Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Thursday, March 6, 2025:
From Acres Homes to D.C. — Sylvester Turner’s life, legacy in Houston
Congressman Sylvester Turner, former mayor of Houston, died Wednesday at 70. Houston Public Media’s Dominic Anthony Walsh reports on the life and legacy of a man who spent most of his life in Houston.
Texas House colleague Gene Wu remembers Turner
Sylvester Turner leaves behind a legacy of public service and many friends and colleagues who worked with him in Houston, Austin and Washington, D.C.
Texas Rep. Gene Wu, who served alongside Turner in the state House and counted him as a friend, joins us with more on Turner’s legacy.
Flagship Neiman Marcus to close
Despite efforts keep the iconic downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus store open, parent company Saks Global made it very clear this week: the decision to close is final.
KERA’s Penelope Rivera reports that it comes after local leaders tried for weeks to save the historic flagship.
Instagram, iMessages glitches spark controversy
A pair of glitches this past week had users of Instagram and iMessages seeing things those services did not intend them to see: violent images that Instagram should have flagged, and iMessages that had the word “racist” auto-corrected to “Trump.”
So what happened? Our tech expert Omar Gallaga followed these glitches for CNET and joins the Standard with the scoop.
Why a rising hip-hop producer traded rap for ranching
Texas Standard is diving into the life of Mason “Bric” LaDue, a music producer who worked with artists like Wiz Khalifa and Post Malone before trading the studio for ranch life outside Waco.
Michael Marks leads this long-form storytelling project, “Rap to the Ranch: The Ballad of Mason ‘Bric’ LaDue.” He joins the show ahead of its special one-hour broadcast tomorrow:
The vaquero roots of Texas cuisine
Vaqueros shaped Texas culture, and their food left a global legacy: Think fajitas, tacos and more.
Mando Rayo, host of the Tacos of Texas podcast, joins the Standard to talk about how vaquero traditions live on through Texas cuisine.
The gang delivers another custom poem. Reach out to Texas Standard with your topic suggestions!
The Texas Tribune’s James Barragán joins the Standard one last time to recap the week in Texas politics.
All this, plus Alexandra Hart with the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Wells Dunbar with the Talk of Texas.
