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The president weighs in on Charlottesville and the pundits weigh in on the president, but where are the voices of Texans? Just ahead, four Texans with 4 different experiences, sound off on the president’s stunning press conference. Has anything changed on the day after? Also a federal court says Texas must redraw two congressional districts, but the political implications could be felt statewide, we’ll explain. Those stories and a whole lot more today on the Texas Standard:
July 18, 2023
DPS whistleblower says troops at border have ‘inhumane’ policies toward migrants
A new report says Texas troopers were told to push back migrants and deny water amid soaring temperatures. How a redistricting case from Alabama could have ripple effects on Texas’ Galveston County and beyond. A Sriracha shortage is putting the squeeze on people who love the red sauce, and some Texas restaurants are getting inventive. […]
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July 17, 2023
Workers rally to fight state bill ending water breaks
As Texans brace for another week of extreme heat, there’s pushback against a new state law that nullifies local rules requiring mandatory water breaks for outdoor workers. Austin has ended its policing partnership with the Department of Public Safety – but Gov. Greg Abbott is sending more troopers to the capital city. Some legal experts […]
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July 14, 2023
State policies cause Texas to slip from top business rankings
A lawsuit challenging Texas’ new prohibition on hormone blockers and other treatments for transgender youth. Lawmakers failed to pass new rules on locating concrete batch plants – what do those pushing for change plan to do next? A report shows modest economic growth in Texas, we’ll hear more. Plus – Texas slips in the rankings […]
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July 13, 2023
What can Texas teach California about dealing with homelessness?
As temperatures rise, so does gun violence. What does this mean for a Texas already struggling with climate change? A new study on police response times in Texas’ biggest city and what it hints at for other departments elsewhere in the state. Send in the clones – after Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, are any […]
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July 12, 2023
Abilene volunteers serve Ukrainian refugees through soccer
Who is Angela Colmenero, the state’s new interim attorney general, and where do we stand with the impeachment of the now-suspended AG Ken Paxton? Lauren McGaughy of the Dallas Morning News joins us with the latest. Republican Mayra Flores has announced a bid to retake the South Texas congressional seat that she won in a […]
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July 11, 2023
2024 Senate race comes into focus as Gutierrez announces candidacy
In a second special session, Texas House and Senate leaders reach a deal on property tax relief. What does it add up to? State Sen. Roland Gutierrez has announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate, making him the second high-profile Democrat – along with Rep. Colin Allred – to challenge Sen. Ted Cruz. How Texas has […]
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July 10, 2023
Is Paycheck Protection Program fraud partly behind the home price spike?
A planned buoy barrier along the Rio Grande designed to prevent migrant crossings faces legal obstacles of its own. What’s known and what isn’t about the man who had been reported missing in the Houston area for eight years – who had only really been missing for about a day. Could pandemic-era abuses be partly […]
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July 8, 2023
Texas Extra: More from a Texas intersex advocate about what we all need to know about bodies
We’re experimenting with bonus episodes here at the Standard. This one is another extended interview. This conversation with political consultant and intersex activist Alicia Roth Weigel first aired Thursday. We had so much to talk about when it came to her experiences in life and with her new movie — “Every Body” — and we […]
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