Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025:
The state of the Texas economy
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar joins the Standard to discuss the current state of the Texas economy, including challenges and opportunities as the legislative session kicks off.
UT studying AI’s potential in medicine
The University of Texas at Austin is launching a new lab that will use artificial intelligence to help diagnose and treat disease. KUT’s Olivia Aldridge reports:
Eanes ISD debates elementary school closure
Eanes ISD is voting tonight on a controversial plan to close an elementary school due to declining enrollment and budget deficits, and parents argue the decision feels rushed.
KUT’s Becky Fogel reports.
‘Dealing the dead:’ Migrant’s body used without consent
After 21-year-old migrant Aurimar Iturriago Villegas was killed in a Dallas road rage incident, her body was donated without her family’s consent to UNT’s medical school, where it was dismembered and sold for research.
NBC News investigative reporter Mike Hixenbaugh joins the Standard to discuss.
UT Dallas student journalists fight for press freedom
Last spring, pro-Palestine protests at UT Dallas led to over 20 arrests. When the school’s student newspaper reported on it, administrators retaliated.
Intern Elijah Carll explores how these journalists fought back for a free student press.
Why January 6 rioters are coming to the Hill Country
On 11 acres in the Texas Hill Country, Jan. 6 is commemorated with a sign reading, “Happy Patriots Day!” The property’s future plans include housing for those charged in the Capitol insurrection.
Sasha von Oldershausen of Texas Monthly shares the story.
All this, plus the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Wells Dunbar with the Talk of Texas.
