With 59 days left to the 2016 Presidential Election, most people have had their decision made for several months. But there are hold-outs – some are still researching issues and exploring their options. This poem is for the ones who dare to wait.
Trump
Texas Standard: August 23, 2016
Lynch mobs are thriving in Texas, only these days they’re online, and kids are often the victims. Now a push for a law to stop them. Today on the Texas Standard.
What’s less likely than this: Donald Trump stumping for votes in the solidly democratic capitol of the reddest of states? We’ll hear what really behind his Texas swing.
Also, the feds say they want to close private prisons, now Texas is talking prison closings too…but not for the same reasons. We’ll have the back story.
And the politics of science: in a debate over what’s causing earthquakes in north Texas, the EPA shakes things up.
The Race Has Gotten Ugly
We’ve been hearing from presidential hopefuls for nearly three years now. It’s 2016, and here we are counting down to the general election. Tensions are high and lines have been drawn. The one thing we can all agree on: things are getting ugly.
Contested Convention
All the political hubbub around picking the 2016 electoral candidates at statewide conventions, like the one happening in San Antonio next week, is what inspired Typewriter Rodeo’s David Fruchter to write this week’s poem.
Texas Standard: June 6, 2016
May it please the court? When in Brownsville beware. A judge in the deferred deportation case orders Washington attorneys back to ethics school. That story today on the Texas Standard.
Two police training academies shut down in south Texas–the allegations: brutality toward cadets. Details on the investigation.
Also the skinny on a school district taking childhood obesity rates rather seriously.
And should Hillary Clinton borrow a tactic from LBJ? How the campaign of 64 could foretell the autum of 2016.
Plus, a new breakout profession—the cuddler.
Turn it up and get cozy because the Texas Standard is on the air.
Texas Standard: June 3, 2016
Texas versus Donald Trump and Trump University- a multimillion dollar lawsuit that never happened. Why not? And was it political? That story today on the Texas Standard.
How powerful the rising waters? The death toll climbs at Fort Hood in the wake of a tragedy underscoring the dangers.
Also an event 50 years ago this week that forever changed Texas politics and civil rights, but is somehow missing from school textbooks.
And with an 8 person US Supreme Court set to issue orders next week, a Texas Supreme Court Justice joins us with a modest proposal: consider a tie breaker.
All that and much more on today’s Texas Standard.
Texas Standard: April 6, 2016
A Texas trump thumping, as the state that gave the world the cheesehead hat gives Ted Cruz a boost…but is it enough? Also what if Mexico really did pay for Donald Trumps wall? Now that there’s a plan on the table…some foreign policy experts say this is no joke. We’ll hear why. And leaving money on the table? Why some of Texas’ top brands are just saying no to franchising. Plus how to hack an election: what sounds like hyperbole may very well be the dark secret of democracy these days. And is there really such a thing as a Texas accent? Y’all don’t go anywhere cause the Texas Standard is on the air:
Texas Standard: March 14, 2016
Condemning his rhetoric but sticking to his pledge of support. A closer look at Ted Cruz’s talk on GOP frontrunner Donald Trump — today on the Texas Standard.
Austin is supposed to be a great place for tech startups… but is there money to back that up?
Plus… Women pay more for clothes than men… a look at the economics behind the gender bias.
Seeking help for addiction. How some programs in Texas use faith to make a difference.
And we’ll take you to Colombia… where violence and the hope of peace talks have ripple effects in Texas.
Texas Standard: September 10, 2015
Among evangelical voters have events in the past two or three days rekindled faith in the GOP and its prospects for 2016? Michael Stipe of REM is upset- he says his music has no place at a Trump campaign rally. But is that part of the political calculation? Texas teenager who may have found a $20 fix for developing nations struggling with dirty water. Something in the air over Houston…and the effort to determine how big a concern it should be. Plus apple’s latest- are you buying it? That and much more on todays Texas Standard:
Texas Standard: July 23, 2015
She told jail officials she had previously attempted suicide- 3 days later she was dead in her cell. What happened..and failed to happen. Also, do optics Trump substance? As the man polls claim to be the Republican front runner lands in Texas..The mayor of a border town worries about being used as a political backdrop. Also- the echo effect – are you sold on the microphone that’s listening to your every conversation? Alot of Texans are…we’ll hear what our tech guru thinks…And the road to Galveston…without a car.
Those stories and much more today on the Texas Standard
Texas Standard: July 20, 2015
From prayer walks to protests, on the streets and online, a death at a Texas jail becomes the focus of global attention, we’ll have the latest on the story of Sandra Bland-the 28 year old who died in police custody in Waller County. Also,a landlord asks longtime tenants to prove legal immigration status- now tenants demand action from officials in north Texas. Plus, he may be leading some presidential polls, but the Huffington Post says that’s show biz. We’ll hear about the decision to bump Trump to the entertainment section. Also why the pink Cadillacs are taking over Dallas.