Football games cancelled, and weather officials warn ‘we’re just getting started’ as a flood threat stretches statewide- the latest on todays Texas Standard. Raids on planned parenthood centers across the state. What are investigators looking for and why? Also saving the streets of Laredo: old buildings at the center of a fight between progress and preservation. And the self described queen of speed tries to go where no man has gone before this weekend … a record setting attempt atop a BMW bike….plus a hot tip for a weekend getaway, the week in politics and much more on todays Texas Standard:
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Texas Standard: July 9, 2015
The Pentagon cuts go deep into the heart of you know where…not just troops, but civilian lob losses as well. The Texas story of 2015 continues as rain pummels regions north and west…flooded water ways and fishing in the streets as new records are set in Abilene…we’ll go there…Also, weathering the great stock exchange shutdown: the number to watch–the insecurity index. It’s a real thing. Plus, in African American households, a boom in homeschooling…we’ll hear why, and why now.
KUT Weekend – January 3, 2014
Rash of earthquake frustrates North Texans near drilling sites…German heritage lingers in Central Texas…Flood victims start the new year rebuilding. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe at https://weekend.kut.org.