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March 16, 2023

How to testify at the Texas Legislature

By: David Brown

After the Texas Education Agency’s announcement that it will take over the Houston Independent School district, we’re taking a look at what previous state takeovers could signal for this one.

“Stand up and be heard” – that’s what we’re often told to do when the Legislature’s in session. But how does one do that, exactly? We’ll hear a step-by-step primer.

Our go-to tech expert Omar Gallaga shares some key takeaways from the tech side of South by Southwest.

Plus, the creators of “The Lady Bird Diaries” join us to talk about the new film.


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March 29, 2023

The ‘forever chemicals’ used in fracking in Texas

Calls for justice in Ciudad Juárez after dozen of migrants die in a fire at a detention facility. New details emerge about what happened just across the border from El Paso on Monday night. Texas school districts banned hundreds of books last year. Now, the Legislature is looking to create standards that could pull even […]

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March 28, 2023

Dozens of migrants killed in Juárez fire

A deadly fire burned through a migrant processing facility in Ciudad Juárez, just across the border from El Paso – we’ll hear the latest on the catastrophe that claimed the lives of dozens of people. Green energy firms are scrambling to snap up federal dollars, but first they need to know what “made in America” […]

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March 27, 2023

The future of TikTok hinges on ‘Project Texas’

Another tragedy in Uvalde, this one involving human smuggling. We’ll have the details on events there and in Eagle Pass that left three dead over the weekend. Crowds are expected at the state Capitol this week as lawmakers take up several bills involving the treatment of transgender Texans. What does it mean for Texas to […]

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