Two Virginia journalists shot dead during a live TV broadcast today, opening new conversations around violence and the media. We’ll speak with a journalism professor about the ethics of airing video of the shooting. Plus, the battle over the Alamo in 2015 -pitting the daughters of the republic of Texas against the general land office. Also, gas prices- why are they higher some places than others and how low could they go? And saving historic theaters in Texas, new landfill technology, and WF strong on austin’s moon towers. All that and more coming up on the Texas Standard:
Shooting
Texas Standard: August 14, 2015
Three months after shootout that made world headlines what do new autopsies tell us about what really happened in Waco? Also, Not San Francisco, not Miami, not Houston- across the entire US, few places are as red hot for residential real estate as Plano, Texas. And this time, it doesn’t look like a bubble. We’ll hear why. Plus, A new warning from the FAA-just droning or serious cause for concern? Exit polls…who needs em? Despite rising costs and complaints about reliability, many political experts want to save em. That and 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.
Texas Standard: August 11, 2015
Before the first shot is ever fired…what justifies a police officer drawing a sidearm from the holster? The rules of engagement today on the Texas Standard. Plus – oops there it is: some grim developments at Camp Perry, as one of the Presidential candidates pulls the plug on paychecks…we’ll explore. Plus, a teacher shortage nationwide…a scramble to fill positions before the opening bell…and what it means closer to home. And a real chin scratcher for Texas prisons –half a million dollars for the hirsute look behind bars- We’ll explain. And what is the best Texas song of all time? It’s Texas Standard time:
Texas Standard: August 10, 2015
Another officer shooting, another unarmed black man- this time in North Texas. The case of Christian Taylor today on the Texas Standard. Also, the Obama Administration was ordered to shutdown Texas immigrant detention centers. But the justice department is asking to keep them open…we’ll hear the rationale. Plus, he may be trumping the rest of the pack when it comes to media attention, but is he really all that unusual as a presidential candidate? We’ll revisit the original outsider and his not so small impact on presidential politics: here’s a hint–he’s got a Texas twang. Its Texas Standard time:
Texas Standard: June 23, 2015
The Texas connection to the South Carolina shooting…hiding in plain sight in mainstream American politics. The story of the CCC, today on the Texas Standard. As the nation waits for a signal on same sex marriage from the supremes, evangelicals call for civil disobedience. We’ll hear firsthand what that might mean. Also, no love lost at love field as Southwest seeks to boot Delta for trespassing. Trespassing? Higher education redefined: a Texas degree in beer making. And does Texas really need its own Fort Knox? A new law poses the question: where shall we put a billion in bullion
All that coming up today on the Texas Standard.