Texas Standard

An attempt to empower LGBTQ+ students or a bid to agitate Texas voters ahead of election day? A Republican district attorney in West Texas has opened a criminal investigation into pamphlets received by households across the state purporting to be from a transgender rights group.

Also, a reporter uses Friday night lights to try and get a glimpse into potential changes in Texas politics.

From radio announcer to one of the most powerful figures in Texas politics: The Texas Newsroom’s Blaise Gainey looks at the trajectory of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

And UT’s Michael Mosser on a conspicuous Texas link to the war in Ukraine.