Here’s what’s coming up on Texas Standard for Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Listen on your Texas public radio station, or ask your smart speaker to play Texas Standard. We’ll have full posts for each story, including audio, a little later today.
Election Results
Election counts are still going on in a handful of states. But in Texas, after all the talk and all the money, the GOP won big. Sharon Navarro, professor of political science at UT-San Antonio and Jim Riddlesperger, professor of political science at Texas Christian University talk to the Standard about where the election results are still out and how Texas candidates did.
Texas Democrats Didn’t Flip the House
Gov. Greg Abbott wasn’t on the ballot but he wasn’t sitting on the sidelines in this general election. In fact, he spent a lot of his own money and went knocking on doors over the last few weeks as Democrats took aim at flipping the Texas House. They needed nine seats to gain control, but fell short. KERA’s Mallory Falk reports.
Commentary: Peniel Joseph on Post Election
For months now, Election Day has been the end. The deadline. So what now? We wait for official results from the presidential race. But the work is far from over and will persist long after the last vote is counted, says commentator Peniel Joseph. He is a professor of history and founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the University of Texas at Austin.
Texas Latino Vote Wrap Up
Richard Pineda, director of the Sam Donaldson Center for Communication at the University of Texas-El Paso talks to the Standard about Democrats’ underperformance with Latino voters in Texas. Exit polls show President Trump gained support from Latino voters in Texas and nationwide.
The Effect of COVID on Arts and Grant-Giving
Painters and stage hands, musicians and marketing professionals – more than 1.4 million people in America’s cultural sector have lost their jobs because of COVID. KERA’s Jerome Weeks looks into how North Texas artists are surviving – and who’s trying to help.
W.F. Strong: Royal Gorge Bridge
Election Results: A Winner Emerges
Results are continuing to trickle in from some races in Texas, but for many, a clear winner is already apparent. Brandon Rottinghaus, a professor of political science at the University of Houston talks to the Standard about Texas races.
All this and Texas News Roundup, plus Social Media Editor Wells Dunbar with the talk of Texas.
