Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Monday, April 7, 2025:
State House to take up budget at the Legislature
Billions of dollars for border security, property tax relief and more were included in the version of the state budget passed by the Texas Senate last month. Now, the House will have its say.
Blaise Gainey, Capitol reporter for The Texas Newsroom, gives us a rundown of what to expect this week at the Legislature.
Revisiting the last big measles outbreak, over 30 years ago
As the West Texas measles outbreak continues to spread, and we report on the latest developments, we frequently include that “this is the worst measles outbreak in 30 years.” Well, what happened 30 years ago with measles, and how bad was it?
Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies has the story.
This week in Texas music history
Jason Mellard with The Center for Texas Music History at Texas State University brings us a new tale from the archives.
It’s Houston vs. Florida in the NCAA men’s basketball championship tonight
The University of Houston men’s basketball team is playing for a national title tonight when they take on Florida. The Cougars knocked off tournament favorite Duke on Saturday in a come-from-behind victory, 70-67.
For more on championship matchup tonight and the Final Four being in San Antonio, we’re joined by Dan Katz, news director at Texas Public Radio.
Baylor bets big on E-sports with first-ever program director and coach
Baylor has just hired its first-ever E-sports director and coach. The school named Adam Stanley of Brewton-Parker College – a small private college in Georgia and powerhouse in E-sports – to the position.
Stanley joins the show to talk about the program he will now head.
Austin’s Moontower Comedy Festival set to bring the laughs
This month, one of the biggest comedy festivals in the country is making a return to Texas. With more than 150 comedians in venues around Austin, the Moontower Comedy Festival has become the premier showcase for comedians’ talent in the Lone Star State.
Michael Yo – a Houston native who performs nationwide and has appeared on “America’s Got Talent,”Joe Rogan’s podcast and scored two Emmy nominations along the way – is one of the comedians set to take the festival stage. He joins the Standard today.
How the Trump tariffs are impacting energy markets
Markets entered a nosedive last week after President Trump’s tariffs went into effect. And while oil and gas imports are exempted from tariffs, we’re still seeing upheaval in energy markets as well. Oil prices tumbled last week, with U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude hitting its lowest price since April 2021.
Matt Smith, energy analyst for Kpler, joins us to break things down.
All this, plus Alexandra Hart with the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Raul Alonzo with the Talk of Texas.
