Community Service

Katrina Montgomery (Ep. 03, 2026)

This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Katrina Montgomery, the new Chief Financial Officer of the Austin Independent School District, whose chosen mission is to ensure the financial health and stability of the district, focusing on transparency, accountability and efficient resource allocation.

Texas Standard: September 12, 2018

This time, it’s for real: the National GOP worried that Beto O’Rourke has a real shot at tipping the balance on Capitol Hill. We’ll take a look at the details. Also, Bob Woodward’s book just out this week details chaos in the Trump Administration, but there’s nothing chaotic about the systematic dismantling of environmental regulations. What’s happening, and what it means for Texas. And Harvey dumped 127 billion tons of water on Texas last year: help from FEMA? A mere trickle so far. What’s holding things up? Plus kids at the center of a culture war over remembering the Alamo and so much more, today on the Texas Standard: