Texas Standard

May 5, 2026

Supreme Court order keeps abortion pill access in flux

The Supreme Court intervenes in the battle over the medication mifepristone that is used for abortions mailed across the country.An ICE agent shot and killed Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen, on South Padre Island in 2025 — but his family in San Antonio didn’t find out how he died for nearly a year. What […]

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May 4, 2026

Hemp rulings reshape what’s legal in Texas

A cloud of confusion over rulings involving THC and smokable hemp in Texas: What’s legal, what’s not, and why now?In this midterm election year, a test of efforts to expand legal protections and access to voting for Texans with visual impairments. We’ll hear why researchers say barriers are still common.Thousands nationwide are exonerated as laws […]

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May 1, 2026

Texas camps race to meet new safety rules

Camp Mystic withdrew its application to operate this summer, but dozens of other Texas camps are still trying to get state approval to open.Corpus Christi’s water crisis could soon mean people have to make big cuts in water usage — but there’s concern leadership isn’t prepared for the mounting emergency.A Texan in the Trump administration […]

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April 30, 2026

How the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling could impact Texas

The Voting Rights Act is losing more teeth. We’ll look at what a Supreme Court ruling means for redistricting.Also, another Supreme Court case is examining when and how police can use cell phone data. We’ll check in with our tech expert about what’s at stake.China is making brand-new cars for cheap. It’s hard to get […]

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April 29, 2026

South Texas water crisis spreads beyond Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi has been careening towards a water emergency, but it’s not the only city along the Gulf with water woes.Another court battle over hemp, this time what stores can sell during a longer legal tie-up is at stake.The United Arab Emirates is leaving the world’s most powerful oil cartel. We’ll look at what that […]

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April 28, 2026

Texas scientists discover new jellyfish species

The Trump administration prepares to target elected officials in Mexico with suspected ties to cartels. That, plus the effort to build more border walls in Texas includes bonuses for some landowners in the Rio Grande Valley to speed up the process.Teachers who work as tutors could earn extra money under the new voucher plan. Sound […]

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April 27, 2026

Camp Mystic faces reopening doubts as flood hearings begin

Texas lawmakers hold the first public hearings on last July’s deadly flooding at Camp Mystic.Sticker shock at the supermarket: How some Texans are bypassing the meat counter and going straight to the ranch. The Texas Standard’s Michael Marks with more.How Greg Abbott has reshaped the state’s top executive office.Texas is hosting 16 World Cup Matches […]

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April 25, 2026

Texas Extra: Filmmaker David Lowery on Dallas, Anne Hathaway and the best Texas film

Writer/director/editor/producer David Lowery talks more about the creative relationship that inspired “Mother Mary” and his need to be so hands on with his work in this extended interview.

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