Her are the stories on Texas Standard for Wednesday, May 21, 2025:
Will the Texas Senate block fentanyl test strip legalization again?
A bill to legalize drug-checking tools is back in front of a Senate committee, two years and thousands of overdose deaths after a similar effort failed.
Investigative journalist Jason Buch joins Texas Standard with more.
10 years after deadly Twin Peaks shootout, civil suits loom
Nine people died in the 2015 shootout at a Twin Peaks restaurant. A decade later, no one has been convicted—and more than 100 civil suits have been filed.
KWBU’s Molly-Jo Tilton reports in part two of her investigation.
How one West Texas town built its own broadband lifeline
Despite millions in state and federal aid, many rural Texans still lack reliable internet.
The Standard’s Shelly Brisbin shares how the community of Monahans took matters into its own hands.
The fastest-growing city in the U.S. is in North Texas
Princeton, a suburb east of Frisco, has more than doubled in population in the last decade.
Texas Tribune reporter Joshua Fechter explains what’s driving the boom.
Planned Muslim housing project in North Texas faces political and public pushback
A large proposed Muslim housing development in North Texas is facing unprecedented scrutiny from top state officials who are calling for investigations, including a Department of Justice probe.
KERA’s Caroline Love reports:
Texas Standard commentator W.F. Strong delves into the history of the “Comanche Moon.”
Safety claims over popular handgun don’t stop police from selling them back to the public
Over 100 people, including a number of police officers, have claimed the SIG Sauer P320 handgun can fire on its own. Now a new investigation reveals that some police departments are taking them out of rotation – but selling them off to the public.
Ava Sasani with The Trace has been investigating and joins us with more.
All this, plus Alexandra Hart with the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Wells Dunbar with the Talk of Texas.
