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April 10, 2018

Texas Standard: April 10, 2018

By: David Brown

A case of clerical error? A peer reviewed journal questions conventional wisdom on the record setting number of maternal deaths in Texas. Details today on the Standard.

Are military cuts causing more US military flyers to lose their lives? A first of its kind investigation connects the dots between cutbacks and crashes.

Lubbock drawing national attention post-Parkland- for what may be a revolutionary way to spotlight mental health needs among students.

And the “decade of malaise” they called it, what’s it got to do with Donald Trump? A presidential scholar says more than we might think. Grab your platform shoes and crank up that Hi-fi….because it’s time for the national news show of you know where.


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June 24, 2025

Waco adult education program faces budget uncertainty under DOGE cuts

State lawmakers passed several bills affecting how Texans vote. What that means at the ballot box.Among the allegations detailed in a lawsuit about conditions inside immigrant detention centers in Texas holding families: fighting for drinking water and children denied medical care.Why an effort by a Las Vegas company to legalize gambling in the Lone Star […]

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June 23, 2025

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes THC ban, breaking with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick

A closely watched bill to ban THC products gets vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott – but that’s far from the end of the story, with the governor calling for a special legislative session aimed at regulating THC.After U.S. airstrikes targeted against Iranian nuclear facilities, what comes next? One of Texas’ top foreign policy experts suggests […]

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June 20, 2025

Texas Lottery scandal deepens as ex-director disappears

The Texas Lottery Commission faces a reckoning after a string of scandals. We look at what’s next for one of the largest lotteries in the country. The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for a controversial private facility in Andrews, Texas, to temporarily store high-level nuclear waste. The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to […]

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June 19, 2025

Marking Juneteenth where it began: Galveston celebrates freedom

President Trump considers a move that has brought together resistance from the left and the right. The stakes for U.S. involvement in a new Mideast war.Juneteenth is a holiday marking freedom for people enslaved in Texas, a proclamation announced in Texas on this date 160 years ago, now celebrated across the U.S.. The Texas Standard’s […]

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June 18, 2025

Houston Housing Authority caught citing fake legal quotes

Gov. Greg Abbott touted plans to have Texas build a border wall, even soliciting donations from the public. Why the project’s now being scrapped.The U.S. Supreme Court is issuing decisions today, including one affecting gender-affirming care for transgender minors.Lawyers use previous cases to argue in court – but the Houston Housing Authority is caught citing […]

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June 17, 2025

Immigration crackdown hits touring regional Mexican artists

Why a stretch of border just over the West Texas state line has become the deadliest place for migrants.How cuts included in the president’s “big, beautiful bill” could affect Texans who depend on Medicaid and Obamacare.Why Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law the largest state-funded psychedelic research initiative in history.Solar panel scams targeting Texans – […]

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June 16, 2025

Texans rally statewide on ‘No Kings Day’ to oppose Trump polices

Texas-based historian and author Jeremi Suri joins with the latest about the military back-and-forth between Iran and Israel, threatening to become an even larger all-out war, and what that could mean on the home front – including Texas’ role as the world’s energy capital.Protests against president Trump’s second administration reach a new high water mark […]

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June 13, 2025

A special Texas Standard for kids, live from Abilene

Texans under the age of 18 make up almost a quarter of the state’s population, so we’ve put together a show with them in mind. We’re joining you today from Abilene and the Children’s Art and Literacy Festival.We begin with a conversation about politics: We’ll hear from some Texas teens who make their voices heard, […]

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