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December 31, 2025

The top news of the year and looking ahead to 2026 

Texas Standard

By: David Brown

As we wrap up 2025, we’re reflecting on some of the most important news moments of the past year, including what happened with new proposals aplenty passed during the biennial state legislative session.  

We’ll also drill down on some original investigative reporting of the year with the Texas Newsroom’s Lauren McGaughy and look at how 2026 is teed up for Texas through a political lens.  

December 30, 2025

Tips to stop doomscrolling in 2026

Texas Standard

By: Angela Kocherga

Texas could lose as many as 17 members of Congress next year. What does that mean for the Lone Star State in terms of clout?
The clock is ticking as federal funding for the 988 Crisis Lifeline expires next year.
Distractions are everywhere. “Indistractable” author Nir Eyal offers strategies for focusing on what matters to you.
And as we wrap up our birthday celebration marking 10 years, we’ll take a look back at our favorite animal stories – from remarkable dogs and cats to fascinating wildlife.

December 29, 2025

What to know if Affordable Care Act subsidies expire

Texas Standard

By: David Brown

There may be no personal income tax in Texas, but property tax? That’s another thing. And perhaps, the next big thing in Texas politics. The Texas Newsroom’s Blaise Gainey joins us with more on what’s emerging as a new theme in Texas politics for 2026: Property taxes.
4 million Texans signed up for health plans from the Affordable Care Act marketplace, and all are expected to be paying more for their premiums in the new year if subsidies are allowed to expire.
And look back at some of the big stories in TV and film in Texas as we close out the year.

December 26, 2025

Our top 10 books stories of the past decade 

Texas Standard

By: Laura Rice

It’s almost time to turn the page on 2025, but we’re stretching out Texas Standard’s 10th birthday celebration a little longer with our 10 favorite book interviews from the past decade.  

It’s a list that includes children’s books, young adult literature, and books diving deep into history. Join us as we count them down. 

December 25, 2025

Stories to warm your heart this Christmas 

Texas Standard

By: David Brown

Just a few weeks ago, the editors and producers of the Texas Standard made out their lists and checked them twice, picking out stories from the past year that filled them with a certain sense of uplift – something that can at times seem so elusive.  

In the spirit of the season, we’re sharing some of these feel-good stories with you on a special Christmas Day edition of the Texas Standard. 

December 24, 2025

Our top 10 music stories of the past decade 

Texas Standard

By: Laura Rice

Music is a huge part of what makes Texas what it is. And as part of Texas Standard’s yearlong 10th birthday celebration, we’re celebrating our top 10 favorite music stories from the past decade.  

Those include an exclusive interview with Phil Collins at the Alamo, an expansive conversation with the boundary-pushing band Khruangbin, and deep dives into the lives and legacies of Texas greats Johnny Canales and Nanci Griffith. 

We’ll also hear from the man entrusted to take care of Willie Nelson’s guitar – and much more. 

December 23, 2025

Our favorite stories from the Texas Standard and Texas Newsroom 

Texas Standard

By: David Brown

How will you remember 2025? This hour we’re listening back to some of our favorite stories of the year from reporters with the Texas Standard and Texas Newsroom. 

Remember the author of “Holes,” who made a sharp turn in 2025? Or when it was blazing hot outside and the swimming pool became too irresistible to say no to? What about the rise and rise of Labubus?  

All this and more on a special holiday edition of the Texas Standard.  

December 22, 2025

The best of the Texas Standard and Texas Newsroom in 2025 

Texas Standard

By: David Brown

This holiday season, we’ve been listening back to some of the most compelling reporting by our in-house journalists here at the Texas Standard, as well as a team of public media reporters statewide known as The Texas Newsroom.  

From an effort to help more adults complete a high school education, to a mystery Bible in Boerne, to the long-awaited launch of a new college football team in the Rio Grande Valley, you’re in for a treat on this special edition of the Texas Standard.   

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