Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Tuesday, June 13, 2023:
Supreme Court surprises some by preserving parts of Voting Rights Act
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 last week that Alabama must redraw its congressional maps to give Black voters the opportunity to pick representatives of their choice. The ruling in Allen v. Milligan upholds a section of the federal Voting Right Act. The Constitutional Accountability Center’s David Gans joins us to discuss the results.
Plans to dredge Matagorda Bay Superfund site proceed, over environmental worries
Despite serious environmental concerns, the Army Corps of Engineers has unveiled plans to dredge a Matagorda Bay canal so the largest class of oil tankers can dock there. What will the environmental impact of dredging a Superfund site be? Dylan Baddour of Inside Climate News joins us with more.
Uvalde’s honey festival returns
Uvalde’s annual honey festival was canceled last year after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. This year, the festival honoring the work of the busy bees in South Texas returned. Texas Public Radio’s Brian Kirkpatrick was there over the weekend.
Loosened student loan lending didn’t improve grad school diversity, according to report
In 2006, the federal government uncapped the amount of money grad students could borrow, and the implications are the focus of a new report using data from the Lone Star State. Brigham Young University professor Jeff Denning was part of the research team that put this data together, and he joins us today.
How Texas laws ending gender-affirming care affects these trans teens
A new state law set to go into effect Sept. 1 prohibits the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery for transgender people under 18. Trans youth in Texas and their families and friends worked hard to block the measure. Today, we’ll get to know a few of them and what they want for their lives. The Texas Newsroom’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán and Aurora Berry produced this story.
Camp Lejeune lawsuits overwhelm federal judges
When Congress decided last year to allow people harmed by contaminated water on Camp Lejeune, N.C., to sue the government, it set the stage for what could become one of the largest mass torts in history. Up to 1 million people – most of them former Marines and their families – may have been exposed. Jay Price reports for the American Homefront Project.
High school graduation means a curtain call for these theater kids
Most North Texas high school seniors have graduated – with all the tears and happiness that entails. But seniors in theater programs have had one more ritual to perform: their last school show. KERA’s Jerome Weeks checked out one school musical in Richardson.
Here’s how not to pass out in triple-digit temps
Summer weather is here, with triple-digit temperatures in Austin’s forecast for next week. KUT’s Olivia Aldridge brings us some ways to keep cool and healthy in the weeks ahead.
All this, plus the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Wells Dunbar with the Talk of Texas.
