Texas Standard: May 19, 2016

Emergency pay or a golden parachute? What was supposed to be a benefit faces new scrutiny amid allegations of abuse. Also You know that shaking going on around shale sites? New research suggests its been going on a whole lot longer than anyone realizes. That story plus small businesses going into overtime…what new rules mean for who gets time and a half. And living on the edge of prosperity…the foods may be whole-some…but not if you can’t afford it. A trek into a Texas food desert. Those stories and lots more today on the Texas Standard:

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September 21, 2023

Suburban school districts revolt against ‘recapture’ funding

What does Ron DeSantis really want from Texas? Jeremy Wallace of the Houston Chronicle weighs in on the GOP presidential candidate’s curious Texas tour. Two North Texas school districts, Keller and Carroll, take steps to challenge one of the lynchpins of state education funding: revenue recapture. What the auto strike means for the evolution to […]

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September 20, 2023

San Antonio ISD could close as many as 17 schools

San Antonio ISD could close nearly one-fifth of its schools as it deals with aging buildings and falling enrollment. But it’s not just San Antonio – this reflects a larger challenge facing many school districts across Texas. A mystery at the Tarrant County Appraisal District has led to an office shake-up that may leave some […]

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September 19, 2023

Which major city in Texas has the worst weather?

Ken Paxton’s impeachment and Senate trial was the biggest political story in Texas in decades. History will no doubt recall what transpired over the previous two weeks at the Capitol, but how much do most Texans know that anything happened at all? A state-imposed superintendent for Houston schools rolls out what he calls the New […]

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