster strikes, financial relief can’t come quick enough. But now a warning about fast cash after the North Texas twisters, today on the Texas Standard. Plus- when attorneys can’t afford attorneys there may be a problem, we’ll explore. Also the yield could be big but the crash could be bigger- why junk bonds have many in the energy capital of the world concerned. And from Lawrence Wright to Bun B we hear prominent Texans 2016 predictions. All of those stories and much more on the Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: December 31, 2015
Ethan Couch will be staying in Mexico a little while longer: so says a Mexican judge on this New Years Eve…the latest today on the Texas standard. With Blue Bell returning to the shelves it would appear the company put the listeria crisis behind it…but now hear this: a justice department investigation. What did Blue Bell owners know and when did they know it? Also a look ahead to high tech and Texas politics in 2016…and pass the black eyed peas please…what’s the backstory on the Texas tradition? Those stories and much more on todays Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: December 30, 2015
10 million, 50 million, do I hear 7 times that figure? Taxpayer dollars for state bonus checks, but where are the checks and balances? Plus- you thought Rick Perry had left politics? Think again. Jim Malewitz of the Texas Tribune reports on what’s drawn him back. And imagine Uber for gasoline…oops, someone beat cha to it. Also we take the wraps off our first ever Texas Freedom Index…and lots more. Its the national news show of Texas, the Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: December 29, 2015
The forecast for the National Weather Service: lots of unfilled positions. We’ll explore what that could mean for safety in our state of extremes. Also a Muslim driver shot and killed at a Houston intersection. No charges brought against the shooter. A case of road rage, said the prosecutor. But a reporter found evidence of something more. Plus: The great society. The Johnson treatment gets a whole lotta credit. One author says far too much…a legacy reconsidered. And breeding deer for bigger antlers—blurring the lines between wildlife and livestock…those stories and much more today on the national news show of Texas:
Texas Standard: December 28, 2015
2015 goes out with a roar as wild and deadly storms seize much of Texas. The latest from the hardest hit areas and what’s next. Epic twisters wreak havoc on North Texas as the snow continues to come down out west… reporters Eric Aasen and Tom Michael will tell us what we’re looking at on this Monday. Also: tips to soften the annual tax blow, plus Lone star clout on capital hill…a professional political observer says it’s growing. And two of the top public radio music pickers in Texas rank the top albums of 2015. Those stories and much more today on the Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: December 25, 2015
A very special collaboration with our partner station KERA: One Crisis Away
Texas Standard: December 24, 2015
What were the biggest stories of 2015? The view from the coast, and your votes: get em in…its a Christmas eve edition of the Texas Standard. Hundreds of children in camps in north Texas, and more coming… there’s even talk of opening beds at fort hood. All to accommodate the latest wave of kids coming across the border. More from NPR’s John Burnett who joins us in the Texas Standard studio. Also: remember the yule log on TV? Now for the age of the iPad, it’s the y’all log. And the winners and losers in Texas politics…according to the editor of the Texas Tribune. Merry Christmas Ya’ll it’s Texas Standard time:
Texas Standard: December 23, 2015
In the debate over campus carry should dorms be gun free? The attorney general fires a warning shot so to speak. Also we’ve been asking what are the top stories of 2015 and the nominations are pouring in on twitter at Texas Standard. Today, we check in with Amarillo to get a sense of what folks are saying there. Also fantasy sports…is it illegal gambling? New York and Nevada say yes, what says Texas? Also think you’re bored this holiday season? Think again: it might just be your creative side coming out. And the top Politifacts–or not—of 2015. All that and more today on the Standard:
Texas Standard: December 22, 2015
A grand jury decision in the Sandra Bland case: will the trooper involved face charges? It’s one of many stories we’re following today on the Texas Standard. Thanks for joining us…coming up, what are the top stories of 2015? The editor of the Mcallen Monitor nominates a story from the front pages of today’s paper…we’ll talk with him, in the meantime, we’re taking your suggestions on Twitter at Texas Standard. Also: in God We trust–so say license plates; but if license plates are state speech, as the supreme court now says, do those plates violate the first amendment? Also Bill Moyers on addiction and much more…coming up today on the Standard:
Texas Standard: December 21, 2015
Going online: the army powers up cyber protection units in Texas and beyond amid new reports of power grid hackers- the latest today. Plus they call them the iceboxes…a new report on border detention centers reveals what migrants describe as overcrowded freezers used as holding cells…we’ll have details.And a plan to bail out some who’ve fallen prey to unscrupulous lenders. Also the possible perils of holiday comestibles…especially when one’s taking prescriptions. And the best books of 2015—pay attention last minute shoppers. Those stories and many more on todays Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: December 15, 2015
His confessionals are making headlines, and a hit podcast, but will they be a factor in his just announced court martial? That story today on the Texas Standard.
4 of the 9 bikers killed in the Waco shootout were killed by police. How an attempt to control information in the case may be making things worse for all involved.
Also, girl fights! What’s behind the fastest growing professional sport in the US.
School competition taken to the next level, and cautionary notes for Texans traveling out of state this holiday season: or how to avoid fights at the dinner table.
Texas Standard: December 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman tells donors he knows who the GOP challenger will be and he’s not from New York…
Today on the Standard- what hours of family videos discovered online tell us about the real Ted Cruz.
Also, the population of a North Texas town grows by hundreds (of children) and some locals are none too happy. We’ll hear why.
Despite an expansion of marriage rights, the percentage of Texans going to the altar drops…what’s behind the wedding bell blues…those stories and more today on the Texas Standard
Texas Standard: December 11, 2015
The so called gun show loophole may be tightening…with a Texas-sized impact. A reality check on background checks today on the Standard. Plus taking your kid to the dentist shouldn’t be dangerous but an investigation drills into the facts and finds some startling numbers. We’ll have that story plus- wind and solar power on tap for all by 2020? Why one researcher says its time to green light a greener power grid for Texas. And, how bout a ride on the Japanese bullet train…deep in the heart of you know where? Plus the week in politics and much more today on the Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: December 10, 2015
It’s December 2015. Or is it August 2014? The feds warn Texas counties to prepare for a potential humanitarian crisis. Plus are South Texas detention centers the equivalent of WW2 internment camps? Should they be regulated as day care centers? The debate takes on new urgency. Also gun rights protesters plan a mock campus shooting…a convincing demonstration or metaphorically shooting themselves in the foot. And all I want for Christmas is my four prop drone… so Santa, how ya gonna pull that one off? Some high tech tips from Omar. Those stories and more on todays Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: December 9, 2015
Strong ties to the US and Texas and a major source of ISIS money. Saudi Arabia: ally or something else? We’ll explore. Plus the first in the nation primary state is traditionally a republican stronghold. Now an influential newspaper’s calling out a Texan as all hat, no cattle. We’ll hear whether his Lone Star roots have anything to do with it. Obamacare insurers: now they’ve done the numbers, and the losses are huge, hitting Texas twice as hard. We’ll hear why. And how to appeal to the Hispanic vote without…what’s the word…hispandering. All of those stories and much more on todays Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: December 8, 2015
The President says people should not be able to purchase a gun if they’re on a no-fly list. In real life, would this this fly? We’ll explore today on the Texas Standard. Also: coming soon to a school near you? Students at a north Texas high school stage a walkout. We’ll hear how conditions at the school sparked a protest and why it may not be the last. Plus a seizure of a shipment of wood at the port of Houston. What so special about that timber. And a long lost album by the late great Roy Orbison-rediscovered. All of that and so much more on todays Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: December 7, 2015
The oval office: when used as a bully pulpit, often signaling a turning point. Was last nights message such a moment? We’ll explore. Plus why has Texas become a hotbed for anti-Islamic rhetoric? NPR’s John Burnett joins us to talk about his new investigation. And border Crossings by unaccompanied minors on the rise once more- we’ll visit the source: El Salvador. Also a puzzling trend: lock yourselves in a room and try to escape. And Texas is front and center this week before the nation’s highest court…we’ll have a preview…plus much more making news today on the Texas Standard: