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Texas Standard: May 7, 2021

Changes to the states election laws approved by the house in the wee small hours of this morning. So what happens next? Richard Pineda of the University of Texas El Paso on the battle in the Texas legislature over more restrictions for what some voting rights groups claim are already some of the toughest voting rights rules in the nation. Also in a state with one of the biggest muslim populations in the U.S., not a single state lawmakers is a Muslim. How some in the Texas Muslim community are trying to offset a lack of direct representation. Plus a Grammy winner’s tribute to coastal Texas and more today on the Texas Standard:

Texas Standard: April 20, 2016

Just say no, to Muslims? Turned away by staffers, a delegation of Texans calls it portent of a Cruz Presidency. The story today on the Texas Standard. Also an office accused of targeting Republicans for prosecution has another Texas lawmaker in its sites: but this one’s a veteran democrat–accused of using staffers for personal business. We’ll explain. Plus food pantries to feed the poor…coming to a college near you? They might already be there. And the return of Ann Richards…on the stage, at least. Actor Holland Taylor on what she calls the role of a lifetime. Those stories and more on todays Texas Standard: