A border agent complains to Congress that telling the truth about border crossers results in retribution. Plus, zero percent college loans but officials barred from telling you about it. Also, give me three high tech takeaways from SXSW – our expert says, no problem. All that and much more on today’s episode of the Texas Standard:
March 18, 2015
Why toothaches have Texans running for the border. Plus, more on the move to limit the ability of Texans to tape the police at work. Also, a gospel family hits the big time but not without some pushback. All that and much more on today’s episode of the Texas Standard
March 17, 2015
Is that a gun in your holster, or are you just carrying concealed? An historic step by the Texas Senate and what it means for us. Plus: A vote today in Israel that could change the way forward in the Mideast. We explore the implications with Israel’s top official in Texas. And: Primo pot moves across the border – in the other direction. All that and much more, on this episode of Texas Standard.
March 16, 2015
The dangers of illegal immigration – you’ve heard the stories from the border, but what about the suicides in detention? Plus, a new oil crisis: so much of it there’s no place to put it. Also, the Alabama Chief Justice who thinks he could teach Texas a thing or two about same sex marriage. All that and much more on today’s episode of the Texas Standard.
March 12, 2015
For some, it’s a story half a world away, but for Patrick Maxwell, it’s personal-the Texan who took on ISIS. Also, post traumatic stress disorder-now there’s a genetic test for PTSD, but should there be? Also, call em’ lone stars-the millennial entrepreneurs. Plus, the proud reappropriation of the English language. All that and much more on today’s edition of the Texas Standard:
March 11, 2015
Online outrage over racism at fraternities – how much are official responses dictated by social media? Also this hour a 23-year-old from North Texas comes up with a solution for kids dying in car seats. Plus, a jury tells hit makers Pharrell and Robin Thicke – you got to give it up. But is there something else lost in the processs? All that and much more on today’s edition of the Texas Standard:
March 10, 2015
The official vehicle of Texas goes from large to extra large why but at what cost to safety? Also, we’ll explore why other states are looking to Texas for criminal justice reform. Plus, a prescription for what ails us politically. All that and more and this episode of the Texas Standard:
March 9, 2015
A half a billion dollars in state contracts and zero oversight. Who’s minding how the money is spent? Also, expert advice on how to spend your own dollars smarter. Plus, how author James Patterson is saving libraries. All that and more on this episode of the Texas Standard:
March 5, 2015
Winter weather takes a toll on Texas with at least one death reported and a metroplex at a stand still. Plus, the brutal truth about barbecue chains. And the 85-year-old grandma from Houston who is a rising star in the movement to legalize pot. All that and more on today’s episode of the Texas Standard.
March 4, 2015
A jumbotron at a Texas high school and an ad depicting a tattooed Jesus turns into a federal case over religious liberty. Also, a plan to give report cards to Texas public schools and what kind of grades they’re bringing home. Plus, a candid conversation with UT football legend, Mack Brown. All that and more and this episode of the Texas Standard:
March 2, 2015
Texas money to fight terrorists abroad? Meet the group raising funds for Christian soldiers to take on ISIS. Plus: Peering into journals of every day Texans, and five things every Texan needs to do before they die. Also: Al-Shabaab on the Texas border -political propaganda or serious terrorist threat? All that and more, on this episode of the Texas Standard:
February 27, 2015
Land of the free and the home of the hacker? Why Texas ranks top for e-fraudsters. Also, echoes of the D.C. sniper attacks with random shootings in Houston. Plus, Andy Roddick speaks out on Texas Education and – unlike some other sports heroes – still refuses to bite his tongue. All that and more on this episode of the Texas Standard:
February 26, 2015
What’s the difference between right and wrong? After the sniper trial a proposal to change the insanity defense. And, the right to try-a push for experimental drugs. Yik Yak-yuk? A social media platform aimed at colleges- and colleges are firing back. Also, why are so many Texas kids leaving college money on the table? Plus, a name synonymous with Texas football confesses his greatest move wasn’t on the gridiron, but on graduation day. All that and more on the Texas Standard:
February 25, 2015
As the courts brace for battle over halting deportations, where’s the outrage over the other unilateral immigration action? Plus, the Texas tax cuts of 2015 — will they happen, who’ll keep their money and why? Also, youngsters step up to school the rest of us on the trouble with coeducation in Texas. And after the thaw, tips on getting your hands dirty. All that and more on the Texas Standard:
February 24, 2015
Unsubstantiated shootings and allegations of excessive force–now a test begins to police the border patrol. Plus, a company turning the field of foster care into a cash cow. Also, anti-feminist, anti-freedom, anti-modern, pro-beheadings-what could make a paternalistic death cult attractive to teenage girls? And, closer to home, the return of Billy the Kid-notorious outlaw-think again. All this, and much more, on today’s episode of the Standard.
February 20, 1015
A license was filed, and Texas’ first legal same-sex marriage was performed – unless it never really happened? Plus: Who foots the bill for Border Security? An Oscars check-in to see which Texans will make us proud. A teenager angling for a trip to Mars, and tiny’s the next big thing in social networks. All that and more, on the Standard:
February 19, 2015
The first ever same-sex couple was married in Texas today. A top Texas economist warns that within hours, there could be a total bank collapse in Greece. Also, a new plan to calculate all the costs of electricity in Texas. And the barbecue wars of 2015. All that, and much more, on today’s episode of the Standard:
February 18, 2015
Ethics in Texas politics and the road to the U.S. as thousands of Syrians flee the fighting. A Texas experiment puts women against men in a simulated Wall Street and do we Texans have our own language. All that, and much more, on today’s episode of the Standard:
February 17, 2015
Chemical weapons in Iraq seized by US forces 10 years ago. Does this rewrite the history of the Iraq conflict? Also a story that affects millions across Texas and far beyond as a Texas judge stops President Obama’s anti-deportation order in its tracks. One two three stoplight, a Texas lawmaker plans to put the brakes on red light cameras. Also musician, author and actor Steve Earle tells us why he’s gone from Texas for good. All that plus much more on today’s episode of the Standard:
February 16, 2015
Corpus, Dallas, El Paso and beyond. Today, the mayors of the top 10 Texas cities join forces for the first time. Also, should a private company have the power to take your property? A North Texas republican says something’s gotta change. Do you remember the Alamo? Sure hope so, because part of its disappearing at the rate of two inches every 50 years.