The biggest breach of attorney client privilege in US history. Was a Dallas based company recording confidential phone calls? And University professors protesting campus carry say their next stop might be the courthouse. What’ll it take to make the case? Many Americans learn too late about the real value money. A Texas school district is starting ’em out early. As in –Kindergarten. Also, one of the big three cellphone companies makes a big change in charges—we’ll explore what could be the start of the data wars. Plus, how do you improve on barbecue? Answers to those and other burning questions on todays Texas Standard:
Dallas
Texas Standard: November 5, 2015
Is Dallas a sanctuary city? Governor Abbott is threatening to withhold funding from local law enforcement unless they cooperate with the feds. A Texas company that designs caskets has a patent for a unique creation, we’ll explore. We’re also talking high tech cardboard goggles for virtual reality – seriously. And, burrito lovers might want to tune in, E. Coli is on the agenda. Those stories and much more on todays Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: October 6, 2015
Cruz missile: in targeting a seat in the white house, has the junior Senator from Texas torpedoed his current career in the senate? Plus, these days Americans are encouraged to talk about treatment for mental health…but are the rules different if you’re a politician? Some say A high profile case in Dallas raises questions about a persistent stigma and the price to be paid by coming out of the shadows. Also, the rising demand for facial feminization-what makes a woman look like a woman? And Texas researchers discover the secret ingredient for a less lethal mattress. All of that and lots more, turn it up its Texas Standard time:
Texas State Fair
The Texas State Fair kicks off this weekend in Dallas, which inspired Typewriter Rodeo’s Sean Petrie for this week’s poem.
Texas Standard: August 21, 2015
On today’s show the future of women in combat. And, in the land of the oil bust, the repo man looms large. Plus, Houston gets its first electronic flash flood gates. And, what’s it like moving 600 hospital patients, across a sky bridge over a busy street in Dallas. All those stories and more on the national daily news show of Texas:
Texas Standard: July 20, 2015
From prayer walks to protests, on the streets and online, a death at a Texas jail becomes the focus of global attention, we’ll have the latest on the story of Sandra Bland-the 28 year old who died in police custody in Waller County. Also,a landlord asks longtime tenants to prove legal immigration status- now tenants demand action from officials in north Texas. Plus, he may be leading some presidential polls, but the Huffington Post says that’s show biz. We’ll hear about the decision to bump Trump to the entertainment section. Also why the pink Cadillacs are taking over Dallas.
May 29, 2015
Storms pummel Texas again. More than half foot of rain around Dallas, rivers rising near Houston and elsewhere….so what can we do to help?
We’ll get the latest on new flooding and recovery efforts — and we’ll hear from a United Way leader on how to lend a helping hand.
Plus, the end of the Texas legislative session is around the corner…we’ll get insight and analysis from experts.
Also – life after foster care, Texas golf hero Jordan Spieth, and a place where your dog can live if you pass away first.
May 26, 2015
The Memorial Day floods of 2015-Texas tossed by storms statewide. From Houston to Hill Country, Del Rio to Dallas…an epic downpour tosses cars along interstate off ramps drowning downtown streets and leaving hundreds seeking shelter. Also, the tempest inside the Texas legislature over new abortion restrictions. And concerns about foster care and the rights of biological parents. Those stories plus LBJ reconsidered, and is multitasking for real or just fiction?