Texas Standard

August 1, 2023

Remembering Paul Reubens and Pee-wee’s ties to Texas

Triple-digit temperatures are having a cooling effect on the the Texas economy, with a projected $9 billion in losses this summer due to the heat alone, according to economist Ray Perryman. Gasoline prices at the pump rise an average 30 cents in one month. What’s behind those increases? A tribute to Paul Reubens, the Pee-wee […]

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July 31, 2023

64,000 Texans stand to benefit from Biden student loan forgiveness

More people in Texas are set to benefit from student debt forgiveness than in any other state. The Houston Police Department has released a comprehensive report on its investigation into the 2021 Travis Scott Astroworld festival tragedy. Texas’ major cities are on track to lose lots of jobs to AI, and soon – San Antonio […]

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July 28, 2023

The Texas Eclipse Festival is coming to Burnet next year

Wildfire evacuations in Central Texas this week and concerns about rising sea levels reshaping the Texas coastline. The Texas Standard’s Sean Saldaña shares the latest unemployment numbers and what they tell us about the economic shape Texas is in. A new alliance of automakers is going to take on Tesla’s charging standard. A Texas-sized theme […]

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July 27, 2023

Booksellers sue Texas over law that will restrict school library books

On Capitol Hill, a former military officer-turned-whistleblower shares out-of-this world claims about UFOs and what he says the government’s hiding. Following sex discrimination lawsuits over Texas’ border security crackdown, the state has started placing migrant women in state prisons as well. The Austin school district is considering nearly doubling the size of its police department […]

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July 26, 2023

Japanese snow monkeys thrive in South Texas scrub

Voters will ultimately get the final say on the new property tax cuts passed by the Texas Legislature. What’s in it for them, and what’s missing? The investigation of a Texas A&M professor raises new questions about political pressure on campus coming from very high places. U.S. military academies make way for a big change: […]

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July 25, 2023

What we know about Ken Paxton’s upcoming impeachment trial

The Department of Justice has sued the State of Texas over its floating border barrier near Eagle Pass, alleging Texas doesn’t have the authority to place barriers in the Rio Grande. Gov. Greg Abbott’s reply? “See you in court.” Sergio Martínez-Beltrán of the Texas Newsroom brings us the latest developments in Ken Paxton’s upcoming impeachment […]

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July 24, 2023

The bipartisan appeal of psychedelic research into treating veteran PTSD

With a big election season looming, Texas withdraws from a national tool designed to prevent voter fraud. Texas wants to regulate carbon storage on its own. Now two Texas congressmen are pushing to prevent that. Inflation cooling, good news for many Texas workers but potentially a double edged sword. With many teachers leaving the profession, […]

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July 22, 2023

Texas Extra: Growth Machine — We Planned This

In this Texas Extra, you’ll hear the first episode of the new podcast Growth Machine: How Austin Engineered its Housing Market.  Austin has grown a lot in recent years — and the East Side has been impacted the most. To understand the city’s pattern of displacement, we have to go back to 1928. Listen to […]

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