Texas Standard Podcast
1) A Mexican government program is filling in US adult education gaps
You’ve heard about the ruling striking down Texas’ new congressional maps, but what does that mean as a practical matter for the upcoming primaries? The new ruling on Texas’ redistri...Show More
2) Federal court blocks redrawn Texas congressional map
A ruling out of West Texas has upended Republican redistricting efforts to get more seats in Congress. Where things stand now that a federal judge in El Paso has struck down Texas’ new congressional m...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) The little-known story of the NFL’s Dallas Texans
Texas A&M bans professors from discussing race or gender ideology. Will other universities follow?They were supposed to be protected from deportation, but now ICE is going after some DACA recipients, ...Show More
4) How a ‘nurdle’ nightmare is costing Texas
For the first time in more than a decade, there is no incumbent in the race for one of the most powerful – and often contentious – posts in Texas. Incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton is not running ...Show More
5) A special broadcast from Houston
No matter where you are, you’re in for a treat as we broadcast from the biggest city in the Lone Star State.We’re coming to you from the studios of our partners at Houston Public Media, the latest des...Show More
6) Deal to end shutdown could impose THC ban
The deal to reopen the federal government included a ban on intoxicating hemp – potentially undoing measures taken by the Texas Legislature last session.Houston’s 9th congressional district is among t...Show More
7) Fort Worth megachurch draws attention for political push
Healthcare subsidies were a central issue that led to the federal government shutdown. Now that a deal is in the works, what happens to them?We’re still waiting to hear from courts on whether new Texa...Show More
8) Camp Mystic faces lawsuits over deadly flood
A few Democrats join Republicans in an effort to end the federal shutdown. We’ll have details.Families of girls killed in the July 4 Hill Country flood sue Camp Mystic.Car-dominant Texas needs more pu...Show More
9) Texas, western states brace for uranium boom
Signs of a possible temporary end to the federal shutdown, but closer to home concerns are growing that Texas is running out of water.The Texas Tribune employed artificial intelligence to answer some ...Show More
10) Flight cancellations, long TSA lines hit Texas travelers
Cancellations across the nation are putting many air travelers in limbo.KUT’s Nathan Bernier joins us with an update of how flight cancellations brought on by the federal shutdown are affecting the na...Show More