The 21st century skirmish over the Confederate battle flag – Texas defends its position before the US Supreme Court. Also the Texas City refinery explosion that killed 15 and injured at least 180. Why some fear it could happen again. Plus, researchers say there is more slavery now than at any time in world history – today a Texas team tells us there’ll soon be a map to track it. All that and more and this episode of the Texas Standard:
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It’s Spring!
Spring has sprung in Texas. The weather is mild, the wildflowers are blooming…. and the scorching hot weather of the summer is just around the corner.
Jodi Egerton with Typewriter Rodeo clicked out this spring poem on her vintage typewriter.
KUT Weekend – March 20, 2015
The Texas legislature debates handguns on campus….how being a victim of sexual assault could lead to bills of up to $100,000….and veteran rock critics review SXSW. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
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March 20, 2015
The story of Mexico’s 43 disappeared students vanished from the world’s front pages 6 months later. Today a survivor and a mother of one of the missing comes to our studio to ask Texans for help. Plus, sounding an alarm on a spike in teacher student sex crimes. Also, get ready to whip out your pencil and paper – we’ve got your must-do list for this first weekend of spring.
March 19, 2015
A border agent complains to Congress that telling the truth about border crossers results in retribution. Plus, zero percent college loans but officials barred from telling you about it. Also, give me three high tech takeaways from SXSW – our expert says, no problem. All that and much more on today’s episode of the Texas Standard:
March 18, 2015
Why toothaches have Texans running for the border. Plus, more on the move to limit the ability of Texans to tape the police at work. Also, a gospel family hits the big time but not without some pushback. All that and much more on today’s episode of the Texas Standard
March 17, 2015
Is that a gun in your holster, or are you just carrying concealed? An historic step by the Texas Senate and what it means for us. Plus: A vote today in Israel that could change the way forward in the Mideast. We explore the implications with Israel’s top official in Texas. And: Primo pot moves across the border – in the other direction. All that and much more, on this episode of Texas Standard.
KUT Weekend – March 13, 2015
Why so many of Austin’s trailer parks are in disrepair….the first 60 days of the legislative session….and how to get around Austin during SXSW. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
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It’s Spring Break in Texas
Students across the Lone Star State are thrilled.
They are on – or are about to be on – Spring Break. But, as Kari Anne Roy with the Typewriter Rodeo writes, parents across the Lone Star State may not exactly be celebrating.
March 12, 2015
For some, it’s a story half a world away, but for Patrick Maxwell, it’s personal-the Texan who took on ISIS. Also, post traumatic stress disorder-now there’s a genetic test for PTSD, but should there be? Also, call em’ lone stars-the millennial entrepreneurs. Plus, the proud reappropriation of the English language. All that and much more on today’s edition of the Texas Standard:
March 11, 2015
Online outrage over racism at fraternities – how much are official responses dictated by social media? Also this hour a 23-year-old from North Texas comes up with a solution for kids dying in car seats. Plus, a jury tells hit makers Pharrell and Robin Thicke – you got to give it up. But is there something else lost in the processs? All that and much more on today’s edition of the Texas Standard:
March 10, 2015
The official vehicle of Texas goes from large to extra large why but at what cost to safety? Also, we’ll explore why other states are looking to Texas for criminal justice reform. Plus, a prescription for what ails us politically. All that and more and this episode of the Texas Standard:
KUT Weekend – March 6, 2015
Austin ISD cancels class but the ice storm sputters….the Austin Mayor’s controversial request for more staff….and do girls and boys learn better when they’re separated? Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
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Texas Winter Drivers
Texas dealt with another round of winter weather this week. Some of it in North Texas was genuinely serious. Some of it in Central Texas – not so much.
Sean Petrie with Austin’s Typewriter Rodeo writes this week about how the average Texan doesn’t have that much experience with icy roads.
March 4, 2015
A jumbotron at a Texas high school and an ad depicting a tattooed Jesus turns into a federal case over religious liberty. Also, a plan to give report cards to Texas public schools and what kind of grades they’re bringing home. Plus, a candid conversation with UT football legend, Mack Brown. All that and more and this episode of the Texas Standard:
A Poem for Texas Independence Day
Monday, March 2 is Texas Independence Day – and the first day Texas Standard begins airing statewide! To celebrate, we asked Sean Petrie with Austin’s Typewriter Rodeo to pen a poem.
February 23, 2015
Winter storm watches and warnings stretch across the top two-thirds of Texas, a deadline to fund homeland security and a showdown in Washington to tie funding to immigration policy. A South Texas prison riot is under control, but for how long? And what do the Koch Brothers, the Sierra Club and the founder of Space X have in common and why are they joining forces? All that and more on the the Texas Standard:
Perry ‘Getting Over the Oops’
Since leaving the governor’s mansion after 14 years and 61 days in office, Rick Perry takes on his next challenge: getting over some of the “oops” moments he collected over his tenure.
Typewriter Rodeo’s David Fruchter calls upon the blunders of ex-governor Rick Perry to inspire this week’s poem.
KUT Weekend – February 20, 2015
Gay couple gets marriage license in Austin……concerns about how money is being spent on Austin’s only commuter rail line….and the new Texas Governor’s policy wish list. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
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February 18, 2015
Ethics in Texas politics and the road to the U.S. as thousands of Syrians flee the fighting. A Texas experiment puts women against men in a simulated Wall Street and do we Texans have our own language. All that, and much more, on today’s episode of the Standard: