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May 23, 2022

What does ‘environmental justice’ look like in Texas? So far, not much.

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May 23, 2022

Why a documentary about Nolan Ryan is also a love letter to Texas – and Ruth Ryan

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May 23, 2022

Texas Standard for May 23, 2022: Agency falls short on environmental justice initiative

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May 20, 2022

What you need to know about Meow Wolf, the psychedelic art experience coming to Texas

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May 20, 2022

Return of STAAR tests with stakes adds ‘trauma’ to trying school year, superintendents say

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cans of baby formula in a locked case
May 20, 2022

More questions than answers after congressional hearing on baby formula shortage

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May 20, 2022

Texas faces elevated risk of energy shortfalls this summer. An expert says ERCOT should take that risk more seriously.

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May 20, 2022

Texas Standard for May 20, 2022: ERCOT and experts cross wires over Texas grid reliability

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A small blue and reddish-brown bird sits on a light-colored branch that is just beginning to bud. We see it from behind as it looks to the right.
May 20, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: Nesting Bluebirds

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May 19, 2022

Many Texas farmers to miss out on record wheat prices as drought intensifies

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A photo of a woman sitting behind a large table stacked neatly with hardcover copies of the book "Lia Park and the Missing Jewel." The author holds one book and smiles at the camera. Also on the table are colorful flower bouquets and a cake with the book cover image printed on it.
May 19, 2022

This Texas author wanted her daughter to see herself in books

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May 19, 2022

Tech companies struggle to find and keep workers

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May 19, 2022

Texas Standard for May 19, 2022: Mesquite Heat fire burns as wildfire conditions intensify

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May 18, 2022

‘People find this record, they fall for it’: Why a 50-year-old Texas album has captivated so many songwriters

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May 19, 2022

‘We have to be ready’: El Paso prepares for end of pandemic border restrictions, influx of migrants

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May 18, 2022

The Sorcerer’s Cave is the deepest – and possibly longest – cave in Texas

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May 18, 2022

Texas Standard for May 18, 2022: A fight for the future of the Democratic Party in South Texas

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cover of the book, "DJ Screw, A Life in Slow Revolution"
May 17, 2022

Almost 22 years after his death, DJ Screw’s contribution to Texas music stands the test of time

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Ted Cruz, wearing a coat, gloves and scarf, gestures while speaking into a microphone outside the Texas Capitol.
May 17, 2022

Ted Cruz wins Supreme Court case, helping candidates recoup campaign loans with post-election donations

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May 16, 2022

‘If you live in Midland, you’re feeling it’: West Texas city experiencing worst inflation rate in the U.S.

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May 17, 2022

How Justice Alito’s leaked abortion draft reads a lot like a prominent Texas lawyer’s take

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May 17, 2022

Commentary: The racist Buffalo attack demands ‘not only words but deeds’

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May 17, 2022

Texas Standard for May 17, 2022: Ted Cruz succeeds in lawsuit to kill campaign finance rule

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May 16, 2022

Black holes 101, from the Texas Tech researcher who helped capture historic first image

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May 16, 2022

Here’s why Texans were asked to conserve electricity this weekend

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May 16, 2022

Ripple effects of abortion restrictions confuse care for miscarriages

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May 16, 2022

Millennium-old Mississippian art on display in Dallas at ‘Spirit Lodge’ exhibit

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May 16, 2022

Texas Standard for May 16, 2022: How do you take a picture of a black hole? Very carefully.

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A hand holds a vaccine container that's connected to a vial.
May 13, 2022

As U.S. reaches 1 million COVID deaths, what’s the next step in the public health fight against the pandemic?

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May 13, 2022

‘Mi Cocina’ offers self discovery and a taste of the road less traveled in Mexican cuisine

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May 13, 2022

The week in Texas politics: Greg Abbott gets behind school vouchers

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A man looks up at a wall full of screens and graphics. The shape of Texas in on the wall with dozens of greens lights inside of it. Computer monitors are in the foreground.
May 13, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: The Texas Power Grid

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May 13, 2022

Texas Standard for May 13, 2022: U.S. COVID deaths near 1 million

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May 12, 2022

‘Embracing the obscure and the unique:’ Austin’s extreme music fest Oblivion Access reaches beyond metal

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Handguns in a display case
May 12, 2022

Gun thefts from cars on the rise, report shows, many taken from unlocked vehicles

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott at the head of a table filled with nameplates and microphones
May 12, 2022

Could school vouchers, with renewed support from Abbott, gain more traction than in years past?

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May 12, 2022

What to do if you get locked out of your Google account

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May 12, 2022

Texas Standard for May 12, 2022: Abbott reignites push for school vouchers

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May 11, 2022

Did Texas misspend federal COVID aid by reallocating funds to Operation Lone Star?

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May 11, 2022

Texas Standard for May 11, 2022: State used pandemic aid on Operation Lone Star

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May 11, 2022

Culture wars attract big money to Texas school board races

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May 11, 2022

In Texas prisons, men have more than triple the access to higher education degrees that women do

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May 10, 2022

The Texas prison system has been failing fire safety standards for years. Now, two inmates have died

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May 10, 2022

Texas Standard for May 10, 2022: How Texas politicians are adjusting to a likely Roe overturn

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Protesters stand in front of the Texas Capitol holding signs in support of abortion rights
May 10, 2022

Rallying voters on abortion could be Texas Democrats’ best chance to make gains in November

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cans of baby formula in a locked case
May 10, 2022

A pediatrician’s advice for navigating the baby formula shortage

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cans of baby formula in a locked case
May 11, 2022

Consejos de un pediatra para sortear la escasez de leche de fórmula para bebés

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A red sign that says "Vote here / aqui" in blue letters
May 9, 2022

As state constitutional amendments pass easily, what does it mean for Texans?

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May 9, 2022

Texas Standard for May 9, 2022: What’s next after voters passed Propositions 1 & 2?

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May 9, 2022

Inside a Texas greenhouse run by robots and AI

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closeup of the side of a Housont police car.
May 9, 2022

No-knock warrants have endangered citizens and police, but some law enforcement officers say they’re needed

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A roll of stickers that say "I'm so gonna vote" next to the Texas flag
May 7, 2022

It’s Election Day in Texas – here’s what we’re watching across the state

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May 6, 2022

Texas Standard for May 6, 2022

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a large metal oil rig in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico
May 6, 2022

Oil companies plan to store emissions under the Gulf of Mexico, but they want public money to move forward

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cover of the book, "Bodies on the Line"
May 6, 2022

‘Bodies on the Line’ tells the stories of volunteers who escort patients seeking abortion care

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A photograph taken between parted dark red curtains and marble columns looks into a room with a long dais with empty chairs in front of a red curtained wall with more marble columns facing long benches and chairs at the front.
May 6, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: SCOTUS

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A protester uses a megaphone to speak to a crowd holding signs including "My body my choice" and "Codify Roe v Wade"
May 5, 2022

Poll shows majority of Texas voters would oppose overturning Roe v. Wade

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May 5, 2022

Texas Standard for May 5, 2022

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May 5, 2022

‘We’re still here’: West Texas town dealing water to El Paso contemplates its future

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An NFT logo: the letters are enclosed in a six-sided box, and they are flaired out to look a bith three-dimensional
May 5, 2022

Bored apes and cryptopunks: how a land grab on the blockchain threatened a major cryptocurrency platform

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A long view of rows of dairy cows in an enclosure.
May 5, 2022

Why the Texas dairy industry keeps growing

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a group of protesters at the state capitol building hold signs. One says, Marching for trans youth so the next generation won't have to."
May 5, 2022

New report from doctors’ group says gender affirming care is not child abuse

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May 4, 2022

Texas Standard for May 4, 2022

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May 4, 2022

An overturn of Roe v. Wade could put other rights related to privacy in jeopardy

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May 4, 2022

Understanding the Texas ‘trigger law’ that would ban abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned

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May 6, 2022

Cómo entender la ‘ley gatillo’ de Texas que prohibiría el aborto si se anula el caso Roe v. Wade

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May 4, 2022

More lanes might not fix Texas highway traffic. So what are the alternatives?

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May 4, 2022

What happened to Toadsuck, Texas?

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May 4, 2022

Cultural traditions are highlighted and shared in new Texas Folklife program

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May 3, 2022

Breaking down the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade, and what it could mean for Texans

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May 3, 2022

Texas Standard for May 3, 2022: Discussing the future of Roe v. Wade

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May 3, 2022

With new funding on the way, original price tag for Operation Lone Star triples

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May 2, 2022

Mexican officials say they’ll reroute a proposed train line out of Texas

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a small calico kitten with white paws walks on a ledge and looks at the camera
May 3, 2022

Find a kitten? Why taking it to a shelter should be your last resort.

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May 2, 2022

Lawsuits challenge planned changes to federal immigration policies and Texas’ apprehension of migrants

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May 2, 2022

Texas Standard for May 2, 2022

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May 2, 2022

With Germany’s buy-in, Europe will consider a Russian oil embargo

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kindergarten aged children sitting in a semicircle on the floor in a classrom with dots on the carpet. they're all wearing face masks beause of the covid virus
May 2, 2022

Mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases have now been reported in South Texas

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Close-up images of five insects are imposed a backdrop of a police lineup wall.
May 2, 2022

Got a mystery itch? Here are the Texas insects most likely to bite year-round.

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April 29, 2022

As Austin votes on decriminalizing marijuana, other Texas cities push for similar measures

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April 29, 2022

Texas Standard for April 29, 2022

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April 29, 2022

New Texas oil boom on the horizon as US seeks to replace Russian fuel supplies

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April 29, 2022

Typewriter Rodeo: Belated Eggs

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April 29, 2022

Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick want Texas’ Supreme Court to take up Ken Paxton’s whistleblower appeal

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April 28, 2022

Fact-checking Texas leaders’ claims about Operation Lone Star

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April 28, 2022

Texas Standard for April 28, 2022

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April 28, 2022

Could Elon Musk bring Twitter HQ to Texas?

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April 28, 2022

‘The Green Ghost’ pays homage to martial arts films of the past and Texas border culture

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April 28, 2022

Roadside messages to encourage safe driving may have opposite effect, study shows

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April 27, 2022

State Rep. James White on Operation Lone Star: ‘I believe this is money well spent’

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April 27, 2022

A Texas court stayed the execution of Melissa Lucio. What happens now?

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April 27, 2022

Oil and gas companies are paying fines that indirectly benefit their industry

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April 26, 2022

Can’t get enough of elections? May offers two opportunities for Texans to vote.

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April 26, 2022

Texas Standard for April 26, 2022

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April 26, 2022

An East Texas superintendent explains why more school districts may go to a four-day week

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April 26, 2022

New Alzheimer’s research center targets patients in the Rio Grande Valley

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April 26, 2022

New biography goes beyond Camelot myth, looking at JFK’s foibles, flaws and ‘great potential’

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crime tape that says "crime scene,do not cros"s"
April 26, 2022

Traditionally nonpartisan Crime Stoppers Houston has a new target: Democratic judges

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April 25, 2022

Texas Standard for April 25, 2022

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April 25, 2022

COVID death rates on San Antonio’s south side were 16 times higher than in more affluent areas, investigation finds

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