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The program airs Monday through Friday on more than 30 public radio stations across Texas. Visit texasstandard.org/listen to find when it airs where you are.
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Inside the explosion of private toll roads in Texas
Texas ramped up construction of toll roads the past two decades and has some of the harshest penalties. We’ll take a look at the impact on drivers.A third person pleads guilty in the alleged bribery scheme involving U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar.How a divorce in Denton could change IVF in Texas: The state Supreme Court may […]
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What does Azerbaijan want with Texas politicians?
After weeks of rains in East Texas, hope for a shift into recovery mode is on hold with more rain tap for today and much of this week.Strong winds, hail damage, what next? Sangita Menon of KUT News looks at the next steps of navigating insurance.What does Azerbaijan want from Texas? Christopher Hooks of Texas […]
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Historic church site in South Texas recognized as stop on Underground Railroad
A Galveston County judge has pushed back the start of a trial in a civil lawsuit against the parents of the accused gunman in the Santa Fe High School shooting, which left eight students and two teachers dead in 2018.Houston has a new acting police chief in the wake of the abrupt retirement of Chief […]
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Voters in Texas have elected their first slate of property appraisal board members
A former Texas oil exec is being punished for allegedly raising the price of oil. Is it the tip of the iceberg or water under the bridge?In spring elections across larger Texas counties, voters got a more direct say in who runs the obscure agencies that oversee the property appraisal process – agencies that determine […]
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Are unlicensed teachers affecting student performance in Texas?
After the worst-ever wildfire disaster for Texas agriculture, there’s now an effort to help ranchers who lost large numbers of pregnant cows.A year after the mall shooting in Allen, what the data reveals about gun violence there more broadly.A new report documents how unlicensed teachers are becoming fixtures in many Texas schools.Organizers of the Texas […]
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A visit to the traditional Mexican rodeo in San Antonio
One year later, a survivor of the Allen mass shooting talks about his long road to recovery.New water rules take effect in the Rio Grande Valley as some border cities cope with historically low reservoirs.With the rise of cloud-based services and AI, the demand for power has soared. What it means for the state Texas.A […]