Here’s what’s coming up on Texas Standard for Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023:
Previewing Joe Biden’s State of the Union address
Once a year, the president of the United States lays out an agenda before Congress. That’s what President Joe Biden will do again tonight. Sherri Greenberg with the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT-Austin and Jeffrey Engel with Southern Methodist University’s Center for Presidential History join us with a preview.
School vouchers being pushed by Texas Republicans have an ugly origin story
After the shooting in Uvalde, many predicted this state legislative session would be focused on school safety. But the top of the education agenda for many lawmakers is actually privatization with vouchers. Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports.
His passion is dancing. Now this local celebrity returns to jamming along a busy Arlington street
An Arlington celebrity is back for good after moving away last fall. Jaylan Ford has spent nearly two years dancing on a busy road near Interstate 20. His goal: support businesses and make the day a little brighter for people stuck in traffic. KERA’s Kailey Broussard reports.
Hay is for horses – but it’s running really low
Hay stocks are at a 50-year low, and the hay that is on the market is expensive. How are ranchers dealing with the shortage? Vanessa Corriher-Olson, agriculture and life sciences professor at Texas A&M University, joins us with more.
Gay intimacy was illegal, until these activists worked to convince the Supreme Court otherwise
A landmark 2003 Supreme Court ruling struck down laws prohibiting same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults. A new book looks at the years of organizing and activism that led to that moment. We’ll talk to Wesley Phelps, author of “Before Lawrence v. Texas: The Making of a Queer Social Movement” and a professor at the University of North Texas.
Retired from the U.S. military, these bomb techs are helping dispose of mines in Ukraine
American government involvement in Ukraine war has been mostly limited to providing weapons, training, and humanitarian aid. But a group of retired U.S. military personnel has been volunteering to help Ukrainian authorities disarm mines and other explosives. Cory Vaillancourt reports for the American Homefront Project.
All this, plus the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Wells Dunbar with the Talk of Texas.
