Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Tuesday, June 20, 2023:
After storms, East Texas county lacks power during summer heat wave
Tens of thousands of households and businesses in East Texas are without power amid a heat wave after storms hit on Friday. Here to tell us more about what is happening on the ground is Upshur County emergency management coordinator Marc Nichols.
Tackling the Native American mental health crisis in Texas
Native Americans in the United States experience higher rates of mental health issues than their white counterparts. But finding a therapist in Texas who shares or understands their identity can be a challenge. As KERA’s Elena Rivera reports, that’s where Texas Native Health comes in.
One, two, three bots you’re out at the old ball game
If you’re planning to attend tonight’s Round Rock Express home game, you may not know that a robot will be calling balls and strikes. KUT’s Kailey Hunt reports Major League Baseball is testing out the automated system at the Dell Diamond this season:
How LGBTQ teens in suburban Texas are reacting to legislation targeting them
Across Texas and much of the country, LGBTQ+ people are at the center of a renewed culture war. In suburban Katy, west of Houston, young people are coming together to find community and support, and to protest. Houston Public Media’s Dominic Anthony Walsh brings us the final report in a three-part series.
Nearly two years after the fall of the government in Afghanistan, people are still fleeing the Taliban, increasingly through South America to the U.S./Mexico border. Texas Public Radio’s Paul Flahive reports as part of the TPR series “Between Here and Home” about how Afghans are navigating life in San Antonio after the war.
A new book tracks the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and the implications for Houston
The most populous city in Texas is in some ways also its most precarious. The author of a new book argues Houston was designed for profit, not stability – and the consequences show up with the storms. “We Hold Our Breath” author Micah Fields joins us to talk about his new book.
Tarrant County residents seeking to shutter a fireworks stand found an almighty solution
Residents in one pocket of unincorporated Tarrant County had a problem: the fireworks stand a new neighbor set up on his property. With few zoning and legal protections to close the potentially problematic business, neighbors started looking for loopholes. And they found one – from above. Fort Worth Star Telegram reporter Abby Church joins the Standard to tell us more.
All this, plus the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Wells Dunbar with the Talk of Texas.
