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August 7, 2024

Texas Extra: How do we define a museum?

Texas Standard kicked off a new project in August: The Texas Museum Map. To begin, we decided to get answers to some challenging questions about museums. This Texas Extra is an extended version of that interview with Kenneth Hafertepe, a fellow with the Texas State Historical Association and chair of the Department of Museum Studies at […]

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August 7, 2024

Record number of employees leave Houston ISD after state takeover

New ratings suggest big improvements for Houston schools, but not everyone is excited about the changes: In the wake of the state’s takeover, a huge number of teachers and staffers have been leaving.An Abilene family’s experience with a fentanyl overdose has sparked a citywide call to action. KACU’s Alexis Jones reports.As rent falls in some […]

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August 6, 2024

Amazon expands Prime shipping to rural areas, challenging USPS

More than 400 people ended up in emergency rooms with carbon monoxide poisoning after Hurricane Beryl, many from generators.Five years later, victims of a mass shooting in El Paso wait for the state to prosecute the gunman.Why Texas ranks last when it comes to healthcare access and affordability, especially for women.Is there a link between […]

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August 5, 2024

State of Texas defends lack of prison A/C in federal court

Does the lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons amount to cruel and unusual punishment? A state prison official testifies that heat levels contributed to three deaths last summer.The Great Springs Project aims to someday create a whole new route between San Antonio and Austin – via hike and bike trail.Rick Jervis, author of the […]

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August 2, 2024

What’s ahead for U.S. gymnastics at the Olympics

A faculty committee at UT Austin found that university leaders violated their own rules when calling police to respond to protests over the war in Gaza at the end of the spring semester. Audrey McGlinchy of KUT News shares the latest.Five years after the mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, a new memorial […]

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August 1, 2024

Bighorn sheep being released in Franklin Mountains outside El Paso

The Santa Fe community is seeking answers and accountability for the 2018 school shooting as the accused shooter’s parents appear in court this week.Houston police admit systemic failure in the processes that led to 264,000 cases being dismissed over eight years.On the anniversary of the 1966 UT Tower shooting, a man who helped a fellow […]

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July 31, 2024

Fifth Circuit rules Texas can keep buoys in the Rio Grande for now

Gov. Greg Abbott receives at least a temporary victory in a fight with the Biden administration over border buoys in the Rio Grande.NPR’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán has the latest on the reduction in the numbers of people crossing the border from Mexico into Texas, and the political spin in a volatile election season.As Texas senators hold […]

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July 30, 2024

Dozens of earthquakes rattle region west of Fort Worth

President Biden visits Texas and unveils his plan to reform the Supreme Court, including a call for term limits.Protests and claims of fraud as Venezuela president says he won another election. Could that spur more migration to the U.S.?Scurry County, west of Fort Worth, has felt more than 90 earthquakes in the past week.Why Austin is […]

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