Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Tuesday, May 23, 2023:
The latest on the federal debt ceiling impasse
Republicans in Washington, D.C., are using the impending debt ceiling deadline to try and extract spending cuts from the Biden administration. Will their strategy work? We’ll hear from Jeronimo Cortina, a political science professor at the University of Houston.
Will the Texas House and Senate reach a property tax agreement?
The Texas House and Senate have until the end of the day Friday to reach an agreement on permanently lowering property taxes. Houston Public Media government reporter Andrew Schneider says that if they can’t, a special session to deal with the issue is all but certain.
Ground will be broken this summer on a new school in Uvalde
A year after 19 children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School, there are plans to build a new school on a different location than the one where the mass shooting took place. Texas Public Radio’s Camille Phillips reports.
The new Houston studio catering to Instagram and TikTok influencers
Need a bubble-filled tub, a rose-filled dressing room or a golden tub with money? The newly opened Picture Junky facility in Houston caters to social-media creators and businesses seeking exclusive, vibrant spaces for content creation. Houston Chronicle reporter Megan Fan Munce shares more.
Are the Dallas Stars still in the Stanley Cup running?
The Dallas Stars are down 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals after an overtime loss in Las Vegas on Sunday. Are their playoff hopes still alive? NHL reporter Taylor Baird joins us with the latest.
These huge toxic worms are indeed creepy – but really, they’re misunderstood
Hammerhead worms – also known as flatworms or land planarians – are indeed big. They can grow up to several inches long. And they are invasive – but they’ve been in Texas for decades. Wizzie Brown, program specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and our resident insect expert, shares more.
After finding mold in thousands of places, the Army is training soldiers to recognize and report it
Seventy thousand inspections yielded more than 2,100 findings of mold. Now, the Army has begun a service-wide initiative to detect and clean it up sooner. Jay Price reports for the American Homefront Project.
What do Texans think of the Legislature’s actions this session?
As the Texas Legislature nears the finish line, what do everyday Texans make of the laws proposed this year? To answer that question, we’re speaking with Mark Jones, a political science professor at Rice University and author of a new report from the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation called “Texas Decides.”
All this, plus the Texas Newsroom’s state roundup and Wells Dunbar with the Talk of Texas.
