Lights, cameras, how much action? The stakes are high in Houston tonight for what could be a decisive televised showdown. Plus as campus carry laws get set to take effect, It’s becoming international news: Texas college professors told to avoid sensitive topics in the classroom? We’ll hear what’s behind the headline. And in that Texas town where almost every official was arrested on corruption charges, if you need help—who ya gonna call? We’ll do the dialing. Plus blue notes for Texas’ multibillion dollar music industry– the search for a new composition. All those stories and much more, today on the Texas Standard:
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The Ticket LIVE: The Palmetto Primary
The Ticket: Life on the Road in Iowa
The Ticket: Explaining the Insanity of the Delegate System
The Ticket: Cruzin’ To Caucus
The Ticket: How Opposition Research Affects a Campaign
The Ticket: Giving Thanks for the 2016 Campaign
The Ticket: How the Paris Attacks Affect 2016 GOP Campaigns
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The Ticket: Debate Prep (Rebroadcast)
Texas Standard: October 19, 2015
Rallying the faithful, shape of things to come? As GOP presidential candidates flock to Texas, a buzzphrase emerges. Also if past is prologue, only two or three of every hundred Texans will decide on changes to the Texas constitution and we’ll all be living with those changes. If you think you might want to have a say in the matter then we’ve got a rundown of what’s up for grabs as voting gets underway today. And a plan to help with the high price of college: free course anyone? We’ll have details today on the Texas Standard:
The Ticket: The First Democratic Debate
The Ticket: Throwback Thursday with Bernie Sanders
The Ticket: Religion’s Role in the 2016 Race
The Ticket: The GOP Debate on Immigration
The Ticket: The 2016 Race So Far and LIVE SHOW; Ep. 20
Texas Standard: September 10, 2015
Among evangelical voters have events in the past two or three days rekindled faith in the GOP and its prospects for 2016? Michael Stipe of REM is upset- he says his music has no place at a Trump campaign rally. But is that part of the political calculation? Texas teenager who may have found a $20 fix for developing nations struggling with dirty water. Something in the air over Houston…and the effort to determine how big a concern it should be. Plus apple’s latest- are you buying it? That and much more on todays Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: August 4, 2015
In a town best known for its fruitcakes, door to door raids and detentions send shockwaves and raise questions. The story today on the Texas Standard. It’s the final countdown: who’ll be in the top 10 for the GOP debate? Another question: does the method add up? Also: a possible tipping point in reducing cow’s contribution to climate change. But will farmers and ranchers buy it? Plus, we’ll meet the Indiana Jones of Texas… who tells us there’s still Spanish gold in them there hills: