Texas Standard for May 6, 2015
The fast track between Dallas and Houston hits a major speed bump: Why rural Texas has declared open season on the bullet train. Plus: three years ago today, a high school football player died, due to an undiagnosed heart condition. Now his father’s pushing lawmakers to demand testing for all high school athletes. And attention, Texans – put your tray tables in the upright and locked position, since we’ll be in Cuba in no time. We’ll find out if we’re really ready for takeoff, plus lots more, on today’s Texas Standard:
Ilana Panich-Linsman/KUT
Check out the music featured on this episode:
More from 05/06/2015
Will ECG Tests for High School Athletes Save Lives?
Will the Drought in Texas Get as Bad as California’s?
Houston Gets Ready To Take Texans To Cuba
Small Town Opposition to a Big Rail Project in Texas
White Denim Frontman: Why I Chose Music Over Baseball
Why One Superintendent’s Budget Falls Short $1,300 Per Student
How GPS Technology Could Help Scientists Build a Holodeck
Sticker Shock For Homeowners As Property Appraisals Skyrocket
Most viewed right now
Proposed Homeless Center Causes Strife Within Lubbock’s Outreach Community
Texas And The Art Of Understatement
Long Haul COVID Is Real. A New Program Is Working With Patients To Understand It
‘I Feel Like A Coyote.’ Woman Offers Rides To Texans Crossing State Lines For Abortions
Dallas Billionaire Mark Cuban Says He Has A Plan To Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Why Lawsuits Against SB 8 Might Not Lead To A Supreme Court Showdown
Proposed Homeless Center Causes Strife Within Lubbock’s Outreach Community
Texas And The Art Of Understatement
Long Haul COVID Is Real. A New Program Is Working With Patients To Understand It
‘I Feel Like A Coyote.’ Woman Offers Rides To Texans Crossing State Lines For Abortions
Dallas Billionaire Mark Cuban Says He Has A Plan To Lower Prescription Drug Prices
