Texas Standard

November 6, 2024

Unpacking the results of the 2024 election

A historic election cycle ends with significant gains for the GOP statewide. What do the results add up to for the future of Texas? A closer look at the U.S. Senate race in Texas and a wider re-election victory for incumbent Ted Cruz, compared with 2018. The largest school bond proposal in Texas history was […]

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November 5, 2024

What to watch on Election Day 2024

lection Day 2024 has arrived, and we’re checking in with reporters across the state as Texans cast their ballots. Plus, what to keep a close eye on tonight after the polls close. A new survey predicts Dallas-Fort Worth is poised to become the hottest real estate market in the country in 2025. What it means […]

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November 4, 2024

Why Texans can’t put abortion – or other citizen-led initiatives – on the ballot

We’ll have the latest details the 400-acre Hudson Fire in Bastrop County, which has prompted the voluntary evacuation of about 65 homes.On this day before elections, what we’re hearing about early turnout numbers.Twenty-six states, including California, have citizen-led ballot initiatives – but Texas doesn’t. The Standard’s Sarah Asch brings us the history of a political […]

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November 2, 2024

Texas Extra: ‘There’s Always This Year’ goes beyond the bounds of basketball

Hanif Abdurraqib’s latest book centers the sport, but from there spins meditations on mortality and “making it.”

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November 1, 2024

San Antonio’s Institute of Texan Cultures eyed for demolition

It’s possible the most closely watched statewide race in Texas this election cycle could also be the closest once the ballots are counted. How Ted Cruz and Colin Allred are making a final push in the days before Nov. 5.In San Antonio, plans to demolish a building once part of a World’s Fair might be […]

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October 31, 2024

Talking with a real-life Texas Willy Wonka

Reporters have now identified a Texas woman experts say died because of the state’s restrictive abortion ban.As early voting continues across Texas, we’ll check in with some LGBTQ+ voters about what’s on their minds as they head to the polls.Also, some of the people removed in Gov. Greg Abbott’s voter roll purges were eligible voters.Apple’s […]

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October 30, 2024

Catholic leader dismisses Arlington nuns amid ongoing dispute with Fort Worth diocese

A new public TV documentary titled “Our Texas, Our Vote” delves into the diversity of Latino voters’ perspectives and priorities.For over 18 months, the nuns of an Arlington monastery have clashed with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth. Now, a Vatican-appointed overseer has dismissed the sisters from their duties.A Houston ISD basketball coach has […]

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October 29, 2024

Brazos County voters to decide whether livestock should roam free or be fenced in

Why Texas billionaires are spending big on judicial races with flashy political ads.Some religious leaders touch on political issues – but how does this align with U.S. tax rules and the separation of church and state?A new book from political science professor John Domino explores the history of privacy laws in Texas and what they […]

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