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Confusion and widespread rejections of mail-in ballot applications statewide as a registration day approaches. Also, Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir on the early impact of changes to voting laws. And why the world’s only binational professional baseball team may say bye-bye for good to its Laredo home. All that and more today on the Texas Standard:
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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July 21, 2023
The president of Texas A&M has resigned amid turmoil over the botched hiring of a journalism professor. We’ll have the latest. Amid record heat, Texas prisoners struggle to cool down in facilities that lack air conditioning. Harris County has sued the state over a new law that will eliminate its elections department – and, officials […]
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July 20, 2023
New movie reminds us we’ve all been living in a Barbie world
Emotional scenes unfolded in what’s believed to be the first open court testimony by women challenging Texas’ abortion ban. Reporters statewide offer an update on how Texans are coping with this record heat. Details on a massive release of greenhouse gases in West Texas brought on by the heat. How does the new movie ‘Oppenheimer’ […]
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July 19, 2023
What’s the future of air conditioning in Texas?
You’ve heard of abandoned, so-called orphan oil wells? Now there’s a growing concern about zombie wells. After the pandemic, Texas Medicaid rolls are shrinking – but many are losing coverage for procedural reasons, and they may not even realize it. A new state law means that next year, construction workers in some Texas cities may […]
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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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