Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Friday, April 4, 2025:
Trump tariffs spark global retaliation. What does it mean for Texas?
President Trump’s sweeping tariffs include a 10% baseline tariff on all imports, and target rates as high as 54%. Now China is hitting back with a 34% tariff on U.S. goods.
How will these new trade policies impact Texas businesses and consumers, and how are the markets reacting? Raymond Robertson of Texas A&M’s Bush School joins the Standard with more:
Why Texas’ massive drop in child abuse and neglect deaths is misleading
Texas has reported an incredible drop in child abuse and neglect fatalities, down more than 60% since 2020. But those numbers don’t tell the whole story.
As part of the Texas Public Radio series When Home is the Danger, accountability reporter Paul Flahive dug into what may be behind the drop.
There’s no online registry for ranchers’ brands – but that could change
The agriculture industry leans on high-tech tools more than you might think. Farmers and ranchers use drones, satellites and robots to help them grow food.
But not every part of the business has entered the 21st century. The Texas Standard’s Michael Marks has more on a bill to better track the state’s livestock brands.
Panhandle Plains Museum shuts down over safety violations
One of the top museums in the Texas Panhandle closed abruptly after the state fire marshal found safety violations. The Panhandle Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, home to millions of artifacts, missed a deadline to fix the issues.
What’s next? Jackie Kingston of the Amarillo Tribune joins the Standard with the latest.
New study looks at social media and mental health in vulnerable Texas youth
A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders explores how social media use impacts some of the most at-risk young people in Texas.
Lead researcher Betsy Kennard of UT Southwestern Medical Center joins the Standard with findings.
Meeting the folk healers of the Lone Star State
We’ll hear from Monica Castillo, the owner Sol Solace Studio in West Lake, who uses traditional mesoamerican healing practices in body work and massage typically used by curanderos and folk healing in Mexican-American communities.
How San Antonio police plan to keep Final Four crowds safe
Security will be high in San Antonio this weekend for the NCAA Men’s Final Four. Safety is especially top of mind after a person drove a truck into a crowd on New Year’s during the college football playoffs in New Orleans, killing 14 people and injured dozens more.
Texas Public Radio’s Brian Kirkpatrick reports.
The gang delivers another custom poem. Reach out to Texas Standard with your topic suggestions!
The week in Texas politics
The Texas Tribune’s Renzo Downey joins the Standard with a recap of the week that was in Texas politics.
All this, plus Alexandra Hart with the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Wells Dunbar with the Talk of Texas.
