Texas Standard

August 7, 2023

Could Texas connect to other electric grids?

A Texas redistricting challenge is being described as an important test of the Voting Rights Act. Federal regulators are considering a rule that would force Texas to connect to other electric grids. With Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial set to begin in the state Senate soon, attorneys for the suspended attorney general have asked for the […]

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August 4, 2023

Del Rio’s William Beckmann fuses youthful energy and timeless soul in country music

A body was found in a buoy barrier in the Rio Grande, prompting harsh criticism of Texas’ border strategy. Four years after the mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, people at the scene that day who are eligible for immigrant visas are still waiting. The end of the pandemic emergency – and the […]

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August 3, 2023

As Texas leads the nation in ‘family annihilation’ cases, what can be done?

Ken Paxton, the impeached attorney general, is headed for a Houston courtroom today on his 2015 securities fraud charges. An update on wildfires across the state as firefighters brace for another tough day of heat and wind. We’ll hear where the fire threat is greatest and what to do to prepare. Since 2020, Texas has […]

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August 2, 2023

Unraveling the ‘Iron Pipeline’ of gun smuggling from Texas to Mexico

Following the state’s takeover of Houston schools, a plan to eliminate libraries and use the space for kids who misbehave in class. Watch that water bill: Not only is use up, some municipalities are raising rates to try to drive down demand. A three-part series explores how the Texas Attorney General’s Office became an incubator […]

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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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