File under Trumped: Did the army of Texans in Iowa put Ted Cruz over top? The Lt. Governor joins us from Des Moines. Also the spread of the Zika virus now an international emergency and more cases discovered in Texas. 5 things you need to know now. And is technology turning Texas police officers into debt collectors? Plus some call it a more realistic approach to faith. Others call it a death cult. It is the fastest growing religion in North America: big in Mexico and going mainstream in Texas. Those stories and lots more on todays Texas Standard:
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Texas Standard: November 18, 2015
A pre dawn raid in a village north of Paris. As France cracks down, many Texans remain dubious about resettled Syrian refugees. And complaints about excessive force by police. One major city says they’re down. But does the explanation add up? Also: rethinking a one term presidency: a conversation with author Jon Meacham on the odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush. Plus: 50 years after the start of a battle that changed the course of history, a Texas eyewitness remembers. Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: September 30, 2015
Should police be required to live in the cities they serve? What about a bonus for those who will? Also, imagine making more than 200 thousand dollars a year but not letting go of your subsidized housing? The issue over-income families. Plus- an abortion clinic closed in the wake of new state restrictions, reopens…but for how long? And a banner year for academic misconduct in collegiate sports: but as SMU gets slapped with its tenth major infraction, is the price for cheating too low? All of that and more on todays Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: September 2, 2015
Different perspectives on police shootings -literally- as officials investigate what are now two videos of a hands-up killing in San Antonio. Also, Long before Caitlyn Jenner there was the country’s first openly transgendered judge…in Texas. We’ll meet her. Plus, online grocery shopping and your labor day barbecue- viewed from the sides. All that and so much more on todays Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: August 13, 2015
How many police shootings since the start of the year? Though data is hard to come by, there may be a crowdsourced solution. Also, you’ve heard of flash floods…but what about flash droughts? That’s the term more and more climatologists are using to describe the state of Texas right now…we’ll have more. Also…is the heat and lack of water leading to a milk shortage? Plus. anti-semitic graffiti in San Antonio–a Rabbi in the stricken community on why the cleanup’s more powerful than the paint splatter. All that and much more on todays Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: August 12, 2015
An unarmed black teen shot by police. The officer who pulled the trigger -fired. But for the people of Arlington, is that enough? We’ll explore. After a deadly listeria outbreak, Blue Bell Trucks return to the streets: but what about the road to respectability? Also in prison, phone calls are expensive. Sometimes letters don’t get through. Which is why some behind bars are turning to radio to connect with the outside world. You know it’s not great barbecue unless its falling off the bone. Fact or fiction? Smoking out the truth behind some sacred cows.
June 9, 2015
To protect and to serve. And to fear? What the videos from McKinney Texas may tell us about 21st century police training. Plus more from the most infamous breakup of a teenage pool party in US history, as protests grow and internet hackers get in on the action. Property tax savings- experts warn don’t spend it all in one place…in fact, you may not want to spend it at all… we’ll hear why. Also, reimagining America: what viral maps really tell us about ourselves…and what they don’t.
June 8, 2015
Police and Race…Texas in the international spotlight as a pair of videos go viral. The EPA says there’s no connection between fracking and pollution of drinking water…end of discussion? Not so much, we’ll explore. Also, a medical breakthrough at a Houston hospital: the first ever skull cap transplant. And a tax that affects only women? Stay with us