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As the CDC links more listeria cases to Blue Bell ice cream the little creamery in Brenham faces a meltdown. Also, a Texas Democrat triggers controversy with a move to stop racial profiling – a move some say opens a back door to unlicensed carry. Plus, as beef prices rise brisket gets a serious challenger. All that and more on this episode of the Texas Standard:
November 22, 2023
60 years after JFK assassination, revisiting the stories of two witnesses in Dallas
It’s been a political season in Texas like few others in recent memory. After a legislative session and four special sessions, where do we stand? November 22, 1963: It was on this date 60 years ago that a sunny Friday in Dallas turned into one of the darkest days in the history of the United […]
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November 21, 2023
How this man survived in the West Texas desert for 27 hours
What does Congress’ budget deal to avert a partial government shutdown mean for food and the farmers and ranchers who produce it? We’ll hear more on the Farm Bill extension, and the implications for Texas. The push for police accountability: An investigative report from the Austin American-Statesman reveals that police indictments rarely lead to convictions. […]
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November 20, 2023
Examining Texas’ legacy of anti-LGBT laws
After seven months pushing a school voucher-like plan, Gov. Greg Abbott gets a firm pushback from fellow Republicans. Scott Braddock of the Quorum Report shares the latest. Mexico plans to offer “know your rights” educational sessions in Texas as lawmakers send a wide-ranging border security bill to the governor. Amid slowing sales of EV’s, one […]
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November 17, 2023
Is this the end of efforts to keep Fairfield Lake State Park public?
For the first time in modern memory, the Texas House is set to take up a school voucher-like plan. How do you put a price tag on a state park? We’ll hear more about the challenges facing Texas Parks and Wildlife as it tries to reclaim parkland purchased by developers. In a dramatic U-turn this […]
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November 16, 2023
Why is Texas’ Railroad Commission wading into school textbook policy?
New Texas schoolbooks are raising concerns about the long-term implications for attitudes about climate change. The state-appointed board now running Houston’s independent school district is dealing with more than what’s happening in the classroom, but also struggling to regain trust. Apple weighs in on a push to give consumers the right to repair their gadgets. […]
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November 15, 2023
Tracing the foodways of Black Seminoles
The Supreme Court finally has its own ethics code for justices following a series of scandals – including a Texas billionaire showering gifts on Justice Clarence Thomas. Will this new code of conduct make a difference? Bison once ruled the Great Plains of North America before being hunted almost to extinction. We’ll hear about how […]
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November 14, 2023
Clemency comes for Black soldiers, a century after their court-martial and execution
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill last week that will do away with COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Medically vulnerable folks are speaking up about its effects. More than 100 years ago, a regiment of Black soldiers was found guilty of crimes like mutiny and murder after a riot in Houston. Now, the Army has cleared their […]
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November 13, 2023
The Texas discovery of a new, dog-sized dinosaur
After months of stalemate, are the Texas House and Senate finally making progress on school spending? For millions of years, the bones of a tiny dinosaur lay undisturbed in what are now the shores of Lake Grapevine. We’ll learn about a new species. El Paso residents are concerned about the growing number of high-speed chases […]
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