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There’s another legal challenge to the state’s voting procedures. And it looks like this one could have some success in court. We’ll break it down, on today’s Texas Standard.

The national makeup of asylum seekers at the Southern U.S. border has been changing. We’ll explore why.

And we’ll take you to El Paso- where a community continues to mourn and search for healing after a deadly attack.

We’ll also hear voices from other parts of Texas- reacting to the targeted nature of that El Paso shooting.

And we’ll remember a songwriter’s songwriter. Someone, who at least according to one person, penned the best song about Dallas.

Understanding El Paso… Nearly a week after the shooting tragedy, a sense of outrage and grief persists. Could this be a tipping point? A discussion today on the Texas Standard.

Though many fear Americans have grown numb to mass shootings like the one in El Paso last weekend, some journalists covering the tragedy feel this time its different. We’ll take a closer look.

Also reverse mortgages. Many see them as a way to stay in their homes in older age, others consider them a trap.

Plus, the week in Texas politics with the Texas Tribune and more.

Is it doxxing, fake outrage, or something else? Why the publication of Trump donor names has Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro facing controversy. Details on the Texas Standard.

As President Trump visits El Paso, so do top Texas officials. More on what happens next after a meeting between Governor Abbott and state lawmakers from El Paso.
Also, understanding the scourge of anthrax in West Texas as ranchers fight to protect livestock.
Plus- laptop, desktop, tablet? A tech guide for parents helping students gear up for school.

Texas lawmakers passed a bill making it harder for their emails to go public. Why that could impact what we know about why district lines are drawn today on the Texas Standard.

The Supreme Court made a decision about the citizenship question on the US census. But there’s still an outstanding legal challenge. We’ll explain.
Plus, oil is abundant in Texas. One historian says it’s intertwined with religion in the state, namely Christianity.
And why cows might help in the fight against HIV or breast cancer.

Those stories- news from the World Cup, the NBA, and more…

Round two of the first Democratic Presidential debates is in the books. So what did we learn and how do the Texans stack up? Today on the Texas Standard.
So you want a raise, or you want a new job? How can you actually do that. We’ll talk with a psychologist who says it’s as simple as using your brain. Is it really?
The system of state-run in-patient psychiatric hospitals across Texas is way overdue for some updates. There’s money to do it, but what’s being done and is it enough?
Plus, we’ll take a look at two competing bills in Washington aimed at bringing some relief to the border.

The Supreme Court issues rulings on gerrymandering and a citizenship question on the census. Details plus the impact for the Lone Star State, today on the Texas Standard.

In addition to breaking news from the nation’s highest court, analysis of the first of two democratic presidential debates this week. The two Texans in last night’s nationally broadcast event. Beto O’Rourke and Julian Castro: at least one appears to have gotten serious traction.

Plus, a former Speaker of the House jumps back into the political ring, the return of Joe Straus and more.

Another fight over state versus local control. This time the battle line is drawn over homelessness, sleeping in public spaces and soliciting.
The city of Austin loosens laws some say criminalize homelessness, the Governor promises to override. A closer look coming up.
Also, as enforcement operations at the border tighten, more migrants turn to more treacherous places to try to pass through.
Plus, a Texas senators claim that the Lone Star State is one of the most heavily affected by drug trafficking. True? A Politifact check and more.

The prelude to war with Iran? Concerns about attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf region, and what this could add up to on the home front.
A long scary slide for a famous Texas-based waterpark company- now a rescue of sorts may be in the works for Schlitterbahn. We’ll hear details.

Where the rubber meets the road in the West Texas oil boom: tires tires everywhere, raising the risk for disaster.

Also, the week in Texas politics with the Texas Tribune and a whole lot more.

Environmental concerns in Midland and in Brownsville. How are they different and how are they the same? The story today on the Texas Standard.

We explore the California to Texas migration. Why are so many looking for opportunity in the Lone Star State?

Another group in search of opportunity – this one detained under a bridge in El Paso. An eyewitness calls the enclosure “a human dog pound”.

A son remembers his father – on the days leading up to Father’s Day

And In other news: the E3 Trade Show. Games, consoles and hours of entertainment

Ruffled feathers: the so called Chick-fil-A bill signed into law, which some say guarantees religious liberty, others say licenses discrimination. The implications today on the Texas Standard.

Eat it or pitch it? The FDA in a new push to get food companies to standardize expiration dates. Also, you’ve heard about boom times in the Permian Basin. But how do West Texans balance the benefits with an explosion in trash. Plus, remembering Lonesome Dove screenwriter Bill Wittliff.

With Twitter flourishes and media fanfare the Governor signs new legislation declaring Texas Republicans the party of results. Why that could be fear talking. Today on the Texas Standard.
With Texas Democrats promising a record setting turnout in the 2020 election cycle, Governor Abbott’s pulling out the stops to pitch GOP unity over ideological purity.

Also, two years since the controversial Trans-Pecos pipeline went into service. Now many more projects in the pipeline- we’ll hear what’s at stake.

And, not just Central Americans but an increasing number of central Africans crossing the southern border.