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Echoes of 2014? A surge of unaccompanied kids and families crossing the Rio Grande…sparks new concerns for the summer. Also Texas and 10 others states take on the Obama administration, again, but at what cost to taxpayers? You’ve heard of shareholder activism—how’s that working for environmentalists trying to change Exxon Mobil? A view from the inside. And back in the news—but not for all the wrong reasons—as Waco finds its mojo. Those stories and so much more today on the Texas Standard:
December 21, 2024
Texas Extra: Billy Bob Thornton and ‘Landman’
Texas Standard had good reason to talk to Billy Bob. Though he’s from Arkansas, he’s lived in Texas on a couple of occasions – and he’s played some classic Texas roles: from Coach Gary Gaines in the film “Friday Night Lights” to Davy Crockett himself in the film “The Alamo.” Billy Bob Thornton has been […]
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December 20, 2024
Inside the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame & Museum
At least five bills have been filed in the Texas Legislature so far to require Texas voters to show proof of citizenship. A look at the implications. How education could take center stage in the upcoming 89th Texas legislative session. Attorney General Ken Paxton files a motion to prevent testimony at the Capitol from death […]
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December 19, 2024
Remembering Melinda Wickman Swearingen, ‘the Annie Leibovitz of outlaw country’
It’s Republicans vs. Republicans to decide the speaker’s race in the Texas House of Representatives. Photographer Melinda Wickman Swearingen, who died earlier this year, captured evocative images of outlaw country musicians. Her work will soon be on display at the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University. And: What’s the deal with these mysterious drones? Should […]
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December 18, 2024
After its buyout, has Whataburger lost its spice?
There’s a fight to lead the Texas House of Representatives, and two names top the list. Yesterday we heard about Justin Burrows; today we’re taking a closer look at his challenger, David Cook, who the support of the House GOP caucus. How one Central Texas school district is trying to do something about chronic absenteeism. […]
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December 17, 2024
A&M’s next giant leap is the Texas Space Institute
It’s still election season in the Texas Legislature, where there’s a race for speaker of the House of Representatives. We’re taking a close look at the top two contenders this week, starting today with Rep. Dustin Burrows. Billy Bob Thornton, who’s long been an honorary Texan, has earned his eighth Golden Globe nomination for his […]
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December 16, 2024
YouTube cleaning sensation AuriKatariina heads to Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit claiming a New York doctor illegally prescribed abortion pills to a Texas resident. A state plan to provide incentives for affordable housing: A Houston Chronicle investigation finds little affordable housing being built – and taxpayers holding the bag. Two Texas families take legal action against an […]
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December 13, 2024
A special broadcast from Abilene
Today we come to you from one of Texas’ once great railroad towns – and though the trains aren’t so much a central part of life here anymore, something else has happened that’s been bringing people, prosperity and a sense of renewal back to Abilene. An AI-focused facility could transform the Big Country region. Ahead […]
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December 12, 2024
Trade schools thrive as electric vehicle demand grows
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued two giants of the chemical business, 3M and DuPont, over so-called forever chemicals contained in household objects.A new kind of car needs a new kind of mechanic. The Standard’s Kristen Cabrera goes inside a school for hybrid and electric vehicle repairs.The old art form of tintype photography is […]
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