Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025:
Abbott, Paxton push to remove quorum-breaking Democrats from office
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants a court to declare that Democrats who fled the state to break quorum have “abandoned their offices.” Gov. Greg Abbott has already filed an emergency petition targeting Rep. Gene Wu, calling him the “ringleader.”
Charles “Rocky” Rhodes of the University of Missouri and Lauren McGaughy of the Texas Newsroom join the Standard with more:
AI is hitting new college grads hard
Artificial intelligence is changing the workplace – but not necessarily for the better. A new report from The Wall Street Journal finds that AI tools are another hurdle facing recent college graduates.
Lindsay Ellis, who covers careers and the workplace for the Journal, joins Texas Standard to explain how and why young professionals are feeling the squeeze.
Muleshoe Refuge expansion plan scrapped
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge in the Texas Panhandle is a haven for migratory birds and native wildlife. A proposed expansion had been in the works for years, but now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is backing away.
Michael Doyle, reporter for E&E News, joins the Standard with insight on why federal officials abruptly pulled the plug.
The Yogurt Shop Murders get the docuseries treatment
More than three decades later, the brutal slaying of four girls in Austin – known locally as the Yogurt Shop Murders – still haunts the city. A new four-part HBO docuseries directed by Margaret Brown revisits the case.
Texas Standard freelancer Karen Bernstein spoke with Brown after the series premiered at South by Southwest.
Reporter’s notebook: A month into the flooding disaster, how is Kerrville coping?
It’s now been a month since Kerr County’s catastrophic flood. Texas Public Radio’s Jack Morgan reports on the state of the recovery effort at this moment.
